Anahera Herbert-Graves (born 12 June 1956) was the Chief Executive Officer of Te Runanga-a-Iwi o NgÃÂti Kahu from July 2006 to December 2021, the tribal parliament of the New Zealand MÃÂori tribe NgÃÂti Kahu.
Born in Auckland, ÃÂnahera is a member of all the iwi of Te Hiku o Te Ika; i.e. (Te Rarawa, NgÃÂti Kurë, Te Aupà Âuri, NgÃÂi Takoto and NgÃÂti Kahu) as well as a descendant of Nga Tai Umupuia, a hapà « of Tainui).
The other hapà « with which ÃÂnahera identifies through her whakapapa (genealogy) are, Te Uri o Tai and Ngati Torotoroa of Te Rarawa, as well as Patu Kà Âraha of NgÃÂti Kahu.
In 1957, ÃÂnahera's parents returned to their birthplace, the north Hokianga community of Pawarenga, where they raised their seven children on the family dairy farm.
ÃÂnahera was educated at Rotokakahi MÃÂori Maori School, Broadwood Broadwood District High, and Epsom Girls' Grammar School.
She has worked in a wide range of public, private and voluntary sector jobs and has held a number of key leadership positions throughout Northland and Auckland.
ÃÂnahera contributed to the book NgÃÂti Kahu: Portrait of a Sovereign Nation with Margaret Mutu, Lloyd PÃ Âpata, Te Kani Williams, Reremoana RÃÂnata, JudyAnn Cooze, Zarrah Pineaha, Tania Thomas, and Te Ikanui Kingi-Waiaua, published by Huia Publishers in 2018.
Anahera now lives in semi-retirement in Pawarenga where she continues to manage the Waitangi Tribunal land claims of Ngati Kahu as well as their communications.
She and her family are Latter-day Saints, and she has been very critical of the church's handling of sex abuse cases.
NgÃÂti Kahu: Portrait of a Sovereign Nation - Huia Publishers