In traditional Maori thinking these are the sources of knowledge brought by Taane , the spiritual power responsible for the trees and birds and separation of heaven and earth who climbed to the highest heavens to retrieve the baskets. The first basket te kete aronui is the knowledge we see, that before us, in the natural world as apprehended by our senses. The second basket te kete tuauri contains knowledge that is beyond the dark, the knowledge which understands or stands under our sense experience. Te kete tuaatea , the third basket, contains the knowledge of spiritual realities, realities beyond space and time, the world we experience in ritual. Doctoral students are invited to present their research in areas across the range of disciplines from medicine and technology to indigenous studies and environmental science.
Interdisciplinary research is especially welcome.
The APRU Doctoral Student Conference will be held at The University of Auckland in Auckland, New Zealand 1-4 February 2001. The Conference is open to doctoral and post-doctoral students of universities in the Association of Pacific Rim Universities and New Zealand Universities. The APRU Doctoral Student Conference website will be updated regularly as further information becomes available.