Professor Huia Tomlins-Jahnke

Associate Professor Huia Tomlins Jahnke has been involved as a researcher and research coordinator of the D Company Māori Battalion Oral History Project since 1997 when the Ngāti Kahungunu veterans of D Company established the project. She is Principal Investigator on the NPM project Au e ihu! Nga Morehu TauaThose that are left must endeavour to complete the work. Huia is currently an Professor of Māori Education, and Head of School in the College of Education at Massey University.

Ngāti Kahungunu Ngāti Toa Rangatira Ngāi Tahu Ngāti Hine
Principal Investigator
Massey University

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Ngā Moemoea ō Ᾱpōpō: Empowering Taiohi Māori Leaders for the Future

E kore e ngaro nga tapuwae i nga wa o mua,

He arahina ke tatou ki te huarahi nei,

Me hangaia e tatou e tatou ano

We can never erase the footprints of our past,

They lead us to the paths of the future

We carve for ourselves.

In the 21st century, indigenous youth face an uncertain and challenging future. In the years ahead they will need to deal with a daunting range of issues, some of potentially unprecedented scale and scope.