About this research
Intern: Jovan Mokaraka-Harris
Supervisor: Wendy Henwood
SHORE & Whariki Reseach Centre
College of Health, Massey University
This summer internship project uses Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS – ‘drone’) technologies to record images within the Tapuwae block. The purpose of this research is to examine future possibilities of cultural mapping, observe environmental links and monitoring environmental change.
This internship used drone technology to capture aerial imagery of the Tapuwae block, exploring how cultural mapping and environmental monitoring can support Māori-led approaches to understanding and responding to landscape change.
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