This thesis set out to explore Māori identity through access to whakapapa. As whānau, hapū,
and iwi, we have a responsibility to future generations to ensure access to whakapapa is …

Whakapapa is the essence of health and well-being. Whakapapa is a tool, created by our
tūpuna to frame our existence as Māori. By identifying the names of places and people, we …

This study approaches the nexus of whakapapa (genealogy), Māori identity and non-
conventional presentations of “Māoriness”. The factors and forces that enable or disable the …

Ingoa tangata (personal names) are an expression of te reo Māori, Māori identity, and tino
rangatiratanga (self-determination). Nevertheless, our names are still mispronounced …

This article explores how five research participants from my whānau, who grew up in a
predominantly Pākehā (white New Zealand) environment, experienced a profound sense of …

This paper explores how traditional and contemporary interpretations of whakapapa can be
applied by Māori researchers when engaging in research with Māori communities today. It is …

Ariā–Abstract This thesis is concerned with discovering if and how Māori cultural
performance, which we now know as Kapa Haka, has contributed to the creation and …

I am Māui I am not Māori. Reclamation of identity as uri o Māui-tikitiki-a-Taranga is the ngako
of this creative thesis, in response to the question,'who were we before and what is …

Indigenous research methods centralises the importance of Indigenous ways of researching,
validating and interpreting knowledge. In Māori kin-community (kāinga) contexts this …