Professor Joe Te Rito
Rongomaiwahine, Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Rangitāne , Ngāti Hinemanu ki Ōmāhu
Te Kura Awarua
Professor
Professor Joseph Te Rito (Rongomaiwahine, Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Rangitāne, Ngāti Hinemanu ki Ōmāhu) is a long-time…
Professor Joe Te Rito
Tūnga · Position
Professor
Whakapapa · Indigenous affiliations
Rongomaiwahine, Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Rangitāne , Ngāti Hinemanu ki Ōmāhu
Whare wānanga · Organisation
Te Kura Awarua
Professor Joseph Te Rito (Rongomaiwahine, Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Rangitāne, Ngāti Hinemanu ki Ōmāhu) is a long-time advocate for te reo Māori and this appointment recognises his lifetime commitment to Māori language revitalisation through activism, scholarship, and the promotion of pedagogy with particular attention to the mita (dialect) of Ngāti Kahungunu. Joe has previously worked as Dean, Faculty of Māori Studies at EIT where he was responsible for setting up all the academic programmes and the Te Ūranga Waka complex including the wharenui Te Ara o Tāwhaki. He was also responsible for the…
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