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www.waikato.ac.nz/maori
November 2009
sponsored by the pro vice-chancellor māori office
PRO VICE-CHANCELLOR MĀORI UPDATE
Approaching the end of the academic year
always seems to come as a surprise as if the year
has sped by and we haven't had time to catch
our breath. Many people of course think the
academic year is incredibly short going on how
much time students seem to have on ‘semester
breaks’, and actual holidays and that academic
staff must have a cruisy life. Of course that is
not correct, an academic life is both a way of life
and a career that encompasses a diverse range of
activities, demands and expectations. University
staff, both administration and academic staff
work incredibly hard to ensure that a university
education is supported by quality teaching
and research and that the life of a university
is enriching and meets the academic, social,
cultural and spiritual needs of our students.
The ‘Waikato experience’ is an important
University value that imbues everything that
we do, and that, we think, will provide our
graduates with some unique qualities, some
great memories, life long friendships and a set
of broad based skills that will equip them for
careers and for life beyond study.
Recently we held a graduate conference Te Toi
o Matariki that enabled selected postgraduate
students to present their research to an
audience of their peers and their teachers. The
buzz that they created through their excitement,
responsiveness to each other and the quality
of their research was a great example of the
Waikato experience; professional, responsive,
skilled in research, able to communicate
academic ideas in clear language, disciplined in
terms of time and formalities, genuine, respectful
and engaging, celebrating the achievement of
others, and passionate about their work – all
great qualities we want in our students. The
best thing though was the breadth of topics
being researched by our students, from science
HE WHAKAMAUMAHARA – IN REMEMBRANCE
Tēnei te Pō! Tēnei te Pō! Tēnei te Pō!
Kei whea, kei whea te Pō i pēpeke
Whakaahei ai a Tāne; mīroi e Tāne; whakangaro
atu ki a Papatūānuku –
Ngā tōtara haemata, tū mai ki te
Wao-tapu-nui-a-Tāne;
Ngā toka ahuru, ātete atu i ngā ngaru
whatiwhati mai o te moana;
Ngā reo āwenewene ka rongongia i roto
i ngā whiringa kaupapa nui, i ngā whatunga
take maha;
Ngā whakarūrū hau o te Kīngi, o te Iwi Māori,
Kei ngā tonga rerewa, ngā whakareinga mau
rea o Te Whare Wānanga O Waikato
Kia ea ō koutou nā whakangaua ki te pae
whakaeke o Rehua
Ka tauwehe te Pō – ka Pō!
Pō! Ka ao; ka awatea!
Tākuta Te Rangituatahi Diggeress Te Kanawa;
Tākuta Tuhutahi Tui Adams;
Tākuta Tā Howard Leslie Morrison;
Ka ua ē te wai roimata i te kamo -Kei Te
Ahorangi e Hēmi – Professor James Ritchie,
Ahakoa toto Pākehā, tūturu he wairua Māori;
E rongongia ana te ngaoko o te
kākahu taratara –
Haere koutou! Haere koutou! Haere koutou!
Tuia te rangi e tū nei –
Tuia te papa e takoto nei –
Tuia rātou kua wehe atu
ki te Pō-uriuri;
ki te Pō-tangotango;
ki te Pō-i-oti-atu;
He kura i tangihia, he maimai aroha.
E Koro e Tākuta Hare Puke,
Nāu te korowai atawhai i uwhi ki runga ki tō
Whare Wānanga
Kei ngā rā e tata mai nei ko te hurahanga o te
kōhatu whakamaumahara i a koe –
Kāore koutou e warewaretia –
Heoi anō.
Rātou ki a rātou ki ngā rārangi Kīngi i te Pō –
Tātou ki a tātou ki ngā rārangi mōrehu i te Āo
tūroa – Tīhei mauri ora
nā Tame Roa
School of Māori and Pacific Development
to graphic design, iwi
knowledge in many
forms, from education
to law, management
and accounting. When
viewed across the
breadth of the university
we can get a glimpse
of our future Māori intellectual base and feel
great about the accomplishments of our
students and their teachers. The reward for our
staff is when our students achieve out in the
world and in our communities.
We farewell those students who leave us
this year and look forward to a new group of
students who will continue their journey of
education and life at the University of Waikato.
Professor Linda Tuhiwai Smith
Pro Vice-Chancellor Māori
Professor of Education & Māori Development
ENROL NOW FOR
2010 SUMMER SCHOOL
Summer school starts 5 January.
