{"id":1357,"date":"2022-08-16T09:53:12","date_gmt":"2022-08-15T21:53:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/tetumuresearch\/?p=1357"},"modified":"2022-08-16T16:56:42","modified_gmt":"2022-08-16T04:56:42","slug":"august-graduands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/tetumuresearch\/august-graduands\/","title":{"rendered":"August graduands"},"content":{"rendered":"

This Saturday (20 August) is graduation day. \u00a0<\/strong><\/span>It is always wonderful when Te Tumu students graduate, but especially postgraduate students. \u00a0Completing an Honours, Masters, or Doctoral degree requires a huge amount of determination, because it encompasses a significant piece of self-directed research. \u00a0A dissertation or thesis is not easy task. \u00a0He mihi t\u0113nei hei whakah\u014dnore i ng\u0101 t\u0101ngata kua whakaoti i taua haerenga.<\/p>\n

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Sammy Hughes and wh\u0101nau<\/p><\/div>\n

Sammy Hughes<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Iwi<\/span><\/strong>: Te Whakat\u014dhea, Te Wh\u0101nau-a-Apanui<\/div>\n
Village<\/span><\/strong>: Leimatua (Vava\u2019u) – Tonga<\/div>\n
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I have just recently finished as the Chief Advisor of the New Zealand Curriculum Refresh and am about to start as a Senior Manager in EY\u2019s Consulting Division. I am also a Senior Fellow of the Atlantic Fellows for Social Equity and the Global Atlantic Fellows space working with individuals and groups across the\u00a0globe in the global equity space.<\/div>\n
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Sammy is graduating with a Master of Indigenous Studies.<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n
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Dissertation title<\/strong><\/span>: Unrelenting Achievement With Attitude \u2013 Iwi Based Education On The Rural East Coast of Aotearoa:\u00a0A case study on Te Kura-a-Rohe o \u016aawa me Kahukuranui \u2013 Tolaga Bay Area School me Kahukuranui\u2019s localised and responsive curriculum<\/div>\n
Sammy’s supervisors were Paerau Warbrick and Karyn Paringatai (Te Tumu).<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n
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Abstract<\/strong><\/span>: Unrelenting Achievement With Attitude is the school motto of Te Kura-a-Rohe o \u016aawa me Kahukuranui \u2013 Tolaga Bay Area School me Kahukuranui on the rural East Coast of the North Island in Aotearoa, New Zealand. Located in the heart of Te Aitanga-a-Hauiti and sitting on Mangarara P\u0101, the former residence of Te Kani-a- Takirau, Hauiti me Ng\u0101ti Poroutanga are fixtures of the school\u2019s localised curriculum. This case study looks to answer the question of \u2018how can schools develop a localised curriculum and outcomes alongside iwi aspirations?\u2019. The ontological position taken within this essay is that M\u0101ori success will look different within localised contexts, as well as that iwi aspirations can be given life within the New Zealand education system alongside the New Zealand Curriculum guidelines. Kaupapa M\u0101ori and indidenous approaches have been used to outline the ontological, epistemological, axiological, and methodological approaches taken throughout this work, as well as autoethnographic narrative and autoethnographic methodologies to give context to these approaches.<\/div>\n
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Ahinata Kaitai-Mullane<\/p><\/div>\n

