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Developing a Pūtaiao resource: Ngā Hekaheka o Aotearoa
No full textHe aha ngā āhuatanga e eke ai tētahi rauemi Pūtaiao mō te rūma ako? Ka whaiwhakaaro tēnei tuhinga ki tēnei urupounamu mā te hoki atu ki te tukanga whakawhanaketanga i Ngā Hekaheka o Aotearoa, koia tētahi rauemi i whakairohia ai hei tautoko i te whakaako me te ako i roto mai i ngā kura kaupapa Māori mō te hekaheka o Aotearoa Niu Tīreni. I toko mai te hiahia ki tēnei tuhinga i ngā wheako o te kaituhi tuatahi e whakaako ana i te pūtaiao, e whakawhanake ana hoki i ngā rauemi Pūtaiao mō te hiatau te roa. Ko te whāinga ia ka puta mai he ārahitanga whaitake mō te whakawhanake tonu i ngā rauemi ā-ruma ako mō te Pūtaiao me ērā anō wānanga kaupapa Māori hei ngā rā ki tua.
What are the characteristics of a successful Pūtaiao classroom resource? This article considers this question by reflecting on the process of developing Ngā Hekaheka o Aotearoa, a resource designed to support teaching and learning in Māori-medium schools about the fungi of Aotearoa-New Zealand. The motivation for this article originates in the first author’s decades of experience teaching Pūtaiao and developing Pūtaiao resources. The aim is to provide useful guidance for the development of future classroom resources for Pūtaiao and other Māori-medium learning area
Mapping Māori knowledge from the past to inform marine management futures
No full textE aro whānui nei tēnei tuhinga ki ētahi rangahau i whakamahi i te mātauranga moana kia whakamōhiotia, kia hāpaitia hoki ngā tukanga rangahau ā-papa me ngā rūritanga o te pūtaiao Pākehā. I whakatau te mātauranga Māori ā-wāhi nei, ā-moana nei hoki, i te tikanga tuku me te tikanga ine i ngā taonga hirahira nei ki te ahurea Māori pēnei me; te Kina, te Koura, te Kūtai, te Pāua anō hoki, i ngā ākau i hï ngohi ai ngā whakareanga maha, i whakahaerehia rā hoki e rātou. Kātahi taua mātauranga ka whakamaheretia, ka whakamahia hoki hei taumata ine i ngā rūri-tanga rangahautanga ā-papa o te pūtaiao mō te takutai moana. Ko ngā kitenga i hua mai i te rangahau matarau mō te moana i whakamahia rā kia whanake ake ngā mahi whakahaerenga ki te hāpai i ngā umanga Māori me ngā umanga Kāwanatanga kia pai ake, kia tiketike ake, kia whakahaumarutia ake anō hoki ngā taonga a Tangaroa ā haere nei te wā. Ka āta wetewete, ka whakatauira hoki tēnei tuhinga i te whaipānga me te kōkiri tahi-tanga i waenga i te mātauranga Māori me te pūtaiao Pākehā, me te hiranga o ngā rautaki kaupapa Māori nei kia whakamanahia ai ko te mahi tahi me te Māori, ka tahi, ka rua ko tō te Māori reo i te whakawhanake takirua nei, i te whakatinanahanga, i ngā whakawhiti kōrero anō hoki i roto i ngā rangahau ā-moana.
