Dr Maia Hetaraka
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Senior Lecturer & Director - James Henare Research Centre
He uri tēnei no Ngāti Wai, Ngāi Tahu, Ngā Puhi, Ngāti Paoa. I currently reside in Te Tai Tokerau where I research, teach, and have many whanaungatanga connections. I am interested in Māori and indigenous knowledge and approaches that contribute to justice in education practice, pedagogy and policies. I am committed to developing understandings about the multitudinous ways Māori and indigenous knowledges can impact on and provide solutions to contemporary social, educational and political issues. I have particular interests and expertise in mātauranga Māori and in the historical realities that continue to impact socio-political and socio-ecological spaces. My professional background is primary school teaching, which continues to influence my interest in positive teaching practices and overcoming barriers to success for ākonga. I was an invited contributor to the refreshed New Zealand Curriculum working group due to my deep knowledge of Māori knowledge systems and education. I am currently a lecturer in Te Puna Wānanga, and Director Tai Tokerau for the Faculty of Education and Social Work.
Rangahau · Related projects
This project explores how digital narratives of tohunga can be curated to support and enrich the multiliteracies of ākonga, particularly in Te Tai Tokerau. At its heart, Tohunga Talks is a collaborative digital storytelling initiative grounded in Te Tai Tokerau mātauranga tuku iho, Kaupapa Māori research approaches, and the Mana Model.
View projectTohunga Talks: Digital Narratives of Tohunga that Nurture Multiliteracies of Ākonga
This project explores how digital narratives of tohunga can be curated to support and enrich the multiliteracies of ākonga, particularly in Te Tai Tokerau. At its heart, Tohunga Talks is a collaborative digital storytelling initiative grounded in Te Tai Tokerau mātauranga tuku iho, Kaupapa Māori research approaches, and the Mana Model.
Kairangahau · Researchers
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Professor Melinda Webber
Professor Melinda Webber
Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Co-Director Melinda Webber is Professor of Education at Te Pūtahi Mātauranga | The Faculty of Arts and Education, Waipapa Taumata Rau | University of Auckland. Melinda specialises in Māori Education and Social Psychology and is the Aotearoa New Zealand co-director of the Atlantic Fellows for Social Equity programme based at The University of Melbourne. She wrote Walking the space between: Identity and Māori/Pakeha (NZCER Press, 2008), co-wrote A fire in the belly of Hineāmaru A collection of narratives about Te Tai Tokerau tupuna & Ka ngangana tonu a Hineāmaru - He… -
Dr Maia Hetaraka
Dr Maia Hetaraka
He uri tēnei no Ngāti Wai, Ngāi Tahu, Ngā Puhi, Ngāti Paoa. I currently reside in Te Tai Tokerau where I research, teach, and have many whanaungatanga connections. I am interested in Māori and indigenous knowledge and approaches that contribute to justice in education practice, pedagogy and policies. I am committed to developing understandings about the multitudinous ways Māori and indigenous knowledges can impact on and provide solutions to contemporary social, educational and political issues. I have particular interests and expertise in mātauranga Māori and in the historical realities that… -
Professor Rebecca Jesson
Professor Rebecca Jesson
Dr Rebecca Jesson is Professor in literacy education at the Faculty of Education and Social Work. Rebecca's research is situated in schools and their communities in New Zealand and the Pacific. Her focus is on designing, with teachers, teaching and learning innovations that will improve the literacy learning experiences of students.Rebecca studies the reciprocal relationships between research and teaching. Her studies highlight both the application of research in real world contexts and the application of real world craft to research through teacher decision making, co-design and…
Despite growing calls for anti-racism in education, many interventions fall short of meaningful impact. This kaupapa Māori project listened directly to Māori students in Northland to document their lived experiences of racism in schools. These insights are now laying the groundwork for an innovative intervention: a virtual reality (VR) simulation that…
View projectCombatting bias in schools: A Kaupapa Māori study into students’ experiences of racism by Māori, with Māori, for the benefit of Māori
Despite growing calls for anti-racism in education, many interventions fall short of meaningful impact. This kaupapa Māori project listened directly to Māori students in Northland to document their lived experiences of racism in schools. These insights are now laying the groundwork for an innovative intervention: a virtual reality (VR) simulation that allows teachers to experience the classroom from the student’s perspective. The ultimate aim? To shift beliefs, behaviours, and institutional norms — creating culturally safe learning spaces where Māori can thrive.
Kairangahau · Researchers
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Dr Maia Hetaraka
Dr Maia Hetaraka
He uri tēnei no Ngāti Wai, Ngāi Tahu, Ngā Puhi, Ngāti Paoa. I currently reside in Te Tai Tokerau where I research, teach, and have many whanaungatanga connections. I am interested in Māori and indigenous knowledge and approaches that contribute to justice in education practice, pedagogy and policies. I am committed to developing understandings about the multitudinous ways Māori and indigenous knowledges can impact on and provide solutions to contemporary social, educational and political issues. I have particular interests and expertise in mātauranga Māori and in the historical realities that… -
Dr Jo Smith
Dr Jo Smith
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Associate Professor Frauke Meyer
Associate Professor Frauke Meyer
Frauke Meyer is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Arts and Education. Her academic teaching and research mainly focus on educational leadership and leadership practices. Her current research is concerned with school leadership, interpersonal leadership practices, and school improvement. The immediate focus of her research is the analysis, assessment, and development of interpersonal behaviours that promote relational trust. Another area of research is equity and bias. Her expertise lies in qualitative as well as some quantitative research methodologies and mixed methods designs. Frauke… -
Emeritus Professor Christine Ruby-Davies
Emeritus Professor Christine Ruby-Davies
Professor Christine Rubie-Davies is based in the School of Learning, Development and Professional Practice in the Faculty of Arts and Education|n. She has been at the University of Auckland| Waipapa Taumata Rau since April 1998.CURRENT APPOINTMENT2015- Professor of Education, University of Auckland2023- Visiting Professor of Teacher Expectations, Academica University of Applied Sciences, AmsterdamPREVIOUS APPOINTMENTS2020- 2022 Director Te Pūtahi Research Centre (Woolf Fisher)2012-2014 Head of School and Associate Professor, School of Learning Development and Professional Practice, Faculty of… -
Justice-Te Amorangi Hetaraka
Justice-Te Amorangi Hetaraka
Justice Hetaraka has recently completed her Law and Arts conjoint degrees at the University of Auckland. She studied remotely from Whangarei to remain connected to her whanau and community. In 2019 Justice Co-Founded HĀ – History of Aotearoa, to develop education programmes that use art and indigenous pedagogy to teach our local history. HĀ’s goal is for tamariki and kaiako to safely engage in our history and be empowered to contribute to our future with a deeper connection to the whenua and to themselves. Justice is currently supporting the Wai 262 claimants to advance their vision of…
Ētahi atu · Other people
Professor Deidre Brown
Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Kahu
Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland
I am Te Tumu (Deputy Dean) of the Faculty of Engineering and Design Te Herenga Auaha, Professor of Architecture, and…
Professor Deidre Brown
Ella Ruth Newbold
Ngāti Tiipā, Ngāti Paoa, Ngāti Tamaoho, Ngāti Porou
Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland
Ella is a Professional Teaching Fellow and Co-Associate Head of School (Initial Teacher Education) in Te Puna Wānanga…
Ella Ruth Newbold
Associate Professor Aroha Harris
Te Rarawa, Ngāpuhi
Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland
Dr Aroha Harris belongs to Te Rarawa and Ngāpuhi. Her research interests span Māori and iwi histories of Māori policy…