Pub Date : 2020-06-04DOI: 10.20507/maijournal.2020.9.1.2
’Ema Wolfgramm-Foliaki, Hinekura Smith
This article introduces He Vaka Moana, which has been tested and evaluated at international and local levels. He Vaka Moana is a strength- based model of academic fellowship that is framed by Oceanic principles and methodologies. The authors base this model on what connects and sustains us as Mäori and Pasifika people—that is, Te Moana- nui- a- Kiwa. We draw from our shared ancestral history of navigating the vast Pacific Ocean on purposefully built vessels using Indigenous methods and ways of being to successfully reach our destinations. Our fellowship draws on the rich knowledge and imagery of a Tongan saying “pikipiki hama kae vave manava ” , which refers to lashing canoes together to exchange people and resources when a fleet is out on the ocean battling the swells and weather. This evocative Oceanic metaphor guides how, in He Vaka Moana, champions of teaching and learning across faculties purposefully come together to work collaboratively to examine existing practice and develop innovative ways for addressing issues of strategic priority to the institution: Mäori and Pasifika students’ success. In He Vaka Moana, we look specifically and politically at ways to advance the success of Mäori and Pasifika students in higher education, exploring what works; how success is defined and by whom; how, as a university, we listen (or fail to listen) to Indigenous stories; and the difference Oceanic- based research makes for our teaching and learning. Our agenda is revitalising Indigenous methodologies and knowledges to transform higher educational institutions’ ways of responding to our Indigenous learners. Employing our own Indigenous methodologies has emphasised our cultural ways of being, thinking, speaking and behav-ing. We wish to demonstrate how our ways of being and knowledge allow us to reclaim who we are and, more importantly, to chart our collective and desired future as citizens of Oceania.
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Pub Date : 2020-01-01DOI: 10.20507/maijournal.2019.9.2.4
Amber Nicholson
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Pub Date : 2020-01-01DOI: 10.20507/maijournal.2019.9.2.3
Kendall Stevenson, F. Cram, S. Filoche, B. Lawton
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Pub Date : 2019-12-31DOI: 10.20507/maijournal.2019.8.3.1
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Pub Date : 2019-07-31DOI: 10.20507/maijournal.2019.8.2.10
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Pub Date : 2019-07-31DOI: 10.20507/maijournal.2019.8.2.9
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Pub Date : 2019-07-31DOI: 10.20507/maijournal.2019.8.2.1
W. Henwood, T. Brockbank, H. Barnes, Elaine Moriarty, C. Zammit, Tim McCreanor
This article reports the findings of a twoyear transdisciplinary research project that explored the implications of climate change for the security and safety of drinking water supplies in three communities in Te Hiku o te Ika in Aotearoa New Zealand. In this region, potable water comes mainly from “roof and tank” systems. The project was designed as integrative Kaupapa Mäori * Te Rarawa, Ngäi Tupoto, Ngäti Here, Tahäwai. Researcher, Whariki Research Group, Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand. Email: tirairaka@outlook.com † Te Rarawa, Ngäti Hine, Ngäpuhi. Kaitohutohu Matua Taiao/Senior Environmental Consultant, WSP OPUS, Auckland, New Zealand. ‡ Te Kapotai, Ngäpuhi-nui-tonu. Director, Whariki Research Group, Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand. § Senior Research Scientist, Institute of Environmental Science and Research Ltd, Christchurch, New Zealand. || Hydrologist, NIWA, Christchurch, New Zealand. ¶ Researcher, Whariki Research Group, Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand. W. HENWOOD ET AL. 98 MAI JOURNAL VOLUME 8, ISSUE 2, 2019 research utilising climate science, microbiology and social science to develop communityoriented approaches for dealing with the complex issues at the nexus of climate change. Evidencebased advice and practical suggestions tailored to specific locations were developed by drawing on climate change projections, local mätauranga Mäori and drinking water studies. Interviews with kaumätua surfaced longstanding knowledge and experience of the climate and its variations in Te Hiku. Computerbased scenario modelling—using both automated and communitycollected data on precipitation and temperature—produced 80year climate change projections of water security. Healthfocused Escherichia coli studies revealed the current water quality and used climate data to predict future water quality. Overall, this research reinforces arguments in the literature that the findings of transdisciplinary studies can provide more explanatory power than singlediscipline research.
