Dr Peter Meihana is of Ngāti Kuia, Rangitāne, Ngāti Apa ki Te Ra Tō and Ngāi Tahu descent. Peter is a senior lecturer in Māori History at Massey University and lives in Blenheim. He is also the author of Privilege in Perpetuity, Exploding a Pākehā Myth. The book is based on Peter’s doctoral thesis, which examined the notion of Māori ‘privilege’ and its role in the colonisation of New Zealand. He has published articles and chapters on this topic and the histories and traditions of Te Tauihu o Te Waka-a-Māui.