Applications due 1 December.
www.waikato.ac.nz/enrol/summerschool
NGĀ KAI O ROTO
Inside
>> P2
Academic Staff Profiles
>> P3
General Staff Profiles
>> P4 -5 Photo Lift-out
>> P6
Te Toi o Matariki
Graduate Conference
>> P7
AUT Expo
Ngā Manukōrero
>> P8
Te Mura Haka Ngāhuru
Super 10 Kapa Haka
Competition
Up and Coming Events
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ACADEMIC STAFF PROFILES
PROFESSOR BRAD MORSE
ANGELINE GREENSILL
Ko Gatineau Hills tōku maunga
Ko Middle Castor Creek tōku awa
Ko waka-rere-rangi tōku waka
Ko Swiss-English ōku iwi
Ko Donald rāua ko Martha ōku mātua
Ko Deirdre toku hoa wahine
Ko Lagina tōku tamāhine
Ko Rāpata toku tama
Nō Kanata ahau
Ko Karioi te maunga
Ko Whaingaroa te moana
Ko Tainui te waka
Ko Tainui te iwi
Tainui āwhiro ngūnguru
te ao ngūnguru te pō
In September of this year Professor Bradford Morse was welcomed to
the University and his new role as Dean of the Law School, according
to Māori tradition onto Te Kohinga Mārama Marae.
In the true spirit of acknowledging the tangata whenua of Aotearoa,
much of Professor Morse's speech on that day was in te reo Māori
and acknowledged his commitment to the indigenous people of
this land and the Treaty of Waitangi, and this was applauded by
all in attendance.
Professor Morse hails from
Canada leaving behind
not only the Faculty of
Law of the University of
Ottawa, the largest in the
country, but also his wife
Deirdre and two children
who have yet to join him
here in New Zealand. The
new Dean brings with him
an extensive basket of
knowledge, in particular his
specialist knowledge and
interest in indigenous issues.
Professor Brad Morse speaking at Te Toi o Matariki
Graduate Conference September 2009.
He currently remains a Professor of Law in the Faculty of Law, at
the University of Ottawa where he served in the past as Vice-Dean
and Director of Graduate Studies. His teaching expertise covers a
broad spectrum in relation to Canadian and comparative Indigenous
law issues, as well as labour, trusts, property and civil liberties.
His distinguished career thus far includes appointments such as
Executive Director of the Native Legal Task Force of British Columbia
(1974-75); Research Director of the Aboriginal Justice Inquiry of
Manitoba (1988-91); and Chief of Staff to the Hon. Ronald A. Irwin,
Canadian Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
(1993-1996).
Since 1974 he has contributed as a legal advisor to many First Nations
and Aboriginal organisations in a broad range of constitutional, land
claim, governance, economic and treaty issues. Professor Morse has
also been a consultant to various royal commissions, government
departments and Indigenous peoples’ organisations in Canada, Australia
and New Zealand and a Chief Federal Negotiator on several land claims
and treaty issues in Canada. Professor Morse has been a visiting scholar
to a number of law schools across the world and has authored over
100 books, articles, book chapters and commission reports.
Professor Brad Morse ultimately aspires to bring the profile of the
Waikato School of Law to the forefront as a leading Law School
in the country. The new Dean also strongly values the role that
tikanga Māori and te iwi Māori will have in bringing this vision to
its realisation.
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A typical day for Geography
Lecturer Angeline Greensill
involves firstly trying to
beat the traffic rush to
get to work on time in the
mornings and then teaching
three
classes,
marking
assessments, doing research, attempting to complete numerous
unfinished articles, catching up with colleagues and trying to
finish her Masters thesis which she has been doing for three years.
And all this merely accounts for her work commitments. Much
of what drives Angeline is her passion and strong belief in Tino
Rangatiratanga, the right for us as Māori people to determine our
own future. This passion is embodied in her research and teaching
interests pertaining to Māori land, waterways and communities,
colonial treaties and Indigenous peoples, contemporary issues in
Māori society, resources and the environment.