This article provides an overview of research which used mātauranga moana (Māori marine knowledge systems) to inform and assist Western science field research methods and surveys. Place-based Māori marine knowledge identified the traditional distribution range and sizing of taonga (culturally important) species in traditional coastal areas which had been fished and managed by consecutive generations of Māori; kina, Evechinus chloroticus, sea urchin; koura, Jasus edwardsii, red rock lob-ster; kūtai, Perna canaliculus, green lipped mussel; and pāua, Haliotis iris, abalone. This knowledge was then mapped and used as the baseline for sub-tidal marine science field research surveys. Findings from the transdisciplinary marine research was used to develop management actions to assist Māori and Government entities for improving, enhancing and safeguarding marine taonga species into the future. This article critically discusses and demonstrates the relevance and complementarity of mātauranga Māori and Western science, and the importance of kaupapa Māori strategies for empowering Māori collaboration and voices in marine research co-development, implementation and communication
Visualising Mātauranga Māori for Iwi Outcomes
No full textKo te Mātauranga Māori he puna nō te katoa, he mea āta whakatipu hoki e ngā whānau, e ngā hapū, e ngā iwi hoki o tēnā, o tēnā o ngā whakareanga maha. He mātauranga nō te hapori, he mea āta whakatō hoki ki roto i ngā wheako o te ia rā, he mea kawe ki te pūrakau, ki te waiata, ki ngā karangahanga whenua, ki te kani, ki te kawa, ki te whakapapa, ki te pūmahara, ki te whakakitenga, ki te matakite, ki te whakaakoranga me te tohu pūtake, hei tirohanga, ka mutu he mea āta ako mā te tirohanga, mā tāngata kē atu rānei o te hapori. Tēnei mea te Mātauranga Māori, he pūnaha whakatipu mōhiohio, he nukurau, he nanakia anō hoki, kua hangā mai ki te mātauranga ā-whānau, ā-hapū, ā-iwi anō hoki. Kei te whakatau tikanga, kei te whakamahere, kei te whakamahi hoki ētahi hunga tangata i te Mātauranga Māori, ka mutu kei tēnā ōna anō whaihuatanga. Ko te aho e whakakotahi nei i ngā rōpū kāwanatanga me ngā kaunihera ā-rohe, ko te whakaaro e hāngai pū ana te mātauranga Māori ki te Māori, he mea whakahāngai hoki, ka mutu he rerekē i tēnā, i tēnā o ngā rohe. Ki tā te nuinga o ngā hunga tangata, ko te whakapakarihia o ō rātou ake māramatanga ki te mātauranga Māori tētahi tino whāinga ā-rautaki, kei reira hoki he āwhina i te ārahi whakataunga, i te whakahaerenga, i te tikanga mātai anō hoki, me te takoha atu ki te nanakia e taea nei e te mātauranga Māori, kia waihangatia mai ai he tatauranga tika mā tēnei whakareanga. He maha ngā kauwaka e kawe atu nei i tēnei mea i te Mātau-ranga Māori. E kōrero nei ngā mana whenua i ō rātou hiahia ki te whakamahinga o ngā taputapu wāhi ā-nuku hei whakakitenga atu i te mātauranga Māori i te taha o te raraunga pūtaiao, kia tautokohia ai ngā whakataunga ki ngā hua ā-taiao nei. I tēnei pepa, ka kōrerohia e mātou ko Takiwa, koia he Geo-spatial Visualisation Tool e whakatakoto nei i te papa whakatū mō Takiwa Lakes, e hāngai nei ki ngā kaupapa wāhi ā-nuku e toru. Kua whai hononga te taputapu ki ētahi kaitiaki, e tika ai te horopaki, ngā kiko, me te whakahaere o te mātauranga Māori i tōna papa whakatū. He tino take ēnei i tēnei wā e aro pū nei ngā ohu tangata kia nui ake te whakamahinga o te mātauranga Māori i ngā whakataunga. Ko te whāinga o ngā hononga kaitiaki ko te whakatinana ake i ngā mahere whakahaere mā roto anō i te whakamatihiko i ngā raraunga me ngā kōrero i ngā mahere, me te whakaatu i ērā i te taha o ngā raraunga pūtaiao. E whakamana nei tēnei papa whakatū i ngā mana whenua mā roto i te whakaatu i ngā tohunga pūtaiao pēnei me te kounga, te nui rānei o te wai (te wāwahi rānei) i roto i te horopaki o te raraunga mātauranga Māori, pēnei anō me ngā whenua hirahira ki te Māori me ngā mahinga kai. Heoi, he take whakatū pihi te whakamahinga o te mātauranga Māori i ētahi wā, nō reira me whai whakaaro ki te whakangungu i te mana, i te tūturu, i te ngākau tapatahi ā-ahurea nei anō hoki o ngā hapori ka whai wāhi mai.
