Browsing Doctoral Theses by Thesis Supervisor "Mahuta, Dean"
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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 ... -
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 ... -
Ka tangi te tītī, ka tangi te kākā, ka tangi hoki ahau: The creative potential of contemporary Māori music in promoting te reo Māori
(Auckland University of Technology, 2014)Ever since the advent of European colonization of New Zealand, Māori musicians and performers have adopted and interpreted many of the imported Western musical styles, often informed by and in combination with traditional ...