Rereata Makiha
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Rereata Makiha is a distinguished expert in mātauranga Māori, with a profound understanding of ngā taka o te marama, Māori lunar knowledge and practices. He has dedicated his life to preserving and promoting ngā mahi taiao rooted in Māori knowledge. Rereata has been instrumental in revitalising traditional practices related to the environment, including the revival of whare wānanga teachings. His efforts have significantly contributed to the understanding and application of ngā taka o te marama in modern contexts, helping iwi and communities across Aotearoa to reconnect with the taiao and tea o tūroa.
Rangahau · Related projects
This kaupapa explored the relationships between environmental tohu (signs) observed in reporepo (swamplands), the phases of the maramataka, and the health of local ecosystems in the Hokianga.
View projectTe Kōrero a te Reporepo – Understanding the Connection Between Tohu, te Maramataka and the Health of te Taiao
This kaupapa explored the relationships between environmental tohu (signs) observed in reporepo (swamplands), the phases of the maramataka, and the health of local ecosystems in the Hokianga.
Kairangahau · Researchers
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Associate Professor Isaac Warbrick
Associate Professor Isaac Warbrick
Associate Professor Isaac Warbrick (Ngāti Te Ata, Te Arawa, Ngā Puhi) is Director of Taupua Waiora Centre for Māori Health Research.He is currently leading international, nation-wide and community-based projects and collaborating with researchers in a variety of fields including environmental/planetary health, exercise physiology, Māori health, environmental microbiome, heart rate variability, and the use of traditional knowledge and language in reconnecting Indigenous peoples with the environment and enhancing health and holistic well-being. His past research has focused on the associations… -
Dr Valance Smith
Dr Valance Smith
Dr Valance Smith (Ngāpuhi, Waikato, Ngāti Haina, Ngāti Pākehā) has recently been appointed to Assistant Pro-Vice Chancellor (Māori Advancement) and leads the Mātauranga Māori Strategy at AUT. Valance provides cultural leadership to AUT, his whānau and abroad, this year accompanying the Pacific Mission Delegation to Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands alongside Rt Hon Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters. While his doctoral thesis looked at the role of contemporary Māori music in promoting te reo Māori (2014), his most recent research applies mātauranga Māori across many disciplines of research… -
Rereata Makiha
Rereata Makiha
Rereata Makiha is a distinguished expert in mātauranga Māori, with a profound understanding of ngā taka o te marama, Māori lunar knowledge and practices. He has dedicated his life to preserving and promoting ngā mahi taiao rooted in Māori knowledge. Rereata has been instrumental in revitalising traditional practices related to the environment, including the revival of whare wānanga teachings. His efforts have significantly contributed to the understanding and application of ngā taka o te marama in modern contexts, helping iwi and communities across Aotearoa to reconnect with the taiao and tea… -
Allah Williams
Allah Williams
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Pairama Wood
Pairama Wood
Ētahi atu · Other people
Associate Professor Esther Willing
Ngāti Toarangatira, Ngāti Koata , Ngā Ruahine
University of Otago
Dr Esther Willing (Ngāti Toarangatira, Ngāti Koata, Ngā Ruahine) is an Associate Professor in Hauora Māori and the…