About this research
What are the implications of reclaiming and reviving the mātauranga associated with nga atua Māori and how does it contribute to reimagining the role of atua Māori in the modern world?
How and why are atua Māori, and associated mātauranga, being referenced in different fields today? For example: Sport, recreation, and nutrition; Health and environmental sciences.
What are recent examples of the application of mātauranga associated with atua Māori in teaching and research? For example: Te Panekiretanga o Te Reo; Dr Rangi Matamua's research in Māori Astronomy.
What are the gaps in our knowledge, particularly in the literature and archives, about atua, that is, which atua do we know the least about?
This project seeks to understand the place of ancient knowledge in modern times. It aims to understand atua Māori in a contemporary context, and is guided by the question, 'what are the implications of reclaiming and reviving mātauranga associated with atua Māori, and how does it contribute to reimagining the role of atua Māori in the modern world?' As this is a seeding project, it will rely heavily on archival research to build its foundations, with particular effort in returning to original Māori language manuscripts.
This will be supported through interviewing key experts, repositories of mātauranga Māori, and practitioners who reference atua Māori in their work. The goal for this method of research is to determine, what are the gaps in our knowledge about atua, that is, which atua do we know the least about? Furthermore, how and why are atua Māori, and associated mātauranga, being referenced or used in different fields today (for example, sport and nutrition, and the health and environmental sciences)? Finally, what are recent examples of the application of mātauranga associated with atua Māori in teaching and research?
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Associate Professor Dean Mahuta
Ngāti Mahuta, Waikato
Auckland University of Technology (AUT)
Ko Taupiri te maungaKo Waikato te awaKo Pōtatau te tangataHe piko, he taniwha,Waikato taniwharau.Kei aku nui, kei aku…
Associate Professor Dean Mahuta
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Professor Marama Muru-Lanning
Professor Marama Muru-Lanning
I am a Professor in Anthropology. My teaching and research is dedicated to Māori communities and prioritises tikanga, equity and inter-dependence. As an environmental anthropologist I focus on the cultural specificity of tangata whenua groups and their unique sense of place and belonging in Aotearoa. My professional expertise includes: building research relationships with Māori communities especially with coastal and river people, ecological consciousness, food security, kai sovereignty, kaumātua gardening, kai gathering, food and peace politics. What distinguishes me internationally as a… -
Associate Professor Dean Mahuta
Associate Professor Dean Mahuta
Ko Taupiri te maungaKo Waikato te awaKo Pōtatau te tangataHe piko, he taniwha,Waikato taniwharau.Kei aku nui, kei aku rahi, tēnā koutou katoa.Me wehi ki a Ihowa, me whakahōnore Te Arikinui Kuīni Ngā-wai-hono-i-te-pō. Ki te huinga kahurangi o te pō, okioki atu rā koutou ki tua o Paerau, ki reira tiakina atu ai. Ki ngā toronga waka o te motu whānui e kapi nei te hunga ora whānui, tēnā tātou katoa.Ko Dean Mahuta tōku ingoa, nō Waikato ahau, ko Ngāti Mahuta te hapū. I tupu mai au i Ngāruawāhia, ā, he raukura nō roto mai o te kura kaupapa Māori. I kuraina au ki Te Wharekura o Rākaumangamanga, he… -
Professor Tahu Kukutai FRSNZ
Professor Tahu Kukutai FRSNZ
Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Co-Director Tahu Kukutai is Professor of Demography at Te Ngira: Institute for Population Research, The University of Waikato where she specialises in Māori and Indigenous demography and data sovereignty. Tahu is a founding member of the Māori Data Sovereignty Network Te Mana Raraunga and the Global Indigenous Data Alliance. She co-edited Indigenous data sovereignty: Toward an agenda (ANU Press, 2016), Indigenous data sovereignty and policy (Routledge, 2020) and The Oxford Handbook of Indigenous Sociology (Oxford) .Tahu has undertaken research with and for numerous…
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Associate Professor Dean Mahuta
Associate Professor Dean Mahuta
Ko Taupiri te maungaKo Waikato te awaKo Pōtatau te tangataHe piko, he taniwha,Waikato taniwharau.Kei aku nui, kei aku rahi, tēnā koutou katoa.Me wehi ki a Ihowa, me whakahōnore Te Arikinui Kuīni Ngā-wai-hono-i-te-pō. Ki te huinga kahurangi o te pō, okioki atu rā koutou ki tua o Paerau, ki reira tiakina atu ai. Ki ngā toronga waka o te motu whānui e kapi nei te hunga ora whānui, tēnā tātou katoa.Ko Dean Mahuta tōku ingoa, nō Waikato ahau, ko Ngāti Mahuta te hapū. I tupu mai au i Ngāruawāhia, ā, he raukura nō roto mai o te kura kaupapa Māori. I kuraina au ki Te Wharekura o Rākaumangamanga, he…
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Dr Jordan Waiti
Dr Jordan Waiti
Jordan Waiti started as a lecturer within Te Hautaki Waiora Faculty of Health, Sport and Human Performance at the University of Waikato in early 2018. Previously, he was a Māori Health Consultant based out of Whaingaroa/Raglan.He completed his PhD at Massey University, which focused on Māori notions of ‘Resilience’ and how they are utilised by whānau who had experienced adversity. He has Honours and Master's degrees from Otago University, with research expertise that is broadly based in the area of Māori Health. He has also been a volunteer facilitator for the Te Taitimu Youth Trust in Hawkes…