Prime Minister's Awards for Literary Achievement
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Edition 19 (2021) Winner
Claudia Orange
くらうでぃあ・おれんじ
Kuraudia Orenji
Aliases:
Dame Claudia Josepha Orange / Claudia Josepha Bell
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1938-04-17 （Auckland, New Zealand）
- Nationality
- New Zealand
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Auckland, New Zealand → Wellington, New Zealand
Career
- Occupations
- historian, dental nurse (former), Head of Research at Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
- Active Years
- 1975-
- Affiliations
- Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, University of Auckland, Department of Internal Affairs
- Memberships
- Royal Society Te Apārangi
- Influenced By
- Keith Sinclair
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Auckland | — | History Department | MA | — | New Zealand |
| University of Auckland | — | History Department | PhD | — | New Zealand |
University of Auckland
History Department
Degree:
MA
Year of Graduation:
1977
Country:
New Zealand
Master's thesis: A kind of equality: Labour and the Maori people 1935–1949
University of Auckland
History Department
Degree:
PhD
Year of Graduation:
1984
Country:
New Zealand
Doctoral thesis: The Treaty of Waitangi: a study of its making, interpretation and role in New Zealand history
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Goodman Fielder Wattie Book Award | The Treaty of Waitangi | Book of the Year | — | 受賞 |
| 1993 | Officer of the Order of the British Empire | — | historical research | British Monarchy | 受賞 |
| 2009 | Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | — | historical research | New Zealand Government | 受賞 |
| 2018 | Companion of the Royal Society of New Zealand | — | — | Royal Society Te Apārangi | 受賞 |
| 2021 | Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement | — | Non-fiction | New Zealand Government | 受賞 |
Goodman Fielder Wattie Book Award
1988
Work:
The Treaty of Waitangi
Category:
Book of the Year
Result:
受賞
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
1993
Category:
historical research
Organization:
British Monarchy
Result:
受賞
Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit
2009
Category:
historical research
Organization:
New Zealand Government
Result:
受賞
Companion of the Royal Society of New Zealand
2018
Organization:
Royal Society Te Apārangi
Result:
受賞
Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement
2021
Category:
Non-fiction
Organization:
New Zealand Government
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Treaty of Waitangi
1987 HistoryBook derived from her PhD thesis studying the making, interpretation, and role of the Treaty of Waitangi in New Zealand history.
Treaty of WaitangiMāori peopleNew Zealand history
The Story of a Treaty
1989 HistoryA shorter version of The Treaty of Waitangi for general audiences.
Treaty of Waitangi
Bibliography
- The Covenant of Kohimarama
- The Treaty of Waitangi
- The Story of a Treaty
- An Illustrated History of the Treaty of Waitangi
- The Treaty of Waitangi (2nd edition)
- The Story of a Treaty (2nd edition)
- The Story of a Treaty | He Kōrero Tiriti (3rd edition)
Legacy
Provided a definitive reference on the Treaty of Waitangi and made significant contributions to New Zealand historical research, museums, and encyclopedias.
Academic Societies
- Royal Society Te Apārangi
Trivia
- Worked as a dental nurse for 15 years.
- Her father was a fluent te reo Māori speaker who knew Āpirana Ngata.