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  • 2008 Conference

    Preventing the effects of the 'colonial dome of thinking'

  • Privileging whānau voices, whakapapa narratives towards whānau ora

    COVID project
    The COVID-19 pandemic forced the closure of Whakarewarewa Village Tours.
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    Project completed

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  • Producing 500 new Māori PhDs in five years: “At Victoria University PhD enrolments jumped five fold in 18 months”

    Case study

    At Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga we now manage a database of well over 500 Māori scholars. Twenty five ago years ago Māori academics were so few we’d have had no need for the resource. As for Māori PhDs, with a national total of around 20, some academics would have been realistically able to name them all.

    Project commenced:
    Education

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  • 2018 Conference

    Professor Charles Menzies - Seeing our world in 16:9 aspect ratio: an Indigenous film journey

    John Berger’s Ways of Seeing (1972) popularized the notion that looking is a political act. As a film maker, especially as an indigenous filmmaker, this is a powerful liberating idea. Understanding the ways in which the colonial gaze transforms and takes possession of our production is critical for an autonomous, sovereign film practice.

  • 2012 Conference

    Professor Charles Royal Opening Address: Towards a Manifesto for Indigenous Development

    Indigenous Affiliation: Ngāti Raukawa, Marutūahu, Ngā Puhi
    Director of Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga and Professor of Indigenous Development in the Faculty of Arts, University of Auckland.

  • 2015 Extractive Industry Symposium

    Professor Ciaran O'Faircheallaigh - Issues that arise in agreement making