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The 6th biennial International Indigenous Development Research Conference 2014 was held in Auckland on 25-28 November 2014, hosted by Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga, New Zealand’s Māori Centre of Research Excellence. The proceedings are free to download, and include 20 peer reviewed papers from around the world. More information about the conference, including links to videos of the keynote presentations, is available here: http://www.indigenousdevelopment2014.ac.nz

Even though the Māori language obtained official language status some 27 years ago, Māori are still expending energy to revitalise and normalise the language within Aotearoa New Zealand. The challenge for Māori is to win the hearts and minds of mainstream New Zealanders, now and in the future to understand the enormous value of the language to the nation across the board – in education and media, in tourism and the broader economy, and to culture and society. Māori words, terms and phrases like ‘kia ora’, ‘haere mai’, ‘iwi’, ‘marae’, ‘haka’, kaumātua, ‘pōwhiri’, ‘hāngi’ and ‘moko’ are iconic to this country, and are recognised as should the entire Māori language. Imagine a country where we are all bilingual, speaking Māori as well as English. We would have access to two bodies of knowledge in a true partnership as envisaged with the Te Tiriti o (The Treaty of) Waitangi and would expand our country’s potential incredibly. To achieve this, the value of Māori language must be understood, appreciated and adopted at all levels of society – from the corridors of the classroom, to the corridors of Parliament. This book and symposium aims to facilitate the discussion, raise awareness and heighten the consciousness of society regarding the Māori language and potential or actual opportunities this brings for the country through its wholesale adoption by wider society. The book is the second in a Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga edited collection published by Huia publishers, and edited by Associate Professor Rāwinia Higgins, Associate Professor Poia Rewi, and Vincent Olsen-Reeder. It draws on research from a scholarly community to contribute to the value of the Māori language over the past 25 years and their aspirations for the future direction of the language. The 30 contributors are from a cross section of society – including leaders of the flax roots Kohanga Reo movement, Māori media entities, to policy people and politicians. The book aims to engage and reawaken Māori consciousness regarding the value of Māori language as an integral part of Māori and New Zealand’s development. Associate Professor Rāwinia Higgins, an editor of the book, NPM Principal Investigator and Head of School, Te Kawa a Māui, School of Māori Studies, Victoria University, states, “There is a lack of scholarship and writings focussed on the value of the Māori language since the passing of the Māori Language Act 1987. Language loss is a critical contributor to identity loss and challenges the very being of Māori at individual and societal levels which, in turn, can inhibit Māori development to its fullest potential”. To purchase the book please visit http://www.huia.co.nz/shop&item_id=5389

Family Futures has been published by Tudor Rose, a commercial publisher and information provider with considerable experience in UN publishing since 1999 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the International Year of the Family in 2014. It is a fully illustrated 200-page book with sixty authors relating their efforts in the three priority areas guiding the preparations for the 20th anniversary: Confronting family poverty; Ensuring work-family balance; Advancing social integration and intergenerational solidarity.

The authors include Heads of State, National Government Ministers, academics and civil society representatives and includes chapters from Emeritus Professor Sir Mason Durie on WhānauOra: strengtheningMāori families in Aotearoa, New Zealand, and Associate Professor Tracey Mckintosh on Māori whānauwell-being: addressing child and family poverty. Their commentaries draw up on experiences around the world reflecting the importance of strengthening the role of the family in present and future societies. The book contains examples of family programmes in 74 separate countries.

By focusing on different levels of society, but particularly the experiences and livelihoods of local communities in vulnerable human habitats, it projects the benefits of experience in improving the lives of families worldwide, and a dvance shared commitment to the importance of families as both agents and beneficiaries of sustainable development and their particular role in advancing social integration and intergenerational solidarity. In this latter respect, Family Futures amplifies and contributes to the international dialogue that is being created by the 20th Anniversary of the IYF. As an outreach publication it will be used to emphasize the role of families in sustainable human development and highlight the ongoing benefits that the Year has generated. The digital edition is available at http://digital.tudor-rose.co.uk/family-futures/

Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga contributions, by our researchers, Sir Mason Durie and Associate Professor Tracey McIntosh, start on pages 45 and 115 respectively.

The 5th biennial International Indigenous Development Research Conference 2012 was held in Auckland on 27-30 June 2012, hosted by Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga, New Zealand’s Indigenous Centre of Research Excellence.

The proceedings are free to download, and include nearly 40 peer reviewed papers from around the world.

More information about the conference, including links to videos of the keynote presentations, is available at our mediacentre.

Jointly published by Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga and Te Whare Kura, these proceedings bring together the refereed contributions to the Indigenising Knowledge for Current and Future Generations symposium (23–24 March 2012) convened by the Te Whare Kura: Indigenous Knowledges, Peoples and Identities Thematic Research Initiative.

Contents

Implementing Te Ao Māori - Valmaine Toki 

Mana, Rangatiratanga, Kaitiakitanga and Local Government - Lena Henry 

Exploring the Nature of the Intergenerational Transfer of Inequalities. Experienced by Young Māori People in the Criminal Justice System - Tracey McIntosh and Leon Radojkovic 

Alcohol and Tobacco Use in Niue - Vili Nosa, Seini Taufa, Teuila Percival, Malakai Ofanoa and Yvonne Underhill-Sem 

