About this research
Joe Hawke was a young boy when his people were forcibly removed from the place he knew as home; the Ngāti Whātua papakāinga at Ōkahu Bay, which was burned to the ground in a move regarded by the government of the day as the best resolution. The destruction of the papakāinga was one of numerous events dating back to the nineteenth century which saw successive governments gradually and deliberately wrest Ngāti Whātua of Ōrākei from their lands. In 1977, Joe Hawke was a family man when he led the 507-day occupation of Bastion Point. The two events are indelibly linked not only to each other but also to Joe’s life. "He Aha te Hau e Wawa Ra" is the history of one man’s multi-layered life, organised by his memories, experiences of the past, and evolving visions for the future. Joe’s is also a life that simultaneously sits inside a range of social and political contexts. It spans a period of great change, not just for Māori but also for Aotearoa New Zealand. The book will view Joe through his whakapapa, early life, education and youth. It will give due attention to family life, and will include the views of those with whom Joe has associated over the years, and engage with the views of his adversaries.
Outputs
Publications
• Conference paper – ‘Biography as Balancing Act: Life According to Joe and the Rules of Historical Method’, Indigenous Lives: Indigenous Biography and Autobiography, Australian National University, Canberra, 9-12 July, 2007.
• Conference paper – ‘Passionate About Subjectivity’, (Invited speaker). Conditions of Settler Colonialism: a symposium, Chicago Centre for Contemporary Theory, University of Chicago, Chicago, USA, April 25-26 2008.
• Essay – ‘Biography as Balancing Act: Life According to Joe and the Rules of Historical Method’. In press, Journal of Aboriginal History .
Ētahi atu · Other projects
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Stephen Gibbs (Ngati Tamanuhiri, Ngati Rangiwaho, Rongowhakaata, Rongomaiwahine), Massey University
Toi Tamanuhiri – Hua Uri Kuri –Mana Moana, Mana Whenua, Mana Tangata
As a prelude to my research, the first part of my process was the curation of a series of Iwi based exhibitions that were held at Tairawhiti Museum - Gisborne, Verve Café - Gisborne and Ngai Tamanuhiri Marae in Muriwai south of Gisborne, over the period of December 2013 – March 2014.
The curation process involved the establishment of an Iwi taonga data base and an Iwi artist’s database. This lead to establishing networks with a number of national and international museums and associated agencies. Other curatorial project’s followed. These included ‘Rangiwaho – Ihu Ki Te Moana’ an iwi collaborative project that I designed and curated, for the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, England (2018) and ‘Tū te Whaihanga – an acknowledgement of creative genius. Tairawhiti Museum (2019), where I was co-curator with Eloise Wallace and exhibition designer.
Louise Kewene-Doig (Tainui, Ngāti Haua), University of Otago My research focus is Māori music experiences of the 1960s through the Māori Showband phenomenon. Using Kaupapa Māori and whakapapa research methods, my thesis will explore the importance of the Māori Showbands from the perspective of band members. I am creating unique ways of retelling cultural…
View projectMāori music experiences of the 1960s through the Māori Showband phenomenon
Louise Kewene-Doig (Tainui, Ngāti Haua), University of Otago
My research focus is Māori music experiences of the 1960s through the Māori Showband phenomenon. Using Kaupapa Māori and whakapapa research methods, my thesis will explore the importance of the Māori Showbands from the perspective of band members. I am creating unique ways of retelling cultural and social experiences as well through the development of Tutuku a digital archive.
Riripeti Haretuku (Ngapuhi, Taranaki, Te Arawa me Whakatohea), The University of Auckland In this work, I rethink SUDI: SIDS, also known as cot death, within a kaupapa Māori framework. I use the term mate ohorere pēpi, not as an equivalent of SUDI: SIDS, but to encompass all the aspects of a Māori experience of the sudden death of a pēpi (baby). I argue…
View projectMate Ohorere Pēpi: Sudden Māori Infant Death Syndrome
Riripeti Haretuku (Ngapuhi, Taranaki, Te Arawa me Whakatohea), The University of Auckland
In this work, I rethink SUDI: SIDS, also known as cot death, within a kaupapa Māori framework. I use the term mate ohorere pēpi, not as an equivalent of SUDI: SIDS, but to encompass all the aspects of a Māori experience of the sudden death of a pēpi (baby).
I argue that SUDI in Māori whanau must be understood as mate ohorere pēpi, and therefore discussion and practice related to sudden Māori infant death must include Māori understandings of the Māori spiritual world, tapu, wairua, whakapono, whakapapa, whakawhānau, whenua, whānau, whānaungātangā, tangihanga.