Shelley Hoani

Iwi/Hapū Affiliations

Ko Tainui te Waka
Ko Taupiri te Maunga
Ko Waikato te Awa
Ko Waikato te Iwi
Ko Pootatau Te Wherowhero te Tangata
Ko Horahora te Paa
Ko Ngaati Pou, Ngaati Naho ngaa Hapuu
He piko he Taniwha, he piko he Taniwha
Waikato Taniwharau

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Te Ohu kei te kongutu awa ki Ohau
Te Mōkai kei te Mataarae I ō rehu
Ko Whakahau kei te tihi ō Matawhaura
Ko Taingaru kei Rotoehu
He taniwha ngā tāngata
He paru paru ngā kai

Relevant Qualifications

2025: Doctorate - Indigenous Development & Advancement, Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi 

2020: Postgraduate Diploma, Kaitiakitanga: Bicultural Professional Supervision, Te Wānanga o Aotearoa 

2015: Master of Indigenous Studies, Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi 

2010: Te Pīnakitanga ki te Reo Kairangi (Diploma in Te Reo Māori, Level 7), Te Wānanga o Aotearoa 

2004: Te Pōkairua i te Reo Māori (Diploma in Te Reo Māori, Level 6), Waiariki Institute of Technology 

2002: Bachelor of Teaching (Primary, Rūmaki), University of Waikato

Expertise

With over two decades of experience in tertiary education within a Wānanga context, Shelley has gained considerable experience in various aspects of Ako (teaching, learning), Aro (reflective practice), and Rangahau (Māori/Indigenous inquiry). Notably, Shelley has served as the lead for Publications and Tikanga Rangahau (ethics), acquiring extensive knowledge and experience in both of these areas.

Shelley's interests encompass a wide range of personal, professional, and scholarly kaupapa, including wāhine Māori leadership, Indigenous frameworks of being, notions of success, the social construction of identity (single-parent), Kaitiakitanga (bicultural professional supervision), and even K-pop fan origin stories. Throughout these diverse areas of interest, the common thread is Shelley's commitment to amplifying and valuing the voices and lived experiences of wāhine/women. 

Key Contributions

  • Hoani, S. (2024, November 12-15). Māori single parenting as an expression of whakamana. International Indigenous Research Conference, Auckland, Aotearoa.

  • Hoani, S. (2023). BTS, K-pop, and urban pop culture: Impacts on cities and communities. State of Australasian Cities Conference (Pacific futures: Australasian cities in transition), Wellington, Aotearoa.

  • Hoani, S. (2023). Early Career Researcher Best Presentation Award: City Cultures. State of Australasian Cities Conference (Pacific futures: Australasian cities in transition), Wellington, Aotearoa.

  • Hoani, S. & Toi, S. (2022, November 15-18). Te Manawahoukura: Reinvigorating a culture of rangahau through the establishment of a rangahau institute [Conference presentation]. 10th International Indigenous Research Conference 2022, Auckland, Aotearoa. 

  • Hoani, S. (2021). Following my footsteps home. In W. Eaglehawk & K. Ibrahim (Ed.). Love yourself: Essays on self-love, care and healing inspired by BTS. (pp. 191-199). Bulletproof Publishers. 

  • Hoani, S. (2020, January 4-5). Transcending the personal, Transforming the professional [Conference presentation]. BTS: A Global Interdisciplinary Conference, Kingston, UK. 

  • Hoani, S., Johnson, M., Moon, A., Patron, E. J., & Rahmanindita, A. (2020). Walking the borasaek road with BTS. The Rhizomatic Revolution Review [20130613], (1). https://ther3journal.com/issue-1/walking-the-borasaek-road-with-bts/ 

  • Hoani, S. (2019). Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi Doctoral Scholarship.

  • Hoani, S. & Warriner, V. (2017). Unpacking the social construction of wāhine Māori leadership within a Māori tertiary institute. In V. Warriner (Ed.), Te Rangahau Hautūtanga ki Awanuiārangi: A Collection of Readings on Leadership, pp.107-124. Whakatāne, New Zealand: Awanuiārangi Press 

  • Hoani, S. (2014). Unpacking the social construction of wahine Māori leadership within a Māori tertiary education institute [Unpublished Master’s thesis]. Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi. 

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