Ahinata Kaitai-Mullane.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Iwi<\/span><\/strong>: K\u0101i Tahu, K\u0101ti M\u0101moe and Waitaha<\/div>\n
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At the moment I am working as a tutor and a research assistant at Otago, primarily working on a research project with Anaru Eketone on M\u0101ori suicide postvention. I am in the process of enrolling to do my PhD at Victoria University of Wellington, looking at studying learning about, and care for,\u00a0identities\u00a0related\u00a0to\u00a0gender, sex, sexuality and body amongst K\u0101i Tahu young people. I am excited to continue weaving together knowledge around gender and M\u0101ori identities in my future research, working with my wh\u0101nau, hap\u016b and iwi.<\/div>\n
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Ahinata is graduating with a Master of Indigenous Studies.<\/span><\/em><\/div>\n
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Dissertation title<\/strong><\/span>: Decolonising Taera:\u00a0Representations of w\u0101hine M\u0101ori from early colonisation into contemporary pornography.<\/div>\n
Ahinata’s supervisors were Angela Wanhalla (History) and Anaru Eketone (Social Work)<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n
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Abstract<\/span><\/strong>: This research answers the question of the impact colonisation has had on representations of w\u0101hine M\u0101ori bodies, identities and sex, tracking the extent to which this continues in contemporary pornography. This research project takes a decolonial and Mana Wahine approach, answering this question by evaluating early colonial depictions and descriptions of w\u0101hine M\u0101ori, comparing them to those in contemporary pornography. The significance of this lies in identifying themes in how colonial ideas continue to be impacted on w\u0101hine M\u0101ori bodies in pornography, influencing sexual scripts, discourses and treatment of w\u0101hine M\u0101ori in broader society. This is carried out through qualitative thematic image and textual analysis of a sample of 50 video thumbnails and titles collected from PornHub. This project argues that colonisation has influenced social discourses and scripts of w\u0101hine M\u0101ori bodies, selves, and sex, seeing this colonial impact continuing in contemporary pornography. This project is ultimately a challenge to the power colonisation holds over w\u0101hine M\u0101ori and our representation.<\/div>\n
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Louise Kewene-Doig<\/p><\/div>\n

Lousie Kewene-Doig<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Iwi<\/span><\/strong>: Waikato\/ Ng\u0101ti Maniapoto<\/div>\n
(Louise notes “our ancestor Kewene Te Haho hangs in the main room of Te Tumu. Was always lovely to see our t\u016bpuna hanging there.”)<\/div>\n
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Currently I am working as a Policy Analyst here at the Dunedin City Council. It wasn\u2019t a role I had thought of doing but it has been really rewarding.<\/div>\n
I am able to use all the knowledge and expertise gained throughout my PhD journey into this role. It has been rewarding because I can see real world applications from all the knowledge I have gained. I am also an independent researcher involved in collaborative projects with the M\u0101ori and Pasifika Education Trust. I am currently working towards publishing my thesis as a book and continuing my work with the digital archive app Tutuku I created for my PhD.<\/div>\n
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Louise is graduating with a PhD.<\/span><\/em><\/div>\n
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Thesis Title<\/span><\/strong>: He Kohinga K\u014drero:\u00a0A selected group of M\u0101ori musicians and performers\u2019 experiences of\u00a0the 1960s through the M\u0101ori Showband movement.<\/div>\n
Louise was supervised by Karyn Paringatai, Michael Reilly (Te Tumu) and Professor Emerita Khyla Russell.<\/span><\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Abstract<\/strong><\/span>: This thesis examines the unique identity of the M\u0101ori Showband movement through the\u00a0narratives and experiences of a selected group of M\u0101ori Showband musicians and entertainers\u00a0of the 1960s. The M\u0101ori Showband musicians and performers are connected through the\u00a0whakapapa (genealogical connections) of the showband communities.
\u201cHe Kohinga K\u014drero: A Selected Group of M\u0101ori Musicians and Performers\u2019 Experiences of
the 1960s Through the M\u0101ori Showband Movement,\u201d is grounded in M\u0101ori Studies but
informed by previous research in Ethnomusicology. The written component of this thesis is
partnered with my nominated creative component Tutuku. Tutuku is a digital archive created\u00a0alongside \u201cHe Kohinga K\u014drero,\u201d which uses the research gained as informed commentary\u00a0within the digital archive.
This thesis creates a new understanding of the M\u0101ori Showband identity and success.
Scholarly research surrounding this popular musical movement is sparse. The first part of this\u00a0thesis investigates the cultural and social climate for M\u0101ori before 1960 that lead to the
opportunities and emergence of this musical movement. Chapter one introduces the digital\u00a0archive and discusses the barriers to accessing stories and knowledge. It also lays down the\u00a0ground work of the research methods used and the importance of kaupapa M\u0101ori research\u00a0methodologies.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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