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Akenehi Hei
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| Born | c.1878 Te Kaha
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| Died | 28 November 1910 |
| Nationality | New Zealander |
| Education | St Joseph’s Māori Girls’ College |
| Occupation | Nurse and midwife |
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| Institutions | Napier Hospital |
Akenehi Hei (c.1878–28 November 1910) was a New Zealand nurse and midwife. She was the first Maori nurse, and qualified as a nurse in 1908. She identified with the Te Whakatōhea and Te Whānau-ā-Apanui iwi. She was born in Te Kaha, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand on c.1878. She was educated at the St Joseph's Māori Girls’ College.
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Hei and her makeshift hospital
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