Doctoral thesis

Sarika Rona (Sarika Rona), Massey University This research will use Kaupapa Māori approaches to bring forward narratives of learning from the candidate's whānau, hapū, and iwi. It is important that specific whānau, hapū, and iwi narratives have a place in the literature, where they are documented to “tell their story” and avoid generalising Māori…

Rewa Paewai (Ngāti Rangitāne o Tamaki nui-a-Rua; Ngāti Pikiao), The University of Auckland This doctoral study is primarily philosophical, using theory and Māori ontological concepts to engage with culturally significant ideas in Te Oriori mō Whakaewa-i-te-rangi. This oriori was considered by Sir Apirana Ngata to be one of the oldest surviving compositions…

Vicky Jane Nelson (Te Ātiawa, Ngāti Ruanui), University of Otago Māori experience significant health inequities compared to non-Māori, and injury incidence and outcomes are no exception. Evidence from the Prospective Outcomes of Injury Study (POIS), a longitudinal cohort study of injured New Zealanders, demonstrates that a substantial proportion of Māori…

Jovan, Mokaraka-Harris (Ngāpuhi, Te Rarawa, Ngāti Wai), Ngāpuhi, Te Rarawa, Ngāti WaiIn the context of Aotearoa New Zealand, prior to our arrival, the native flora, fauna and resources had evolved biologically into unique ecosystems found nowhere else in the world. Over the course of our settled history we have incited substantial changes to the once…

Georgia McLellan (Te Whakatōhea & Ngāi Te Rangi), The University of AucklandThrough my PhD research, I intend to explore the assemblage of Māori kuku economies over time. I will explore how Māori kuku economies have been socially constructed, assembled, the depths of these networks, the knowledge bases underlying them and how different Māori groups are…

Georgia, McCarty (Waikati Tainui, Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa), University of Otago Understanding the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) preferences of rangatahi Maaori and adapting or creating a specific HRQoL measure will contribute knowledge, help improve the efficiency of health funding decision-making and reduce health disparities for Maaori. This…

Petera Hudson (Te Whakatoohea), Waikato University This research takes the position that technologies using AI techniques are promoting a diversity crisis throughout industry, academia, and society. These techniques are amplifying biased stereotypes that are now being observed in automated systems. This research will examine the ways in which my whānau…

Deborah Heke (Nga Puhi, Te Arawa), Auckland University of Technology Tūpuna Māori were a strong and active people whose relationship with their natural environment was fundamental to their ability to adapt and flourish in challenging environments. It is the intent of this research to present a mana-enhancing narrative giving voice to physically active…

Riki Neihana Gooch (Patuharakeke, Ngāti Wai, Ngāti Mahanga Hourua), University of Otago The intention is to create a lexicon of musical conducting gestures that embody the physical movements, symbolism, and form that exist within a Te Ao Maori context, with the Afro/Eurological improvised music methodology of Conduction. This project is a development of the…

Jefferson Dew (Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa), University of Otago Peaks in electricity demand cause substantial issues for electricity systems’ infrastructure requirements. Demand-side management provides opportunities to reduce these peaks and create a more sustainable and affordable electricity supply. Dairy farming, being the third largest electricity…

Miriama Cribb (Whanganui, Ngāti Pikiao, Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Tama), Massey University Challenges have been made to businesses to reimagine a different way of doing things. This requires a shift in paradigm, one that includes decolonial conversations that challenge assumptions of the dominant paradigm. One way of shifting paradigms, involves pushing and…

Kapua O’Connor (Ngāti Kurī), The University of Auckland Ahikā was a well-established tikanga that described the occupation of lands by hapū, conveyed through them being present on their land to stoke their fires. In conjunction with whakapapa connection to the land, the tikanga of ahikā conferred mana on hapū, as the following whakataukī demonstrates: Ka…