Amongst all of this Angeline must also navigate and negotiate ways
to fit in all her other extra commitments to her whānau, hapū, iwi
and te iwi Māori whānui, which is by no means an easy feat. As a
mother of seven and Nanny of eleven mokopuna, when asked the
question how do you manage to achieve work life balance, her reply
is: “there is no such thing ... it is very difficult to maintain work life
balance. Although most of our kids have grown up we still have an
18 year old living at home who still requires looking after and makes
up for all of the other kids. Family for me has always come first and
last. They are the ones who make all the sacrifices, if I'm pulled off to
a kaupapa here or there or I’m splashed all over the papers, they are
the ones who actually feel it and tautoko me ... in terms of balance
I don’t have that, I’d love to have it, to be able to get out of my
office instead of sitting here and getting sore shoulders and get some
exercise and fresh air, you also need to balance the physical stuff.
I try to catch up in weekends when I can, put in a garden, plant kai,
go and see my mokos. If a tangi happens, as Māori you’re expected
to drop everything and go ... I don’t think our Pākehā colleagues
understand how difficult it can be at times. You are always on tap,
you don’t retire, you work until you die. I have a wonderful tāne
who watches my back, I am the most important thing in his life.
My Dad was always my Mum's tuarā, her backbone and if you’ve got
that support you can do anything.”
Angeline’s most significant memory of her mother well known Māori
‘activist’ Eva Rickard was “she wasn’t afraid, she had courage, it didn’t
matter if she was standing alone if she thought it was the right
thing to do she would never back down. She also got into trouble
for wearing lots of colour and refused to wear black because it was
a Pākehā tikanga.”
The legacy that Angeline hopes to leave behind for her children and
mokopuna is the ability to question things, the understanding that land
is important and not for sale, the skills of growing kai and recycling,
eating well and exercising, and a staunch belief in their tūpunas'
knowledge and values.
STAFF PROFILES
HINETAPUARAU IOANE
A little over twenty years ago, Hine as she is
fondly known, replied to an advertisement
in the local newspaper for an experienced
secretary to work at the University. At the time
it didn’t specify in which area of the University
the successful applicant would be working,
but with extensive background as a secretary
and short hand typist, Hine was confident
that she could do the job. The close proximity
of the University to her home in Silverdale
also appealed.
Little did Hine know that she would be working for
and amongst some of the most well known Māori reo
and education experts in the country in what was then
the Department of Māori with Te Wharehuia Milroy as
its Chairperson, and Hine was to be his PA. “It was a
comfort for me that Te Wharehuia knew my whānau, but it was still
scary because I didn’t realise everything had to be typed in Māori,
so thank goodness I could read Māori, do Kapa Haka and understand
Māori. But I couldn’t speak Māori.”
After a four week trial Hine became the secretary of the Tari Māori
and had to seriously consider the challenges that lay ahead.
“I heard that Timoti Karetu was going to be my boss and I thought
about resigning because he has such high expectations regarding
the reo, and that frightened me ... but I decided to stay and give
it a go ... I worked with colourful people in that time, Wharehuia,
Timoti, Hirini Melbourne, Hinehou Campbell, Te Haumihiata
Mason, John Moorfield, Aroha Yates-Smith, Poia Rewi, people who
are well known in Māoridom and those were the ones who drew
our students.”
Ten years passed and Hine decided it was time to move on to a new
division which saw her take up a position in the Language Institute as
PA for Professor Winnie Crombie for three years which she thoroughly
enjoyed. From there Hine went on to work in the Law School for two
years as administration support for Graduate Students.
Hine had learnt and gained much during her time in the Māori
Department in regards to te reo Māori but still felt there was a need
to strengthen her reo and so back to the Tari Māori she went (now
the School of Māori and Pacific Development). Hine persevered with
learning te reo and found that being involved in iwi commitments
back home helped her with speaking Māori.
Hine is now the PA to the Dean of Science and Engineering and
values her role there. Hine has been a part of many changes within
the University and has seen many people come and go and pass
on over the years and has established lifelong valuable networks
across the University. Hine enjoys being at the University "it is like
a second home and very family orientated ... over the years Pākehā
have become more receptive to things Māori and there is a growing
awareness of matters such as reo, Kīngitanga, and our diverse and yet
distinctive identity”.
Hinetapuarau Ioane and Sonny Te Karu.
