John Mitchell (historian)

Mauī John Mitchell (20 May 1941 – 23 September 2021) was a New Zealand historian who specialised in Māori history, particularly in the upper South Island. Of Māori descent, he affiliated to Te Āti Awa and Ngāti Tama. Mitchell completed a master's thesis in 1967, followed by a doctoral thesis in 1971, both at the University of Canterbury.

He died on 23 September 2021 in Nelson.