Polynesian Tectonics - Jeremy Treadwell 

Whare for Grabs - Ngarino Ellis, La‘a Tamarau and Chloe Weavers 

War Memorial Wharenui and Wharekai - Bill McKay, Fiona Jack and Taarati Taiaroa

What constitutes successful schooling for Māori students in the 21 st century? Editor Paul Whitinui has reached across the disciplines for research insights, different voices and new models to address this critical and complex educational question. The book brings together academic contributions from the fields of mātauranga (education), mātauranga hinengaro (psychology), whakaako hauora (health), akoranga takakauā-ora (sport and leisure) and others. It aims to provide a critical, reflective and forward-thinking view of how schooling for Māori students can be improved. The subject matter is diverse, exploring topics such as the importance of te reo, Māori pedagogies, culturally relevant assessment, teacher education and creating a culture of care. Underpinning it all is a powerful call for recognition of Māori as culturally connected learners. The book, which received support from Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga, is an important addition to scholarship on Māori education. It is for researchers, policy makers, school leaders, and Māori communities looking at positive, creative and dynamic ways of improving schooling for Māori students. To buy this book, click here

The songs of Māori tradition are a living art form and an abundant source of knowledge about tribal history and culture. From the 1920s, Sir Āpirana Ngata began collecting and annotating these songs – a massive undertaking that, with the help of translators Pei Te Hurinui Jones and later Hirini Moko Mead, became the treasured four-volume Ngā Mōteatea.



This new book, Ngā Mōteatea: An Introduction/He Kupu Arataki, is an introduction to Ngata’s classic collection. Its first essay outlines the origins and publication history of the Ngā Mōteatea volumes; the second celebrates the power and meaning of Māori song, discussing styles, roles, poetry, cultural content, tribal origins, composers and methods of composition. With dual text in English and Māori, illustrations, and 10 songs reproduced from the volumes, Ngā Mōteatea: An Introduction is a perfect entry point for students, teachers or singers interested in the rich and vibrant poetry of the traditional songs. Ngā Mōteatea: An Introduction/He Kupu Arataki is published by Auckland University Press in association with the Polynesian Society, with assistance from Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga and Creative New Zealand. 

This book brings together a set of annual reviews of Māori issues written between 1994 and 2009 for the University of Hawai‘i Contemporary Pacific journal. It places on record a Māori view of events and issues that took place over these years that had a direct impact on Māori; issues that have been more typically reported to the general public from a ‘mainstream’ media perspective. It documents the increasing determination of Māori to assert our rights as indigenous people of New Zealand over this 15-year period.

The reviews report the ongoing attempts to settle Māori grievances against the Crown for breaches of the Treaty of Waitangi. Māori protest against policies imposed by successive governments is recorded, in particular the 1995 protests against the fiscal envelope for settling Māori grievances, the 2004 protests against the legislation which confiscated the foreshore and seabed from Māori and the 2007 protests against the terror raids on Tūhoe.

Ongoing criticism and recommendations by the Waitangi Tribunal and the United Nations in respect of government treatment of Māori are documented. Media attacks on Māori MPs feature throughout the book. These are all contrasted with a number of positive highlights such as outstanding Māori achievements, and sporting and business successes.

The book includes 100 photographs of events that captured the nation’s and the world’s attention and of Māori leaders who fought over many decades for Māori rights. Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga’s contribution of a publishing grant and technical expertise in preparing the photographs for publication has ensured a handsome and well presented book. To buy this book, click here

Published in collaboration with Huia Publishers at the end of 2011 is the first volume of the Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Edited Collections Series, Māori and Social Issues co-edited by Dr Tracey McIntosh and Malcolm Mulholland. This book is the first in a series of edited collections that will look at Māori research in areas that are critical for Māori and for broader society.

Māori and Social Issues canvases a range of social issues that are significant for a better understanding of the experience and social environment of Māori, and important in that they highlight the need to ensure research-based solutions to these issues. The majority of the chapters deal with social problems. However, this book is not a call to a return of deficit research. Rather it is an opportunity to collectively provide power-centred, Māori-centred perspectives and solutions. The second volume in the series is expected later this year. To buy, click here

Table of contents

Preface - Te Ahukaramū Charles Royal       

Introduction  - Tracey McIntosh

Contemporary Issues in Māori Demography - Tahu Kukutai   

Māori Education and Achievement - Elizabeth McKinley and Te Kawehau Hoskins

Māori Perspectives on Parenting in Aotearoa New Zealand - Averil M. L. Herbert

Māori Mental Health: Past, Present and Future - Te Kani R. Kingi

Obesity - Issac Warbrick

Māori Smoking: An Epic Saga of Love and Abuse - Marewa Glover

Poverty - Fiona Cram 

Healing: Towards an Understanding of Māori Child Maltreatment - Erana Cooper and Julie Wharewera-Mika

Māori Women and Gambling: A Social Issue for Māori Communities and Whānau Ora - Laurie Morrison

Māori Gangs - Rawiri Taonui and Greg Newbold

Māori and Homelessness - Shiloh Groot, Darrin Hodgetts, Linda Waimarie Nikora and Mohi Rua  

Incarceration - Robert Webb

Marginalisation: A Case Study: Confinement - Tracey McIntosh

Resilience as a Conceptual Framework for Understanding the Māori Experience: Positions, Challenges and Risks - Amohia Boulton and Heather Gifford

This Proceedings contains 60 papers on the theme “Kei Muri i te Kāpara He Tangata Kē: Recognising, Engaging, Understanding Difference”.  It is a unique collection of writing by indigenous researchers and those acutely interested in the knowledge and life worlds of indigenous peoples. The papers come from across all disciplines and move beyond identifying and understanding problems toward creative solutions that seek to meet the needs of present and future generations. These papers will be of interest to a wide audience because they demonstrate the opportunities that draw on diverse contexts that speak to the interface between indigenous and non-indigenous communities.

Available for free PDF download below. Print Copies: RRP $129. Discount price direct from Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga:  $70 inc GST and NZ delivery. To order or for more information please email info@maramatanga.ac.nz