Mātauranga Māori is the shared intellectual capital generated by whānau, hapū and iwi over multiple generations. It is community knowledge embedded in lived experience and carried in stories, song, place names, dance, ceremonies, genealogies, memories, visions, prophesies, teachings and original instructions, as learnt through observation and via other community members. Mātauranga Māori is a dynamic, innovative, and generative system of knowledge constituted from mātauranga ā-whānau, mātauranga ā-hapū, and mātauranga ā-iwi. Mātauranga Māori is being defined, framed, and operationalised with varying success by a range of institutions. The general premise is that government agencies and regional councils acknowledge mātauranga Māori as Māori-specific knowledge that is adaptive and regionally distinct. For most institutions, improving their understanding of mātauranga Māori is an im-portant strategic aim that can help guide their decision-making, management, and monitoring procedures as well as contribute to the innovative potential of Māori knowledge in order to create culturally appropriate data for this generation. Mātauranga Māori is transmitted through a number of mediums. Mana whenua are expressing interest in how geospatial tools can visualise mātauranga Māori alongside science data to support decision-making for environmental outcomes. In this paper we discuss Takiwa, a geospatial visualisation tool that provides the platform for Takiwa Lakes, in relation to three geospatial initiatives. This tool has developed kaitiaki layers to provide an appropriate context, content and control of mātauranga Māori within its platform. These are critical factors as agencies focus on increasing the use of mātauranga Māori for decision-making. The aim of the kaitiaki layers is to bring iwi management plans to life by digitising the data and information within the plans and presenting them alongside scientific data. This platform empowers mana whenua by presenting scientific indicators such as water quality and quantity (e.g. allocation) within the context of mātauranga Māori data such as sites of cultural significance and mahinga kai. However, the use of mātauranga Māori can be a sensitive issue and it is important that consideration is given to protecting the cultural authority, cultural authenticity, and cultural integrity of the participating communities
Weaving mātauranga into environmental decision-making
No full textKo te pūtaiao me te taunaki te tūāpapa o ā Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) whakataunga. Kua whakataurangi ake a EPA ki tētahi kaupapa mahi tau tini nei e aro pū ana ki ngā huarahi kia whītiki tauātia ai te mātauranga Māori taketake nei ki āna tukanga whakataunga. Mātua rā, me whai i te mārama kehokehotanga ki ngā kaupapa o roto, me ngā hīraunga ka pā ki ngā tukanga whakataunga a EPA. Ko te whāinga ia, kia tuia te māramatanga ki te mātauranga ki ā EPA mahi o te ia rā, me te whakakaha i ngā houruatanga Māori anō hoki. Kua whātoro atu a EPA i runga i ōna ake hiahia ki Ngā Kaihautū Tikanga Taiao – koia ko te kōmiti tohutohu Māori ā-ture nei o EPA, ki Te Herenga – koia ko te whatunga kaitiaki o ngā takiwā e hāpaitia nei e EPA, ki Ngā Parirau o te Mātauranga anō hoki – koia ko te kāhui kaumātua kua kōwhiria mai i te whatunga o Te Herenga. Ko tētahi tino wāhanga ā-mahi nei o tēnei kaupapa mahi o te mātauranga ko te waihangatia o tētahi mahere hei whakamahi mā ngā kaiwhakatau, kia aromātaihia te pono o te mātauranga ka whakatakotoria ana hei taunaki. Ka kōrero tēnei pepa i tā EPA haerenga kia rite ai ki te waihanga mai i tētahi mahere mātauranga.
