Dame Hinewehi Mohi DNZM

Ngāti Kahungunu
Ngāi Tūhoe

Dame Hinewehi is a co-founder of the Raukatauri Music Therapy Centre. She is also a Producer and Company Director of Raukatauri Productions and has produced over 1,000 hours of content for linear television and digital platforms, to support the revitalisation of the Māori language and culture. Dame Hinewehi advocates for the growth of Māori music in her role at the Australasian Performing Right Association, promoting waiata reo Māori and the development of a bilingual music industry in Aotearoa. She was appointed a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for her services to Māori, music and television in 2021.