Past Engagements, Papers

Please find below papers and presentations of the past ten years or so. The PowerPoint presentations can be found on this page. Papers delivered in the previous year can also be found here. All other papers can be found on my Writings pages. Pa pers and presentations concerning the whare tapere (traditional Māori performing arts) can be found at www.orotokare.org.nz These papers are in PDF format. You can obtain Adobe Acrobat Reader here.
2009
2008
  • Panelist with Professor Albert Wendt and Dr Alice Te Punga-Summerville, National Māori Writers Hui, Toi Māori Aotearoa, Wellington Town Hall, 19 October. Panel entitled 'Can Māori Literary Nationalism be sustained?'
  • 'Some thoughts about the Treaty of Waitangi in the New Zealand of tomorrow' , a paper presented to the 'CEO Retreat 2008', the Hugo Group in association with Deloitte. Millbrook Resort, Queenstown, 12 April 2008
  • 'Being a New Zealander', a panel discussion chaired by Gilbert Wong, Auckland War Memorial Museum, 13 February 2008. Panelists included Jo Randerson, Rod Oram, James Griffin and Sailau Sua`ali`i-Sauni
  • 'Some thoughts about the Treaty of Waitangi in the New Zealand of tomorrow' , a paper delivered to the Treaty of Waitangi Debate Series, 7 February 2008, Te Papa Tongarewa, Museum of New Zealand, Wellington
  • The 'Creative Potential' of Indigenous Knowledge, a presentation to a meeting 'Te Au o te Moana, Acorss Oceania' Tofamamo Centre, Apia, Samoa 23-27 January 2008
2007
 During the first half of 2007, I did not accept any speaking engagements owing to a heavy research workload. I had two public speaking engagements in that time including a keynote address to the Māori Innovation Summit, held at Te Papa in February. In the second half of 2007, I have accepted a small number of engagements.
  • 26 September: 'Some Speculations on Māori Identity in the New Zealand of tomorrow', a paper delivered to a symposium entitled 'Concepts of Nationhood: Marking 100 Years Since the proclamation of Dominion Status for New Zealand', Legislative Council Chamber, Parliament Buildings, Wellington.
  • 10 September: 'The Creative Potential Paradigm emerging in iwi/Māori communities', A keynote address delivered to Tranzform: Te Tīnihanga, A Conference of the Library and Information Association of New Zealand, Rotorua, 10 September 2007.
  • 27 July: 'Ki Te Whaiao, ki Te Ao Mārama', a hui convened by Te Wānanga-o-Aotearoa, Mōkai Kāinga Marae, Kāwhia, 27 July. My presentation concerned the Te Ao Mārama worldview and Te Aka Matua, values in the Te Ao Mārama worldview.
  • 20 July: 'Vision Mātauranga', Chatshop, Ministry of Research, Science and Technology, Wellington
  • 20 June: 'Representing Indigenous Music', a panel shared with Richard Nunns, Conference of International Associaton of Music Information Centres, Te Papa, Wellington
  • 6 June: Presentation concerning 'The Creative Potential of the Māori Worker', EPMU Hui, Apumoana Marae, Rotorua

 