本文报告了一项为期两年的跨学科研究项目的研究结果，该项目探讨了气候变化对新西兰奥特罗阿的Hiku o the Ika三个社区饮用水供应安全和保障的影响。在这个地区，饮用水主要来自“屋顶和水箱”系统。该项目设计为综合Kaupapa Mäori * Te Rarawa, Ngäi Tupoto, Ngäti Here, Tahäwai。新西兰奥克兰梅西大学Whariki研究小组研究员。邮箱:tirairaka@outlook.com†the Rarawa, Ngäti Hine, Ngäpuhi。Kaitohutohu Matua Taiao/高级环境顾问，WSP OPUS，奥克兰，新西兰卡波泰，Ngäpuhi-nui-tonu。新西兰奥克兰梅西大学Whariki研究小组主任。§新西兰克赖斯特彻奇市环境科学与研究有限公司高级研究员。新西兰克赖斯特彻奇NIWA水文学家。¶新西兰奥克兰梅西大学Whariki研究组研究员。W. HENWOOD ET AL. 98 MAI JOURNAL vol . 8, ISSUE 2, 2019利用气候科学、微生物学和社会科学开发面向社区的方法来处理气候变化关系中的复杂问题的研究。根据气候变化预测、当地mätauranga Mäori和饮用水研究，制定了针对具体地点的循证咨询意见和实际建议。对kaumätua的采访揭示了长期以来对Hiku气候及其变化的了解和经验。基于计算机的情景建模——使用自动和社区收集的降水和温度数据——产生了80年的水安全气候变化预测。以健康为重点的大肠杆菌研究揭示了当前的水质，并利用气候数据预测了未来的水质。总的来说，这项研究强化了文献中的观点，即跨学科研究的发现比单学科研究提供了更多的解释力。
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Pub Date : 2019-07-31DOI: 10.20507/maijournal.2019.8.2.4
C. Houkamau, C. Sibley, M. Hēnare
How does cultural identity matter for Mäori economic decisionmaking? Te Rangahau o Te Tuakiri Mäori me Ngä Waiaro äPütea | The Mäori Identity and Financial Attitudes Study (MIFAS) aims to address this question. The MIFAS is the first largescale (n = 7,019) nationwide study of Mäori aged 18 and over that aims to correlate personal cultural beliefs and practices to economic choices. This article describes the theoretical underpinnings of the MIFAS in identity economics and explains the process by which we have used Western methods and methodology to explicate the relationship between Mäori identity and economic * Ngäti Porou (Te Whänau o Tüwhakairiora), Ngäti Kahungunu (Ngäti Kere). Associate Professor, Department of Management and International Business, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand. Email: c.houkamau@auckland.ac.nz † Professor, School of Psychology, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand. ‡ Te Aupöuri, Te Rarawa. Associate Professor, Department of Management and International Business, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand. TE RANGAHAU O TE TUAKIRI MÄORI ME NGÄ WAIARO Ä-PÜTEA 143 MAI JOURNAL VOLUME 8, ISSUE 2, 2019 activity. It also provides preliminary response rate data and discusses the representativeness of the MIFAS data set in comparison with data gathered by the 2006 and 2013 New Zealand Censuses and Te Kupenga 2013.
文化认同对Mäori经济决策有何影响?The Rangahau o The Tuakiri Mäori me Ngä Waiaro äPütea | Mäori身份和金融态度研究(MIFAS)旨在解决这个问题。MIFAS是第一个大规模的(n = 7019)全国范围内对Mäori年龄在18岁及以上的人进行的研究，旨在将个人文化信仰和实践与经济选择联系起来。本文描述了身份经济学中MIFAS的理论基础，并解释了我们使用西方方法和方法论来解释Mäori身份与经济* Ngäti Porou (Te Whänau o t whakairiora)， Ngäti Kahungunu (Ngäti Kere)之间关系的过程。新西兰奥克兰大学管理与国际商务系副教授。邮箱:c.houkamau@auckland.ac.nz†教授，新西兰奥克兰大学心理学院。‡Aupöuri, the Rarawa。新西兰奥克兰大学管理与国际商务系副教授。the RANGAHAU O the TUAKIRI MÄORI ME NGÄ WAIARO Ä-PÜTEA 143 MAI JOURNAL第8卷第2期，2019年活动。它还提供了初步的回复率数据，并讨论了MIFAS数据集与2006年和2013年新西兰人口普查和2013年库彭加收集的数据的代表性。
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Pub Date : 2019-01-01DOI: 10.20507/maijournal.2019.8.1.5
M. Ratima, Reremoana Theodore, Aroaro Tamati, Erana Hond-Flavell, Will Edwards, Hinerangi Korewha, G. Treharne, Ruakere Hond, David Craig, R. Poulton
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Pub Date : 2019-01-01DOI: 10.20507/maijournal.2019.8.1.1
D. Fa’avae
“Disruption” and “decolonisation” are terms often associated with Indigenous researchers’ intent to validate traditional cultural knowledge and practice in academia. The challenges and complexities in Indigenous researchers’ positionalities within their doctoral research projects are not always openly discussed (Webber, 2009). In this article, I share my personal reflections and observations of the challenges in my doctoral research with Tongan käinga (extended families) in Aotearoa New Zealand and Tonga. I highlight “Tatala ’a e Koloa ’o e To’utangata Tonga i Aotearoa mo Tonga”, a research framework drawn from an Indigenous paradigm that governs the knowledge and actions of three to’utangata Tonga (generations of Tongan males) as well as my own activities as the researcher within the community. Interrogating and highlighting the challenges linked to my attempts to validate and legitimate Tongan cultural knowledge in the university setting is delineated by my positionality within the Tongan community in Aotearoa and Tonga, with other Indigenous researchers, and the ways in which I negotiate the boundaries between the traditional cultural world and academia.
“破坏”和“去殖民化”通常与土著研究人员在学术界验证传统文化知识和实践的意图有关。土著研究人员在其博士研究项目中定位的挑战和复杂性并不总是公开讨论(Webber, 2009)。在这篇文章中，我将分享我在博士研究中对汤加käinga(大家庭)在新西兰和汤加的挑战的个人思考和观察。我强调“Tatala ' a e Koloa ' o e To ' utangata Tonga I Aotearoa mo Tonga”，这是一个从土著范式中汲取的研究框架，它管理着三代To ' utangata Tonga(汤加男性)的知识和行为，以及我自己作为研究人员在社区内的活动。我在奥特亚罗亚和汤加的汤加社群中，与其他原住民研究人员，以及我在传统文化世界与学术界之间谈判的方式，都描述了我试图在大学环境中验证和合法化汤加文化知识所面临的挑战。
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