The Hui Taumata 2024

Hui Taumata is the national rangahau symposium of Te Wānanga o Aotearoa bringing kaimahi together to share knowledge, showcase research, and strengthen kaupapa Māori practice across the organisation.

MANAWA WHENUA

Allan Collins: From Filleting Fish to Math Equations: Embracing Our Passions

Renu Sisodia: Creating a Space for Tribal Sahariya Youth to Improve Access to Safe Water in Rural Rajasthan, India

Dr Siham El-Kafafi: Educating for a Sustainable Future: Unveiling the Impact of Educators on Peace Education in Alignment with SDGs

Dr Marian McDonald: Academic Women’s Experiences of Challenge and Resistance in Tertiary Education in Aotearoa New Zealand

Ripeka Matipou: The Highs and Lows of Sole Parenting Experienced by Wāhine Māori

MANAWA RŪ

Andrea Thumath & Kane Milne
What makes technology “indigenous”?
How do we bring a critical consciousness to technology, and use our indigeneity to thrive in a modern, technologically driven world?

Syrai-Tiare Taumihau:
Ori Paraparau | Body Conversations

MANAWA TOKA

Deborah Kauwhata: Miro i te Kahu o te Ao

Tom (Thomas) Brooker: Aramai te Toki

Ariana Sheehan: Raranga – Traditional Māori Weaving and Tukutuku

Taina Keelan: Waiata Music Production with Tauira in Gisborne

Kim Marsh: Project with Uenuku ki te Whenua Marae in Waingaro

MANAWA ORA

Kamaline Pomare, Mihaere Emery: Whakahono Iwi O Te Ao - Connecting Natives Across the World

Dr Elias Martis: Indigenising the Pedagogy of Social Work Education: Transformative Role of Wairuatanga in the Ako Space

Dr Sarah Lockwood: (Video not available)
Maternal Inequities during Climate Crises: A Case Study of the Impacts of Cyclone Gabriel on Those Bringing New Life into the World”.

Dr Vulcan Demirkan-Martin: Integrating Social-Emotional Learning into Language Teaching

MANAWA AKO (ESOL)

Lilly Vigneswaran: Evaluating Achievement Standards: A Critical Analysis of the NZCEL Regulatory Framework

Deborah Turner: (Video not available)
Improving Writing Using the Academic Word List

Dr Peter Dulgar: Passion, Personality, & Podcasts: Self-motivation in the Dynaspeak Language Logbook.

Dr Vy Lan (Vivian) Doan: (Video not available)
The Effects of Pre-Writing Strategies on Writing Performance and Attitudes of Level 4 General Students at DynaSpeak Te Wānanga o Aotearoa.

Dr Hossein Hosseini: Te Wānanga o Aotearoa's Mission, Vision, and Values: Teaching ESOL to non-Māori Community Members in Auckland

MANAWA AKO

Emma Mc Laughlin and Barbara Terry: Kotahitanga, Literacy and Rangahau in our Bi-Cultural Social Work Degree

Dr Pauline Adams: How Schools Make Us Ethnic – Educational Impacts on Identity Choice for Bicultural Māori- Pākehā Learners

Gladys Elkington: The Inter-connectedness of Kaupapa Māori Frameworks in Social Work Education for Social Development.

Dr Kathryn Oxborrow Vambe: How non-Māori Librarians in Aotearoa Learn About and Engage with Mātauranga Māori

Naketa Ikihele: Listening: The Underrated Leadership Skill.

Manaaki Tangata Panel

Transformation of Whānau through Te Wānanga o Aotearoa: Phenomenal Growth of Manaaki Tangata (Certificate in Bi-Cultural Social Services Level 4)

Lisa Amoa

Dr Shahul Hameed

Dr Sameen Masood

Celia Porter

Premnath Kathri

Manava Moana Panel

Mary Asi: Centrality of ‘Aiga’

Moeroa Marsters: Te Tivaevae Model

Willie Tupou: Pacific Methodology - Kakala Model

Talaleu Joel and Daniel Kelly: ‘If it hits your heart, then you learn’ teaching to the Ngākau (A Rangatahi-Driven Approach)

AKO WĀNANGA PANEL

Ako Wānanga - Te Whare o te Kaupapa Matua

Pihitahi Russell

Leah Fitzpatrick

Keith Edwards

Aramoana Whakahoehoe

Haani Huata-Allen

MANAWA KEUKEU ORA

Dr Emma West: (Video not available)
He Kākano Ahau i Ruia Mai i Rangiātea

Harley Thompson: A Tiriti Model of Social Work

Dr Tina Karaitiana: He Whetū ka Kōhiti., He Miha ka Hua: When Stars Rise, Wonderment Happens

Lucky Hawkins: Finding My Reo

TOITOI MANAWA

Lucy Pearce: Diamonds are Forever but NOT if you are Female Softball Umpire!

Dr Norma Rosales-Anderson and Tania Rose-Tutaki: Building Relationships with Mapuche Communities

Nathaniel Hakeagaiki: Building Resilience in Rangatahi

Dr Mona Kattaya: Ties that Bind: Exploring Shared Values and Traditions in the Māori and Arab Cultures.

Dr Selina Akhter: Tawaf - Cleansing our Souls: A Model of Supervision for Muslims

MANAWA TĪTĪ

Dr Te Rita Papesch: Hei Tīmatanga, Kia Ū Te Reo o te Whānau

Neihana Matiu: Ko te Rerekātanga o te Whakaako me to Whakatupu i Te Reo Māori

Rana Motu: Kei te Ao Wairua te Mana o tō Kōrero

Urupikia Minhinnick: Ko te Whakawhiti Reo te Ara hei Whakawhiti Ao

Griffa Rivers: Engaging with Kaupapa Māori as pakeha

TAUPĀRONGO: ACCELERATE TO INNOVATE - NAVIGATING THE INTER-SECTION OF AGILE METHODOLOGY AND MĀORI INNOVATION

Kaikōrero - Vini Paint, Jason Thompson, Eddie Walker

SHOWCASING RANGAHAU: CONTRIBUTIONS OF CONSEQUENCE

Kaikōrero - Tu Williams, Heeni Morehu, Ellie Tuckey, Mitra Homolja, Te Mihinga

Launching your Rangahau Journey

Dr Shelley Hoani Presents: For many kaimahi, the journey begins with the pātai “What is rangahau?”—exploring its meaning, methods, and value. Others begin with “Ko wai ahau?”, reflecting on identity and purpose. Together, these pātai show that rangahau is more than academic—it is a personal journey of reclaiming, remembering, and renewal.

Māori Mindfulness

Dr Joni Angeli-Gordon introduces us to her doctoral kaupapa which focused on Mauritau in Kura Kaupapa Māori. Titled ‘Ko ia tonu te rangatira o tana mauri: Ko te Mauritau hei tohu o te puāwaitanga o Te Aho Matua ki Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Hoani Waititi Marae’ – Joni’s presentation offers a unique insight into the conceptualising of her kaupapa and the actualising of her Rangahau.