title: Exploring Pacific picturebooks to support the language, culture and identity of Pasifika children. A summer scholar’s perspective

authors: Kelly-Ware, Janette Patricia

abstract: Populations of Pacific People in Aotearoa New Zealand are growing, and many education documents recognise the need to support the language, culture and identity of children from these communities in educational settings.
In this article we explore the potental of picturebooks to support principles from Te Whāriki and Tapasā. Specifically we report on the findings of a Summer Scholarship research project at The University of Waikato where a Summer Scholar (Cushla Foe) identified 90 picturebooks featuring Pacific Peoples published since 2013. We present content analysis of one picturebook in terms of how Samoan language and identity are reflected in the text and illustration, and how this links to principles and Turu competencies in Te Whāriki (MoE, 2017) and Tapasā (MoE, 2018).

text: Exploring Pacific picturebooks to support the language, culture and identity of Pasifika children. A summer scholar’s perspective Populations of Pacific People in Aotearoa New Zealand are growing, and many education documents recognise the need to support the language, culture and identity of children from these communities in educational settings.
In this article we explore the potental of picturebooks to support principles from Te Whāriki and Tapasā. Specifically we report on the findings of a Summer Scholarship research project at The University of Waikato where a Summer Scholar (Cushla Foe) identified 90 picturebooks featuring Pacific Peoples published since 2013. We present content analysis of one picturebook in terms of how Samoan language and identity are reflected in the text and illustration, and how this links to principles and Turu competencies in Te Whāriki (MoE, 2017) and Tapasā (MoE, 2018).

year: 2021

title: Imagining Pākehātanga: how to be where you are

authors: Boyens, Aaron

subjects: Pākehātanga

abstract: Imagining Pākehātanga: how to be where you are is a creative practice thesis in which I explore the question: in what ways can I imagine Pākehātanga through personal experiences and shared family practices? In framing the contemporary context of Aotearoa / New Zealand I draw on literature relating to Decolonising Theory and Pākehātanga, leading to the development of a research design based on autoethnographic performance. The research was carried out in three phases using the following methods: individual interviews with family members; a session involving a thematic research conversation with a group of my family members; and creative practice throughout the project. The last phase culminated in an evening of autoethnographic performance incorporating creative writing, poetry and song. The performance script and an audiovisual recording of the performance are integrated with the written thesis text. Throughout the thesis, my creative writing weaves with my academic writing, revealing three clear responses to the research question: naming, listening, and longing. These responses function interdependently, together showing the potential for an infinite motion of imagination in action and possibilities for Pākehā practising a relational way of being. This is my quest of how to be, how to be where I am.

text: Imagining Pākehātanga: how to be where you are Imagining Pākehātanga: how to be where you are is a creative practice thesis in which I explore the question: in what ways can I imagine Pākehātanga through personal experiences and shared family practices? In framing the contemporary context of Aotearoa / New Zealand I draw on literature relating to Decolonising Theory and Pākehātanga, leading to the development of a research design based on autoethnographic performance. The research was carried out in three phases using the following methods: individual interviews with family members; a session involving a thematic research conversation with a group of my family members; and creative practice throughout the project. The last phase culminated in an evening of autoethnographic performance incorporating creative writing, poetry and song. The performance script and an audiovisual recording of the performance are integrated with the written thesis text. Throughout the thesis, my creative writing weaves with my academic writing, revealing three clear responses to the research question: naming, listening, and longing. These responses function interdependently, together showing the potential for an infinite motion of imagination in action and possibilities for Pākehā practising a relational way of being. This is my quest of how to be, how to be where I am.

year: 2024

title: Ngā mahi: Kaupapa Māori outcomes and indicators kete

authors: Jefferies, Richard

subjects: New Zealand

abstract: As part of the Planning Under Cooperative Mandates research (PUCM) we developed a kaupapa Māori outcomes and indicators framework. This framework reflects tikanga Māori and Māori values. It also considers issues (including environmental issues) according to those tikanga that particular issues invoke. For example, tikanga brought into play in relation to council treatment and disposal of sewerage include tapu (sacred), and might also impact on the mauri (life-force) of water if treated effluent were to enter waterways.

The intention of our research has been to clarify and define key Māori environmental concepts so that stakeholders (including council staff) will have a terms of reference against which they can compare desired environmental outcomes from different perspectives and be better placed to integrate Māori environmental outcomes into planning processes. The end-point is this Nga Mahi kete report containing tikanga-based worksheets and the guidelines for using them.

text: Ngā mahi: Kaupapa Māori outcomes and indicators kete As part of the Planning Under Cooperative Mandates research (PUCM) we developed a kaupapa Māori outcomes and indicators framework. This framework reflects tikanga Māori and Māori values. It also considers issues (including environmental issues) according to those tikanga that particular issues invoke. For example, tikanga brought into play in relation to council treatment and disposal of sewerage include tapu (sacred), and might also impact on the mauri (life-force) of water if treated effluent were to enter waterways.

The intention of our research has been to clarify and define key Māori environmental concepts so that stakeholders (including council staff) will have a terms of reference against which they can compare desired environmental outcomes from different perspectives and be better placed to integrate Māori environmental outcomes into planning processes. The end-point is this Nga Mahi kete report containing tikanga-based worksheets and the guidelines for using them.

year: 2009-06-30