Browsing Doctoral Theses by Thesis Supervisor "Ka'ai, Tania"
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Aka Kaupapa: The Trajectories of Kaupapa Māori as Lived Experience
(Auckland University of Technology, 2022)Kaupapa Māori expresses a worldview that is uniquely Māori. It is based on an ontological view that recognises the inseparable interconnectivity between people, geographies and resources of the Earth and beyond. It forms ... -
Building Sustainable Papakāinga to Support Māori Aspirations for Self-determination
(Auckland University of Technology, 2016)This practice based research investigates conditions which restrict Māori from building sustainable and affordable housing in urban and rural areas, and investigates ways to overcome these restrictions. Access to housing ... -
A critical analysis of indigenous Māori language revitalisation and the development of an ontological data base
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)This thesis examines the integration of mātauranga Māori (Māori knowledge) and political theories as a basis from which to understand Indigenous language revitalisation and in particular, Māori language revitalisation in ... -
Ecce Wahine: Towards a Māori Translation of Western Text
(Auckland University of Technology, 2014)Taking its lead from pūkenga Ngāpuhi Māori Marsden’s (Māori Marsden, 2003) writings relating to Papatūānuku (Motherearth) and Ngā Tawhito (the ancient ones), this thesis seeks a reading of two Western texts that retains ... -
He iwi rangatira anō tātou i mua, kia pai te whakahaere o ngā tikanga mō te iwi. Kia mangu ki waho kia mā i roto
(Auckland University of Technology, 2015)This thesis contends that tapu (spiritual and physical boundaries), mana (power and authority), utu (reciprosity) and rūnanga (debate and decision-making) were the four pou (guiding principles) which delegated power and ... -
He kura-hāpainga, he kura-waka, he kura-kōrero, he kura-huna, He Kura-kura
(Auckland University of Technology, 2013)He aha rā ia ngā hua kua puta i te kura kaupapa Māori [KKM]? Kua whai hua rānei te kaupapa nei? Ko hea ngā taumata angitu KKM? Mā wai hei whakatau pēnā e ekea ana ngā taumata tika? Kua roa ēnei pātai, i te horopaki o ... -
He Whakapapa tōu, he tuakiri anō tōu: the importance of whakapapa to an urban Māori identity
(Auckland University of Technology, 2012)The main purpose of this thesis is to determine whether whakapapa is still an important facet of Māori culture for urban Māori today. The effect of mass migration to urban centres has had a major impact on Māori culture ... -
How Does the Next Generation of Pacific Diaspora From Blended Backgrounds Construct and Maintain Their Identities Through the Spaces They Inhabit?
(Auckland University of Technology, 2016)How does the next generation of Pacific diaspora from ‘blended backgrounds’ construct and maintain their identities through the spaces they inhabit? The aim of this research is to highlight the importance of space in ... -
Iti noa ana, he pito mata: A Critical Analysis of Educational Success Through a Māori Lens and Two Case Studies of Whānau Within Ngāti Awa and Ngāti Tūwharetoa
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)Throughout New Zealand history, successive governments’ legislation, and policies such as the Education Ordinance Act 1847, followed by the Native Ordinance Act 1880; Native School Act 1858 - 1867 and revisions of the ... -
Ko au ko Te Umutaoroa, ko Te Umutaoroa ko au: Toward a Patuheuheu Hapū Development Model
(Auckland University of Technology, 2015)The purpose of this thesis is to construct a hapū (sub-tribal) development model that is based on the critical analysis and interpretation of a prophecy articulated by Te Kooti Arikirangi Te Turuki in 1886. This prophecy, ... -
Mana reo: The Learning Worlds of Endangered Language Learners - te reo Māori
(Auckland University of Technology, 2017)Endangered languages create learning and social contexts that are different from learning dominant majority languages. As a field with its roots in the Anglo-American tradition there is huge scope for SLA to be more inclusive ... -
Te aho tapu uru tapurua o te muka e tui nei ā muri, ā mua: The sacred strand that joins the past and present muka strands together
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)This is an exegesis with a shared collaborative creative component with two other weaving exponents, Jacqueline McRae-Tarei and Rose Te Ratana which is reflective of a community of shared practice. This shared practice and ... -
Te Ao Manamanaia
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)This research comprises of two parts: a) an exegesis and creative work that is sole-authored, b) a larger collaborative creative installation that is interwoven with the PhD research of two other candidates (who are also ... -
Te mana o te kāhui kairaranga: Mai i te tīmatatanga
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)This research is located in the field of mātauranga Māori (Māori knowledge) within Te Ipukarea, because this study embodies a Māori worldview including te reo me ngā tikanga Māori (Māori language and customary practices), ... -
Te Tīmataka Mai O Te Waiatataka Mai O Te Reo
(Auckland University of Technology, 2016)As the world places increasing pressures on the survival of minority languages, there is a growing urgency for the development and application of strategies concerned with language maintenance and preservation. This thesis ...