Arohia Ernestine, Lady Durie (née Kōhere) is a New Zealand Māori educationalist.

Durie led the development of the first te reo Māori immersion graduate course.

Durie was born Arohia Ernestine Kōhere, and raised at Rangiata Station, near East Cape.

[2] Durie affiliates to Ngāti Porou, Ngāi Tahu, and Rongowhakaata iwi.

She was appointed head of Te Uru Māraurau, the Māori and Multicultural Education School at Massey University, in 1997.