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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"Māori culture"”.
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The Treaty of Waitangi and Asian Immigrants in Aotearoa: A Reflective Journey
… was signed in 1840 between the British Crown and Māori, the indigenous people of New Zealand being represented at the signing by chiefs from various tribes. The Treaty promised to ensure legitimate control on European settlers, while guaranteeing Māori their sovereignty, undisturbed possession of …
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Adidas, the All Blacks, and Maori Culture: Globalization and the Reformation of Local Identities
… This Earth" and how they represent and commodify Māori culture. "The Making" of "Bonded by Blood" is the video component for that campaign. The "Of This Earth" file is the TV commercial from 2007. Furthermore, this study looked at whether or not these advertisements are in fact reaffirming already …
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Cross-cultural differences in environmental valuation: a choice modelling application to water resources in the Waikato
Differences between traditional Māori and Western utilitarian approaches to waterways and their management support the possibility that strong cultural differences in environmental perspectives may exist. Failure to account for these differences could lead to misrepresentation of the strengths of …
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Governing bodies: a Maori healing tradition in a bicultural state
… between the British Crown and the indigenous [Māori] people of New Zealand. I show that this relationship permeated some Māori healing practitioners’ healing knowledge and perception. A key way in which this occurred was through the practitioners recognizing biological and social boundaries …
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Kia matatau ki te reo: Factors influencing the development of proficiency in te reo Māori with adult learners
… the question: what factors help or hinder adult Māori second language learners to become proficient speakers of te reo Māori? I ask this question at a moment in history when te reo, like other indigenous languages, sits on the edge of a precipice in terms of its survival as a living language. …
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Māori transitions into tertiary education
This thesis critically examines Māori transitions into tertiary education. The research explored the lived transition experiences of 20 Māori tertiary education students in the Bay of Plenty region. Historical and contemporary factors in Aotearoa influencing effective Māori student transitions into …
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Inside job? How cultural outsiders write, translate, and read cross-‐cultural crime fiction
… his choice to write from within New Zealand and Māori culture. However, comparing Férey to ‘good’ ethnic crime fiction, which takes an informed ethnographic perspective, reveals that he does not succeed in writing himself inside these cultures. I then explore what motivates Férey to depict these …
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Social marketing in Aotearoa New Zealand: Analysing its evolution to inform, improve, and justify its future
… social marketing address health inequity between Māori and non-Maori? It deals with this question in the context of the international shift in social marketing away from a focus on individual change to a focus on societal and social change. The paper’s findings support an ongoing critical analysis …
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Exploring Inclusion, Support and Culture in the Workplace: A Study of Māori and European Employees
… boasts a wide range of vibrant and contrasting cultures within the workplace. This level of cultural diversity within New Zealand is set to increase substantially over the next 15 years. This increase has already created a need for researchers and human resource managers to understand the …
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Ahumoana tawhito (ancient aquaculture): The translocation of toheroa (Paphies ventricosa) and other marine species by Māori
… and translocated plants and animals. Ancient mariculture (the cultivation of marine species) often leaves little trace of human agency. Consequently, the extent to which mariculture was used in the distant past largely remains a mystery. In Aotearoa (New Zealand), Māori have a long history of …
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An interface of mātauranga Māori and archaeology to generate a whakapapa of pā tawhito
Mātauranga Māori (Māori knowledge, epistemology) is foundational to iwi-Māori pasts and is essential to generating new knowledge about those pasts. Archaeology (the study of the physical remains of past human activity) is also an invaluable tool in understanding human history in Aotearoa New …