Sir Mason Harold Durie ONZ KNZM (born 4 December 1938) is a New Zealand professor of Māori Studies and research academic at Massey University.

Apart from serving on the Boards of Te Papa and the Foundation for Research Science and Technology, Durie has been Chair of the Guardians Group for the Secondary Futures project, and a Commissioner for the New Zealand Families Commission.

He has published widely and has regularly presented keynote addresses at iwi, national and international conferences.

In the 2001 New Year Honours, Durie was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to Māori.

[6] In 2012 the Royal Society Te Apārangi inaugurated the Mason Durie Medal awarded to a leading social scientist in his honour.