Science and evidence form the foundation of decision-making at the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA). The EPA has committed to a multi-year mātauranga work programme that focuses on ways of weaving mātauranga, indigenous knowledge, into its decision-making processes. The first step is to develop a deeper understanding of the concepts involved, and their implications for the EPA’s decision-making processes. The aspiration is to weave an understanding of mātauranga into the daily work of the EPA, and to build on Māori partnerships. The EPA has engaged proactively with Ngā Kaihautū Tikanga Taiao, the EPA’s statutory Māori advisory committee; Te Herenga, the EPA-supported kaitiaki network centred in the regions; and Ngā Parirau o te Mātauranga, the kaumātua group drawn from the Te Herenga network. One of the most critical strands of work of the mātauranga work programme will be to create a mātauranga framework for decision-makers to use to examine the veracity of mātauranga when presented as evidence. This paper explores the EPA’s journey towards being ready to create a mātauranga framework
From Roper to Regional Prisons: a story of habilitation
Get PDFAmong its recommendations, the 1989 Report of the Ministerial Committee of Inquiry into the Prison System included the establishment of "Habilitation Centres" in the community as an alternative to imprisonment. This idea has recently undergone a revival with the last year's Turuki Turuki report from the Safe and Effective Justice advisory board's report which recommended the "gradual replacement of most prisons with community-based habilitation centres;" and the Green Party adopting the idea of Habilitation Centres as an election policy.Habilitation Centres were legislated for in the Criminal Justice Amendment Act 1993 (s102), the same amendment which introduced the sentence of home detention (s103). Four pilot centres were formed, with Christchurch's Salisbury Street Foundation (SSF) the only one that Newbold credits with success. While the SSF is still in operation, the idea of habilitation centres as part of New Zealand's criminal justice syste
"That building with the palm trees": Wellington Central Library
Get PDFAthfield Architects' postmodern Wellington Central Library (1991) represented the firm's entry into public architecture. Part of the Civic Square development, and Aotearoa New Zealand's largest construction project at the time, it was a propitious turn away from the corporate work that went from boom to bust in the wake of the 1987 share market crash. The library was a critical and popular success, winning three major awards and becoming known as "Wellington's living room." Fast forward to 19 March 2019, and it was closed with a few hours warning due to seismic concerns. Fears for its future prompted a public nomination for the New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero. This paper will explore the building's history, design and heritage values
Editor's Introduction
Get PDFAn underlying theme in this issue is that of place and environment, but the articles build upon a wide range of conceptual approaches, locations, human activities and agency. We begin with Jonathan West’s article on New Zealand lakes. An environmental historian, and J.D. Stout Fellow at the Stout Research Centre in 2019, West’s research comes at a critical juncture when the declining quality of freshwater is the focus of intense national debate and argument. As West points out, the pollution in our lakes is the result of the farming practices and the residential uses of the land around them and resolving or mitigating problems decades in the making is going to pose very difficult questions for us all
The Life of a Provincial Musician in Late Nineteenth-Century New Zealand: A Case Study of Joseph Higham in Hawera
Get PDFThere has been little research into musical endeavour in small rural New Zealand townships during the late nineteenth century. This article explores the life of Joseph Higham, one of the first professional musicians to settle long term in Hawera. It surveys his wide-ranging musical activities in and around Hawera, including his relationship with the Roman Catholic Church. The work, influence and outcomes of provincial musicians are compared to musicians working in the larger cities; while the reduced scale of amateur activities resulting from a smaller and more widespread population is notable, the general quality and professionalism of teaching is similar
Bringing up the Bodies: Governor Grey’s Bone Collecting
Get PDFThe contributions of Sir George Grey to disciplines as varied as botany, biology, ethnography and linguistics have contributed to his reputation as a humane, liberal-minded imperial functionary. In this context, it is relevant to bring up the contributions which Grey made to anthropology in the shape of the skulls, skeletons and mummified bodies of indigenous peoples that he sent back to scientists in Britain for analysis and display. This article considers what Grey did and why—as far as it is possible to ascertain—he did it. It also suggests that class as well as racial considerations informed Grey’s actions. Finally, the article assesses the significance of Grey’s bone collecting to the emerging science of anthropology
Free lattices proof-theoretically
Get PDFA sequent system is used to give alternative proofs of two well known properties of free lattices: Whitman’s condition and semidistributivity. It demonstrates usefulness of such proof systems outside logic
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