2006

  • Manaakitanga, Whanaungatanga, Rangatiratanga, a presentation to staff, Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington, November 30 
  • Creativity and Mātauranga Māori: Towards Tools for Innovation, a presentation to a 'chatshop', Ministry of Research, Science and Technology, Wellington. PowerPoint in PDF here, November 30
  • Whare Wānanga: Building Distinctive and Successful education institutions of mana, a presentation to a professional development training day, attended by staff of Te Wānanga-o-Aotearoa. Taiwere Campus, Te Wānanga-o-Aotearoa, Rotorua. PowerPoint in PDF here , 24 November
  • Creativity and Mātauranga Māori: Towards Tools for Innovation, a presentation to a conference convened by Lexis Nexus Ltd and entitled 'Managing and Developing Māori Business and Traditional Knowledge: Cutting Edge Solutions for everyday questions in modern Māori enterprises'. Rydges Hotel, Rotorua.  PowerPoint in PDF here, 24 November
  • The United States Society for Ethnomusicology 51st Annual Conference, 'Decolonizing Ethnomusicology', Marriot Hotel, Waikīkī, Honolulu, Hawai'i. Paper entitled Te Whare Tapere: Towards Indigenous Theatre and Performing Arts in New Zealand, 16-19 November
  • Mātauranga Māori and Science, Some thinking out loud: a presentation delivered at a lunchtime seminar, National Library, Wellington, 9 November 2006
  • Creativity and Mātauranga Māori: Towards Tools for Innovation, a presentation to an international seminar entitled 'Knowledge Economy fostering creative industries' convened by The International Federation of Reproduction Rights Organisations and Copyright Licensing Ltd. Hilton Auckland, Princes Wharf, Auckland.PowerPoint in PDF here, 3 November
  • A Modern View of Mana: A keynote address delivered to the joint conference of the Australian Psychological Society and the New Zealand Psychological Society, 26-30 September 2006, SkyCity Auckland Convention Centre.
  • New Directions for Tangata Whenua , Te Wakapūwhenua Trust, Taumarunui, September 6
  • Te Akatea Māori Principals Conference, Palmerston North, August 24
  • New Directions forTraditional Māori Performing Arts - The Creative Potential of  Te Whare Tapere,  Wellington City Libraries, Wellington [Te Wiki o te reo Māori], July 28
  • The Creative Potential of Mātauranga Māori, University of Waikato, Hamilton [Te Wiki o te reo Māori], July 26
  • New Vision for Tangata Whenua, Statistics NZ, Wellington [Te Wiki o te reo Māori], July 24
  • People need nourishment (not judgment ) : a presentation delivered to a Māori apostolate hui, Catholic Church, Palmerston North Diocese, 22 July 2006.
  • Applying Mana, Tapu and Mauri at Work, Seminar, Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington, June 14
  • The Creative Potential of the Māori World, National Affiliates Council NZCTU, Wellington, May 11
  • The Purpose of Education: Perspectives arising from Mātauranga Māori, He Waka Eke Noa Conference, CORE Education Ltd, Rotorua, April 20. (A copy of this report is available here.)
  • Promoting Iwi Innovation and Creativity Involving Traditional Knowledge, Seminar, Ministry of Economic Development, Wellington, April 3
  • Master of Ceremonies, Lilburn Residence, Wellington, March 11
  • An Introduction to Iwi Research, Research Sminar for researchers from Te Wānanga-o-Raukawa,Te Rūnanga-o-Raukawa and Te Rūnanga-o-Ngāti Hauiti, Levin, March 7
  • An Introduction to Mātauranga Māori, Te Hikinga Manawa students, Te Wānanga-o-Raukawa, Ōtaki, March 1
  • Panel Discussion 'Dr Buller's Birds', a play by Nick Blake, Wellington, February 28
  • HANGI Seminar, NZCTU and Sealords, Nelson, February 23-24
  • Te Ao Mārama Worldview, Te Whare Wānanga-o-Awanuiārangi, Wellington, February 18
  • The New Wānanga-Scholarship arising from the Creative Potential of Mātauranga Māori, a paper delivered to a conference on Rongoā Māori, Te Wānanga-o-Raukawa, Ōtaki, 10 January 2006
  • PhD Students Colloquium, Victoria University Business School, Wellington, February 9
  • Creativity, Innovation and Mātauranga Māori, Ngā Puhi Festival, Kaikohe, January 28

