About this research
This research study canvassed Māori opinion at flax-roots level on the idea that te reo Māori, their language, be shared by all New Zealanders. A wide range of views and various types of data were gathered, and the response to the question of whether Maori could be considered a language for all New Zealanders signalled an affirmative response. However, support was not unanimous and many held reservations about this move.
Outputs
Journal articles
• Final Report: Te Reo, A Language for Māori Alone? An Enquiry into the View of Māori. Research Project: 3604948
• Ngaha, A. B., Starks, D., & Galbraith, S. (2004). Who speaks Maori in New Zealand? The Census Interpretations and Personal Perspectives. New Zealand Studies in Applied Linguistics, 10(2), 17-38.
• Ngaha, A. B. (2005). Language and Identity in the Māori Community. In J. Holmes, M. Maclagan, P. Kerswill, M. Paviour-Smith Researching language use and language (pp.29-48)
Conference Paper
• Identity – Whakapapa – Pepeha-Te Reo. New Zealand Language and Society Conference, Massey University, Palmerston North, August 2004.
• Who Am If I Cannot Speak My Own Language? – Mena Horekau Te Reo, Ko Wai Ahau? Department of Applied languages and Linguistics, University of Auckland, Auckland, September 29th, 2004.
• Language and Identity in the Māori Community. The 3rd Annual Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities, Honolulu, January 13- 16 2005.
• Rangiatea Methodist Girls’ Hostel: The Training of Young Māori Women for Domestic Science and Hygiene – Yet Another Civilising Mission, a Social Experiment or What? Department of Māori Studies, University of Auckland, Auckland, March 2005.
• Language and Identity in the Māori Community, Or, Do I have to Speak Māori to be Māori? Is My Language Who I Am? European Society for Oceania Conference, Marseille, France. July 6-8, 2005.
• A Case Study of Language Maintenance of Te Reo Māori within the Māori Boarding School of the 1960s – Linguistic Survival Strategies. Applied Linguistic Association of Australia (ALAA) Conference, Brisbane, Australia, July, 2006.
• Te Reo = Māori Identity = Well being = Te Reo. Indigenous Indicators of Well-being: Perspectives, Practices, Solutions. Ngā Pae o Te Māramatanga Conference, Wellington July, 2006.
• Whose research? Engaging in Academic Research in Māori Communities: Compliance versus Tikanga WIPCE 2008 Conference, Melbourne, Australia, December 7 – 11, 2008.
Ētahi atu · Other projects
Helen Pearse-Otene (Ngāpuhi-Ngāti Kurī; Rongomaiwahine-Ngāti Kahungunu; Ngāti Pahawauwera; Ngāti Ruanui; Ngāti Pākehā), Massey University The project is a partnership based on already existing relations between participants from academia, the performing arts, and hard to reach communities that connect through a women’s support group. This research whānau…
View projectWaiho hoki au i raro nei-Leave me here below": Unearthing the wisdom of Hinenui Te Pō through the art of survival narratives
Helen Pearse-Otene (Ngāpuhi-Ngāti Kurī; Rongomaiwahine-Ngāti Kahungunu; Ngāti Pahawauwera; Ngāti Ruanui; Ngāti Pākehā), Massey University
The project is a partnership based on already existing relations between participants from academia, the performing arts, and hard to reach communities that connect through a women’s support group. This research whānau will draw upon a range of mātauranga, tools, techniques, and differing perspectives of mana wāhine – in a transdisciplinary, collaborative research project that will reclaim the pūrākau of Hinenui Te Pō as a medium to investigate personal stories of: transformation, Selfhood, healing journeys, self determination, and the transgression and then re-assertion of Mana Wāhine.
Melissa Derby (Ngāti Ranginui), University of Canterbury The study explores literacy as a human right that is key to accessing other human rights associated with health and wellbeing, community engagement, cultural imperatives, and lifelong learning - all of which are critical to the Mauri Ora theme. My doctoral research also has resonance with Ngā Pae o te…
View projectRestoring Māori Literacy Narratives to Create Contemporary Stories of Success
Melissa Derby (Ngāti Ranginui), University of Canterbury
The study explores literacy as a human right that is key to accessing other human rights associated with health and wellbeing, community engagement, cultural imperatives, and lifelong learning - all of which are critical to the Mauri Ora theme.
My doctoral research also has resonance with Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga’s statement about Te Reo me Ngā Tikanga Māori: The Māori Language and Protocols in that my research is seeking to gain greater understanding of the development of early literacy skills in bilingual (Te Reo Māori and English) pre-school children.
Sophie Williams (Ngāpuhi, Te Arawa), University of Auckland He tōnga kākano – The planting of the seed is a collaborative study of indigenous performative knowledge within a contemporary dance context. The focus for this work is the ways in which whakapapa and Māori identity are integral to the expressions of indigenous (Māori) performative knowledge within…
View projectHe tōnga kākano – The planting of the seed
Sophie Williams (Ngāpuhi, Te Arawa), University of Auckland
He tōnga kākano – The planting of the seed is a collaborative study of indigenous performative knowledge within a contemporary dance context.
The focus for this work is the ways in which whakapapa and Māori identity are integral to the expressions of indigenous (Māori) performative knowledge within haka theatre especially, and the wider context of contemporary dance.