SONNY TE KARU
Sonny or Te Karu is one of the longest serving general staff
here at the University. Originally an Interior Decorator
Sonny wanted a change and applied for a job as a cleaner in
the main University Library but was told to apply for a role
as a Porter instead. In April of 1980 Sonny began work as a
Porter. In those days the mail was delivered by tractor and
left by the main lifts where the cleaning staff would come
and collect mail then take it to their respective tearooms
for staff to pick up. This of course posed some potential
problems in guaranteeing that mail reached its intended
destination, and Sonny, who became the Supervisor of the
mail centre, believed they could do better and improve the
process. And they did.
Sonny’s capabilities were instantly recognised and he rose through
the ranks becoming the Manager of Central Stores. In his time
here at the University he has witnessed numerous changes and
restructuring in leadership and the organisation as a whole. Sonny is
now the Logistics Team Leader and his job is to lead and manage the
new combination of mailroom, porters and central stores services.
Aside from his work commitments, Sonny has been actively involved
in Te Kapa Haka o Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato since its inception
in 1979, serving as its Chairperson for many years and as right hand
man for then long time tutor Timoti Karetu. Sonny values greatly the
fond memories he has of those times and notes that it is the many
rich and diverse friendships that he has developed over the years that
have kept him here at the University for so long. Sonny is in no hurry
to move on and highly values the hard working and very capable team
that he is a part of. “If I need anything I can go to any department or
division of the University and find out what I need to know because of
the relationships and friends I have made through the years.”
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HE KOHINGA MAHARA – REFLECTIONS
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TE TOI O MATARIKI MĀORI GRADUATE CONFERENCE 2009
The spring morning sunshine was welcomed on the 3rd of September as preparations in S Block began for the 3rd annual Te Toi o
Matariki Māori Graduate conference. Meanwhile, a group of elite Māori postgraduate students from throughout the University
were preparing themselves for their 15 minutes in the spotlight. This was their chance to promote their research and to gain
presenting experience in a supportive and encouraging academic forum.
From the outset, the bar was set extremely high and it was evident
that a great deal of preparation had gone into each presentation.
The judges had a tough job but with awesome prizes to give
away, someone had to make the hard decisions. The winners were
as follows:
» Highly commended school presentation
– Waikato Management School
» Best School Presentation – Te Pua Wānanga ki te Ao
Highly commended individual presentations
» Rangihurihia McDonald – He Waikōwharawhara
(Te Pua Wānanga ki te Ao).
» Duran Ormond – Annual Report Accountability for a Māori Trust
Board (Waikato Management School).
Overall winner Rangimarie Mahuika with PVCM Professor Linda Smith.
» Paora Mato – Using a digital library as a Māori language learning
resource: Issues and possibilities (Te Pua Wānanga ki te Ao).
» Te Manaaroha Rollo – KĪNGITANGA: Māori waiata and pūoro
relating to the Kīngitanga (King Movement) from 1912 to 2006,
and an electroacoustic composition as an extension of the
tradition (Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences).
Best Individual presentation
» Rangimarie Mahuika – Te Riu o Tane Mahuta: Possibilities for
revitalising Rangiwewehitanga through an iwi based curriculum
(School of Education).
E mihi ana ki ngā toa, ā, ki ngā kaikōrero katoa i tū ki mua i te aroaro
o te minenga. Kua takoto te mānuka, mā ngā tauira o āpōpō hei
kawea ake.
Rangihurihia McDonald.
Guest Speaker Hemi Rau.
Hei whakamutunga, ka mihi ka tika ki ngā tūao me ngā kaimahi katoa,
koutou i kaha āwhina i te kaupapa.
Article supplied by:
Krista Henare, Student Support Services Manager, PVCM
Conference organisers Marion Reid, Joseph Macfarlane and Krista Henare.
Paora Mato with PVCM Professor Linda Smith.
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Conference Judges Sharon Toi and Paul Whitinui.
MANU KŌRERO
This year’s 44th annual Manu Kōrero competition was held at
the new Energy Events Centre in Rotorua, with participants
and supporters of Wharekura, Kura Kaupapa and mainstream
schools coming from as far as Christchurch and Kaitaia. The
purpose of this competition is to encourage the development
of skills and confidence of Māori students in spoken English
and Māori.
AUT MĀORI EXPO 2009
The 2009 AUT Māori Expo was held at Auckland’s Vector
Arena. This bi-annual event attracts several thousand people
and is the largest Māori Education Expo in the country. The
purpose of this event is to encourage students to consider
what it means to be Māori in this changing world and to effect
changes, as encapsulated in the whakatauki ‘Kia tū kia māia –
Seize the day’.
