Symposium to address the Māori contribution to New Zealand

Thought leaders from academia, business and community will converge to discuss “Enhancing Māori Distinctiveness – The Contribution and Opportunity: Ko tā te Māori ake takoha ki te ao” at a research symposium this month. The event, co-hosted by Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga and Te Arawa Research Hub – Te Arawa Tangata (Te Pumautanga o Te Arawa Charitable Trust in association with Te Arawa Lakes Trust), will be held November 14th-15th in Rotorua.

The symposium will address crucial questions around enhancing Māori distinctiveness. It will address the distinctive contribution that Māori peoples make and may yet make to New Zealand society, culture, economy and overall prosperity. Presentations over the two days will address the themes Te Reo Māori and Literature in Te Reo Māori; Mātauranga Māori and Science; Mātauranga Māori and the Arts; and Ahi Kā: Iwi Creative Enterprises.

The programme includes high profile speakers:

• Dr Toby Curtis – Te Arawa kaumātua and educationalist

• Erima Henare – Chairman, Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori

• Associate Professor Rawinia Higgins – Te Kawa a Māui, Victoria University of Wellington

• Traci Houpapa – Chair, Federation of Māori Authorities and Director THS & Associates Ltd

• Dr Ocean Mercier – Te Kawa a Māui, Victoria University of Wellington

• Wetini Mitai-Ngatai – Entrepreneur and kapa haka exponent

• Associate Professor Poia Rewi – Te Tumu, University of Otago

• Professor Charles Royal – Director, Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga

• Professor Ngahuia Te Awekotuku – Te Pua Wānanga ki te Ao, University of Waikato

• Professor Michael Walker – School of Biological Sciences, The University of Auckland.

“The Māori dimension of New Zealand is the most distinctive feature of our nation – our society, culture and economy. Internationally, New Zealand is often distinguished through the presence of Māori as a way of marking and expressing identity,” says Professor Royal. “By the end of this event, we will have thoroughly explored the positive and unique Māori contributions that are being made to New Zealand’s national development now, and what could be achieved in the future.”

The symposium will be held at Rotorua Energy Events Centre, Rotorua, 14th-15th November. Registrations close November 9th. For more information and to register, visit www.maramatanga.ac.nz

He hui hei whiriwhiri i tā te Māori tino takoha ki Aotearoa

Kei te whakawhāiti ake etahi o te hunga whai-whakaaro hou mai i te ao mātauranga, te ao pakihi me te hapori, ki te whiriwhiri i te kaupapa whānui nei a “Enhancing Māori Distinctiveness – The Contribution and Opportunity: Ko tā te Māori ake takoha ki te ao” i tetahi hui wherawhera kaupapa hei tēnei marama nei. He mea whakahaere ngātahi te hui nei e Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga me te Te Arawa Research Hub – Te Arawa Tangata (arā, ko Te Pūmautanga o Te Arawa Charitable Trust me te Te Arawa Lakes Trust), ka tū nei a te 14 me te 15 o ngā rā o Whiringa-ā-Rangi ki Rotorua.

Ka āta-whiriwhiria i te huihuinga nei etahi o ngā take matua e pā ana ki tēnei mea te hiranga o te Māori. Ka āta-wānangatia hoki tā te iwi Māori takoha motuhake ināianei, ā, haere ake nei, ki te hapori, ki te ahurea, ki te ohanga o Aotearoa tae atu ki tōna oranga whānui. Ko ngā whakapuakitanga o ngā rangi e rua nei, he hāngai ki ngā kaupapa e whai ake nei, arā, ko Te Reo Māori me Ngā Tuhituhinga Reo Māori; ko Te Mātauranga Māori me Te Pūtaiao; ko Te Mātauranga Māori me Te Toi; ā, ko Te Ahi Kā: Iwi Creative Enterprises hoki.

He Kākā Wahanui tonu ngā kai-kōrero matua nei, arā:

• ko Dr Toby Curtis – Te Arawa kaumātua, educationalist
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• ko Associate Professor Rawinia Higgins – Te Whare Wānanga o te Upoko o te Ika a Māui
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• ko Erima Henare – Chairman, Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori
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• ko Traci Houpapa – Chair, Federation of Māori Authorities; Director THS & Associates Ltd
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• ko Dr Ocean Mercier – Te Whare Wānanga o te Upoko o te Ika a Māui
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• ko Wetini Mitai-Ngatai – Entrepreneur, kapa haka exponent
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• ko Associate Professor Poia Rewi – Te Whare Wānanga o Otāgo
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• ko Professor Charles Royal – Director, Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga
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• ko Professor Ngahuia Te Awekotuku – Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato¬
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• ko Professor Michael Walker – Te Whare Wānanga o Tāmaki Makaurau.
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“Ko te Māoritanga o Aotearoa nei, te mea motuhake rawa atu o tō tātau whenua nei, arā, o tō tātou hapori, ahurea, ohanga hoki. I te ao whānui, he maha ngā wā ka tū whakahirahira a Aotearoa i te mea kei reira anō te Māori hei tohu ake, hei hua ake i tōna āhuatanga ake,” e ai ki tā Professor Royal. “Tae rawa ake ki te mutunga o te hui nei, kua āta-wherawhera katoatia e mātou tēnei mea te takohanga whakahirahira, motuhake hoki a te Māori ki te whanaketanga o Aotearoa ināianei, ā, he aha hoki ngā hua rawe ka puta a ngā rā kei te heke mai.”

Kā tū te hui nei ki te Rotorua Energy Events Centre, i Rotorua, atu i te 14 ki te 15 o ngā rā o Whiringa ā Rangi. Ka kati te aheitanga ki te Rehita a te 9 o ngā rā o Whiringa-ā-Rangi. Mo etahi atu kōrero, mo te rehita hoki, me toro atu i a www.maramatanga.ac.nz

Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga (NPM) is a Centre of Research Excellence consisting of 16 participating research entities and hosted by The University of Auckland. NPM conducts research of relevance to Māori communities and is an important vehicle by which New Zealand continues to be a key player in global indigenous research and affairs. Its research is underpinned by the vision to realise the creative potential of Māori communities and to bring about positive change and transformation in the nation and wider world. Visit www.maramatanga.ac.nz

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