2005

  • Panel Member, Culture Moves Conference, Wellington, November 11 
  • CTU Hui, Taputeranga Marae, Wellington, October 15
  • Te Wakapūwhenua Trust, Taumarunui, July 26
  • Master of New Zealand Studies Students, Stout Centre, Victoria University, Wellington, July 19
  • The Creative Potential of Māori People, Knowledge and Resources, CTU Conference, Wellington, July 15
  • Kura Kaupapa Māori Teachers, Tauranga, July 12
  • Exploring Indigenous Knowledge, The Indigenous Knowledges Conference, Wellington, June 25
  • Exploring Indigenity, Public Seminar, St Josephs, Wanganui, April 18
  • Mōteatea and the Work of the Curator, Te Papa Tongarewa Staff Seminar, Wellington, April 5
  • Research and Development, Hui Taumata Project, Wellington, March 1
  • Nohopuku, Hui-ā-tau National Association of Resource Teachers and Advisers Māori, Wellington February 28
  • Panel Member, Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga: National Institute of Research Excellence for Māori Development and Advancement Seminar, Wellington, February 18
  • A Snapshot of New Zealand Culture, USA Based Fulbright Scholars, Wellington, February 7
  • Mana At The Heart of Our Nation, Ōrongomai Marae Open Day, Wellington, February 5
  • Research and Whare Wānanga, Masters Students Te Wānanga-o-Raukawa, Ōtaki, January 26
2004
  • Indigenity, Tamihana Foundation 'Caring for Land and Sea' Conference, Wellington, June 12 
  • An Organic Arising: An Interpretation of Tikanga Based Upon Māori Creation Traditions, Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga: National Institute of Research Excellence for Māori Development and Advancement 'Mātauranga Tuku Iho Rangahau - Traditional Knowledge and Research Ethics' Conference, Wellington, June 10
  • Values, Master of Māori and Management Students Te Wānanga-o-Raukawa, Ōtaki, May 30
  • Seeing The Prism in the Water, Hearing The Voice in the Forest, Building Research Capacity and Capability in Whare Wānanga, Te Tauihu-o-Ngā Wānanga Research Conference, Wellington, May 28
  • Panel Member, Hui Wānanga for Science Students of Victoria University, Wellington, May 27
  • Mana, Master of Whakaakoranga Students Te Wānanga-o-Raukawa, Ōtaki, May 26
  • Values Workshop, Māori Television Staff, Auckland, May 21
  • State of Being Education: Revelation of Creative Potential, Kura Kaupapa Māori Teachers and Resource Teachers, Wellington, April 1
  • Te Aka Matua: A Tai Tokerau Tradition Pertaining to the Treaty of Waitangi, Hui Wānanga, Hokianga,
    March 26-28 Panel Member, New Zealand Qualifications Authority Strategic Planning, Wellington
    March 26-28 Panel Member, New Zealand Qualifications Authority Strategic Planning, Wellington
  • Doctral Writers Retreat, Ngāruawāhia, convened Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Auckland University, February 3
2001
  • An Interpretation of the Pōwhiri, a paper delivered to a seminar conducted under the auspices of Te Whare Wānanga-o-Awanuiarangi at their Awatope Campus, Linden, Tawa, 2001
  • Recent Developments in Māori knowledge: Thoughts from Te Wānanga-o-Raukawa, a paper presented to a seminar conducted at the Stout Research Centre, Victoria University of Wellington, 21 March  2001
  • Native Hawaiian Charter Schools, a report prepared for Te Puni Kōkiri-Ministry for Māori Development
  • The Treaty of Waitangi and Te Wānanga-o-Raukawa, a chapter written for a forthcoming publication on education, edited by Professor Russell Bishop, Waikato University
  • He Whakaaro mō te Mātauranga Māori, a chapter written for a forthcoming publication in preparation by Dr. Hirini Moko Mead and Piripi Walker
  • Māori Language Popular Music, A paper delivered at a symposium entitled ‘Pacific Islands, Atlantic Worlds’ and convened by New York University’s Asian/Pacific/American Studies Program and Institute and co-sponsored by University of Hawai`i-Manoa’s Center for Pacific Islands Studies.  New  York University, October 25-27, 2001.
2000
  • Higher Education through Formal and Informal Learning: Reflections and Implications for the Whare Wānanga, 'Bringing the Outside Inside: The 7th International Conference on Experiental Learning', International Consortium for Experiental Learning, Auckland, December 4
  • Pūrākau: A Genre of Storytelling, 10th Biennial Conference of the History and Film Association of Australia and New Zealand, Wellington, December 1
  • Towards a Modern Whakahaere: Thinking About Tapu, Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi Seminar, Wellington, October 4
  • Kaupapa and Tikanga: Some Thoughts, 'Mai i te ata hāpara: A Conference on the Principles, Influence and Relevance of Tikanga Māori', Te Wānanga-o-Raukawa, Ōtaki, August 11-13
  • The Potential of Duality: The Tikanga Māori House and The Tikanga Pākehā House, 'Mai i te ata hāpara: A Conference on the Principles, Influence and Relevance of Tikanga Māori', Te Wānanga-o-Raukawa, Ōtaki, August 13
  • Panel Member, Arts Funding Forums: Forum One: The Treaty Dimension, The Institute of Policy Studies Victoria University, Wellington, March 24 
1999
  • Kawa and Storytelling: A Few Thoughts, National Hui of Māori Film and Television Makers, Wellington, November 5
  • Te Pouako: He Whakaaro, Hui Te Wānanga-o-Raukawa, Ōtaki, June 22-25
  • Te Whakatupu Mātauranga: He Whakaaro, Te Kupenga-o-te-mātauranga Seminar, Palmerston North, April 8 
  • Mātauranga and the Writing of Māori History, Te Pouhere Kōrero Hui, Ōtaki, March 19-21
  • Māori Art: Thoughts from the Whare Tapere, Toi Māori Aotearoa Arts Festival, Rotorua, February 12
1998
  • Mauriora: Some Thoughts, Te Korowai Aroha Hui, Ōtaki, September 16
  • Te Ao Mārama: A Research Paradigm, 'Te Oru Rangahau, Research and Māori Development' Conference, Palmerston North, July 8
  • There Are Adventures to be had: Experiences of a Māori Researcher, 'He Ara ki te Puna: Assisting Māori Research' Hui, Waitara, May 29-31
  • Whare Wānanga: A Pacific Tertiary Education Model for the 21st Century, 'Towards the Global University, Strategies for the Third Millenium Conference', Tours, France, April 10
  • Te Ao Mārama: Wisdom and Spirituality, 'Healing Our Spirits Worldwide Indigenous Conference', Rotorua, February 4
  • Mātauranga Māori: Paradigms and Politics, Ministry for Research, Science and Technology Hui, Wellington, January 13
1996
  • An Inarticulate Man Expresses Some Thoughts on Traditional Māori Womenhood and Tries Not To Get Into Trouble In the Process, Waikato University Department of Geography Seminar, Hamilton, August 13, Press here
  • Adventures in Mātauranga Māori: Some Thoughts on a Kawa of Māori Knowledge, Victoria University Department of Māori Studies 'Te Kawa-ā-Māui' Seminar, Wellington, May 31. Press here
  • Identifying and Recording Tribal Heritage: Advocating for Kaitiakitanga, Auckland Regional Council Heritage Hui, Auckland, April 12. Press here
  • Māori People as Primary Representatives of Māori History, New Zealand Historical Association Conference 'Here and Now', Wellington, February 8-11. Press here 
Speaking at the IAMIC Conference
Wellington, June 2007

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