title: Eke Panuku, Eke Tangaroa: He Taonga Tuku Iho

authors: Apanui, Ngahiwi

subjects: Panuku

abstract: He aha te Māori? He aha i kīia ai tētahi āhuatanga, tētahi mahi, tētahi tangata, tētahi whakahaere rānei he Māori? Ko te whāinga o te rangahau nei he rapa huarahi e āhei ai te whakautu i ēnei pātai. Me te huhua hoki o te whakaaro mō ēnei pātai, i huri ahau ki ngā mātanga, ngā pūkenga hoki o te ao mātauranga Māori hei taunaki i te whakautu ki te pātai. 
Ka tūhura te rangahau nei i te rētōtanga o te ao Māori, ka titiro hoki ki te āhua i Māori ai ētahi āhuatanga me te whakautu, he ahurea Māori i Māori ai tētahi āhuatanga, tētahi mahi, tētahi tangata, tētahi whakahaere rānei – ko te pū ahurea Māori tēnei. Ka titiro anō hoki te rangahau nei ki te whakaaro Māori hei tūāpapa mō te pū ahurea Māori, te wāhanga ki ngā kaupapa tuku iho me te whakaatu a te tikanga i te kaupapa. 
Ko te hua o te rangahau nei, he tuku i te rauemi e taea ai te tangata te tautuhi me te ine i te pū ahurea Māori hei ārahi i te aromātaitanga o ngā mahi Māori.

text: Eke Panuku, Eke Tangaroa: He Taonga Tuku Iho He aha te Māori? He aha i kīia ai tētahi āhuatanga, tētahi mahi, tētahi tangata, tētahi whakahaere rānei he Māori? Ko te whāinga o te rangahau nei he rapa huarahi e āhei ai te whakautu i ēnei pātai. Me te huhua hoki o te whakaaro mō ēnei pātai, i huri ahau ki ngā mātanga, ngā pūkenga hoki o te ao mātauranga Māori hei taunaki i te whakautu ki te pātai. 
Ka tūhura te rangahau nei i te rētōtanga o te ao Māori, ka titiro hoki ki te āhua i Māori ai ētahi āhuatanga me te whakautu, he ahurea Māori i Māori ai tētahi āhuatanga, tētahi mahi, tētahi tangata, tētahi whakahaere rānei – ko te pū ahurea Māori tēnei. Ka titiro anō hoki te rangahau nei ki te whakaaro Māori hei tūāpapa mō te pū ahurea Māori, te wāhanga ki ngā kaupapa tuku iho me te whakaatu a te tikanga i te kaupapa. 
Ko te hua o te rangahau nei, he tuku i te rauemi e taea ai te tangata te tautuhi me te ine i te pū ahurea Māori hei ārahi i te aromātaitanga o ngā mahi Māori.

year: 2015

title: Ko te Kōauau: Its historical journey, aspects of construction, socio-cultural relevance, and performance

authors: Komene, Jo'el

subjects: Koauau

abstract: In recent years there has been a revival of interest in traditional Māori musical instruments, including the Kōauau (sometimes called a  flute ). Most of the information on record is from Pākehā perspectives of music and culture. This thesis studies Kōauau in a Māori framework, giving weight to traditional Māori knowledge and practices, while bringing together much scattered information. The research links the origins/whakapapa of the Kōauau to the gods and their natural world, especially Hineraukatauri. The thesis analyses the materials used for Kōauau, the circumstances under which materials were acquired, their significance, design and methods of construction, and the tools employed in making Kōauau. The study discusses techniques for playing Kōauau, including its range of sounds, occasions on which they were played, and for what purposes they were used. Reference is made to the story of Hinemoa and Tūtānekai, with the suggestion that more knowledge can be drawn from pakiwaitara and pūrākau. As part of the research, several Kōauau available in the Auckland Museum were examined, showing that close inspection of these taonga significantly extended the information on them held by the Museum. Despite the constraints of the research in terms of time and other resources, the thesis makes an important contribution to knowledge, by collating widely distributed documentation into a concise form, by placing the Kōauau into a Māori perspective, emphasizing the spiritual dimensions of the instrument in its origins and its function, and by indicating what kinds of further research will assist in strengthening the revival of the Kōauau.

text: Ko te Kōauau: Its historical journey, aspects of construction, socio-cultural relevance, and performance In recent years there has been a revival of interest in traditional Māori musical instruments, including the Kōauau (sometimes called a  flute ). Most of the information on record is from Pākehā perspectives of music and culture. This thesis studies Kōauau in a Māori framework, giving weight to traditional Māori knowledge and practices, while bringing together much scattered information. The research links the origins/whakapapa of the Kōauau to the gods and their natural world, especially Hineraukatauri. The thesis analyses the materials used for Kōauau, the circumstances under which materials were acquired, their significance, design and methods of construction, and the tools employed in making Kōauau. The study discusses techniques for playing Kōauau, including its range of sounds, occasions on which they were played, and for what purposes they were used. Reference is made to the story of Hinemoa and Tūtānekai, with the suggestion that more knowledge can be drawn from pakiwaitara and pūrākau. As part of the research, several Kōauau available in the Auckland Museum were examined, showing that close inspection of these taonga significantly extended the information on them held by the Museum. Despite the constraints of the research in terms of time and other resources, the thesis makes an important contribution to knowledge, by collating widely distributed documentation into a concise form, by placing the Kōauau into a Māori perspective, emphasizing the spiritual dimensions of the instrument in its origins and its function, and by indicating what kinds of further research will assist in strengthening the revival of the Kōauau.

year: 2008

title: Metadata and organizational structures in personal photograph digital libraries

authors: Cunningham, Sally Jo

subjects: computer science

abstract: We examine the ‘native’ metadata and organizational structures that individuals create for their personal photo digital libraries, by analyzing the behaviour of photo collectors as recorded in 37 autoethnographies and ethnographies. The findings confirm several common assumptions about how people organize their photos that have been the basis for features in earlier photo digital libraries- that photos are commonly organized by time, event, and location, and that collection owners create very little metadata manually. We discuss alternate sources of metadata that arise as a consequence of sharing photos, and consider additional features for photo digital libraries that may be useful in supporting searching and browsing of personal collections.

text: Metadata and organizational structures in personal photograph digital libraries We examine the ‘native’ metadata and organizational structures that individuals create for their personal photo digital libraries, by analyzing the behaviour of photo collectors as recorded in 37 autoethnographies and ethnographies. The findings confirm several common assumptions about how people organize their photos that have been the basis for features in earlier photo digital libraries- that photos are commonly organized by time, event, and location, and that collection owners create very little metadata manually. We discuss alternate sources of metadata that arise as a consequence of sharing photos, and consider additional features for photo digital libraries that may be useful in supporting searching and browsing of personal collections.

year: 2007