All school students had the opportunity to consider their options
beyond secondary school and to consider which tertiary institution
might offer them the best opportunity to empower and support them
in their future.
The University of Waikato was represented by staff and student
ambassadors from across the Schools, College and Faculty, and
everyone worked enthusiastically to engage with the wider
community. This was achieved by initiating conversations with
students, parents and teachers as to what this university could offer
students and schools in the areas of scholarships, peer support and a
conducive learning environment.
The overall winner of the Pei Te Hurinui Senior Māori Section was Te
Wairere Ngaia who is a senior student of Ngā Taiātea and currently
enrolled in the Star program at the
University of Waikato. In addition
to this, Te Wairere also won best
impromptu section, best female and
came second in the prepared speech
section. The last two winners of this
section are also family members of
Te Wairere, her nephew Rākai-Hakeke
Whauwhau was winner of last year's
Rāwhiti Ihaka trophy, and her older
sister Te Ingo winner of this trophy
in 2000.
Two former lecturers of the University of Waikato, Pānia Papa and
Dr Tīmoti Kāretu were part of the judges' panel for the two day event.
Previous winners of this event have gone on to work in a variety
of diverse fields and prominent positions, as this competition
offers a platform to begin their contribution on a national and
international level.
Next year's competition will be held in Dunedin.
This year's celebration was attended by over 50,000 participants from
schools as far south as Christchurch to as far north as Kaitaia.
These articles were supplied by:
Dee Isaacs, Recruitment and Marketing Advisor, PVCM
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WĀTAKA
Up and Coming Events
12 WHIRINGA Ā RANGI
/ NOVEMBER
MAI Ki Waikato PhD Dinner
Ngā takere nui o ngā waka.
Ngā Mauri Taniwhā.
For more details go to:
www.waikato.ac.nz/
maikiwaikato/2009_workshops
23-27 WHIRINGA Ā RANGI
/ NOVEMBER
Māori Postgraduate Writing Retreat
Tūhoe Pōtiki.
Ngā Ninjas.
TE MURA HAKA NGĀHURU SUPER 10
KAPA HAKA COMPETITION
Raglan, for more information go to:
www.waikato.ac.nz/
maikiwaikato/2009_workshops
1 HAKIHEA / DECEMBER
Summer School 2010 applications due
On the evening of Wednesday 5 August 2009, the WEL Performing Arts Academy was
absolutely packed with the many who came to watch the Te Mura Haka Ngāhuru
Super 10 Kapa Haka Competition. People were lucky to find a seat and almost 150
people were unable to get in to watch the action.
For more information and to enrol go to:
www.waikato.ac.nz/enrol/
summerschool
This year four groups entered the competition to show their skill and creativity in the realm of
contemporary Māori performing Arts. They were Tūhoe Pōtiki, Ngā takere nui o ngā waka, Ngā
Ninjas and Ngā Mauri Taniwhā.
24 HUI TANGURU / FEBRUARY
Their performances were absolutely brilliant and very entertaining and it was awesome to see
all the different innovative ideas and aspects of each performance.
Welcome to new students, 10am at
Te Kohinga Mārama Marae, GATE 4,
Hillcrest Road. All current staff
and students of the University are
welcome to attend and support.
For further information please
contact Marion Reid.
Email: [email protected]
To complement the Kapa Haka, singers Dane Moeke and Aereira Walker and her sisters were
there to entertain the crowd also.
The toughest task of the night had to be that of the judges and so we gratefully acknowledge
Raukura Roa, Ryan Te Wara and Tai Huata for their hard work.
The final outcome of the competition was as follows:
University Wide Pōwhiri
» First Place / Best Costume – Ngā takere nui o ngā waka
» Second Place / Te Reo – Ngā Mauri Taniwhā
» Third Place / Originality – Ngā Ninjas
3 POU TŪ TE RANGI / MARCH
Māori Students' Orientation
1-2pm, Te Āhurutanga, Tainui courtyard.
For further information please
contact Marion Reid.
Email: [email protected]
EDITOR CONTACT DETAILS
For all inquiries and contributions please
contact the editor:
Maria Huata
Phone: 07 838 4363
Email: [email protected]
From left to right – Te Ingo Ngaia (MC), Ryan Te Wara (Judge), Paraire Nathan (MC), Tai Huata (Judge), Raukura Roa (Judge).
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