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Fieldwork journals on Tonga’s 2014 election: What is funny about that?
Get PDFThis essay presents selected passages from the fieldwork journals of Teena Brown Pulu and Richard Pamatatau on Tonga’s 2014 election. Staged on November 27th, here was the second general election under an amended constitution intended to bring about a more democratic system of parliament and government. Woven together are interrelated factors which field researchers like us – academics who craft their written studies on encounters, observations, and conversations gathered from a specific people and place – experience and live through in day-to-day work.
Highlighted in this paper are our reflections and recollections as Richard, a journalism academic, and Teena, an anthropologist, researching in the field while fielding a political climate of ordinary folks’ frustration. By this, Tongan people saw the nineteenth century class-system instituted in the 1875 constitution was fixed to the modified political structure introduced in 2010. Therefore, the thread interlacing our journal excerpts to an analysis of what is taking hold in Tongan political life is satire and wit, and how humour is manoeuvred to criticise and critique power and authority.  
But can it be Art? Kapa Haka as a contemporary indigenous performance practice
Get PDFThis talk represents the latest stage in our ongoing conversation. As with our previously performed public dialogues such as ‘Crossing the Cultural Divide’ in 2001and ‘Stages of Pōwhiri’ in 2008, we’re staking positions that are to some degree more contrary than we might hold in private (see Papesch and Mazer 2001 & 2010). We do this for the sake of argument, to have a bit of a play with thinking out loud in ways that you may, or may not, find acceptable, and as such perhaps to spark controversy, because we believe that conscious contentiousness can be cheerful and also genuinely productive of new ideas about the relationship between culture and performance
Mana-ā-kī(tanga) and Tourism in Aotearoa
Get PDFThe main focus of this article will discuss mana-ā-kī(tanga) and the tourism industry in Aotearoa (New Zealand). It will specifically investigate the interpretation of mana-ā-kī(tanga). Mana-ā-kī(tanga) does not discriminate between people and it is a selfless and unconditional act, with no preconceived expectations. I learned that mana-ā-kī(tanga) could be shared, not only amongst whānau (family) but also with manuhiri (visitor), including those from overseas. It is no wonder therefore that the term mana-ā-kī(tanga) is embraced and promoted within Aotearoa, to manuhiri from foreign shores. The term mana-ā-kī(tanga) is widely understood in the tourism industry as hospitality and reciprocity. Hence, possible misinterpretation of mana-ā-kī(tanga) could result in this concept being used incorrectly and lead to the transgression of cultural practices, thus compromising the experiences offered by Māori tourism operators. Throughout this article there is a deliberate emphasis on the spelling of mana-ā-kī(tanga) to show the importance of mana-ā-kī (respect earned from the recognition of others). Thus, the spelling in the English alphabet of manaakitanga and manaaki is used intermittently
Dancing Earth: The Continuum of Dance as Embodiment of Inter-Tribal Knowledge
Get PDFTranscript of the paper as delivered, with special thanks to Dr Karen Barbour and to Dr Peter Cleave for editin
The suckling pig chronicles Kolonga day in Auckland
Get PDFThe Tongan diaspora of New Zealand, Australia, and the United States has invented the observance of village days. Auckland affiliates to Kolonga, a rural farming settlement in Tonga, held an inaugural village day on October 26th, 2015. The result generated mixed feelings. The greater part wanted Kolonga day made a regular celebration. Others thought the event could be improved. While some saw the maiden Kolonga day as chaos, which should be reworked to resemble a function less costly and showy, and more down-to-earth and practical. Why have Tongan village days taken off in diaspora, and will they continue to be bankrolled by generations born overseas
Atamira Dance Company and Indigenous Performance: The Making of Māori Worlds
Get PDFMutton bird rituals, harvesting kelp, bush clad hillsides, and the majestic moon illuminating the southern Pacific ocean at Kaka point/Catlins is danced by Aotearoa/ New Zealand’s stand out Atamira Dance Company based in Auckland. Their dancing is accompanied by the mesmerizing soundscape composed by Richard Nunns and Paddy Free, who provide rich audio textures that combine electronica beats with stone percussion and gourd instruments. The work is entitled Taonga: Dust, Water, Wind and premiered in 2009 at the Sky City Theatre in Auckland as part of the Auckland Arts Festival. Louise Potiki Bryant, the distinguished (Kai Tahu) choreographer made the work to ruminate about her great Aunt Rona Williamson, who was born in 1924. The dance was about her experiences of growing up by the sea during the Great Depression, the piece uncovers what could have remained buried family stories
Stephen A’Court interviewed by Peter Cleave
Get PDFStephen A'Court has worked in dance photography in New Zealand for a number of years. His work is very highly regarded. Peter Cleave asked Stephen some questions
Postscript: Starter questions for a Postscript posed by Peter Cleave and answered by Merenia Gray, Jenny Stevenson and Tanemahuta Gray
Get PDFPostscript: Starter questions for a Postscript posed by Peter Cleave and answered by Merenia Gray, Jenny Stevenson and Tanemahuta Gr