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Professor Robert Jahnke grew up on the East Coast at Waipiro Bay with a hapu affiliation with Te Whanau a Rakairoa of Ngāti Porou. He was educated at Hato Paora College and graduated with Fine Arts and Masters degrees from Elam School of Fine Arts at the University of Auckland (1978) and a masters degree from the California Institute of the Arts. He is currently Head of Te Pūtahi-a-Toi, School of Māori Studies, Massey University.
Selected bibliography:
The House of the People text by Ron Bacon (Collins 1977).
The Fish of Our Fathers text by Ron Bacon (Waiatarua Publishing 1984).
Friend Troll Friend Taniwha text by Anne De Roo (Hodder & Stoughton 1986).
The Home of the Winds text by Ron Bacon (Waiatarua Publishing 1986).
Awards:
Russell Clark Award 1978 for The House of the People.
Professor Robert Jahnke grew up on the East Coast at Waipiro Bay with a hapu affiliation with Te Whanau a Rakairoa of Ngāti Porou. He was educated at Hato Paora College and graduated with Fine Arts and Masters degrees from Elam School of Fine Arts at the University of Auckland (1978) and a masters degree from the California Institute of the Arts. He is currently Head of Te Pūtahi-a-Toi, School of Māori Studies, Massey University.