• Arnold Manaaki Wilson: Te Awakaunua 

  Te Awekotuku, Ngahuia (Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki, 2008)

  Arnold Manaaki Wilson was born in 1928, in Ruatoki, a community which nestles beneath the misty Taiarahia hills, following the curves of the Ohinemataroa river valley – known to others as of his tuhoe people. They know him ...

  

• The city of Rotorua and its meaning to Ngati Whakaue 

  Te Awekotuku, Ngahuia (1976-08)

  This paper discusses the history and settlement of the city of Rotorua as it relates to Ngati Whakaue.

  

• Cultural tattoos: meanings, descriptors, and attributions 

  Nikora, Linda Waimarie; Te Awekotuku, Ngahuia (Maori and Psychology Research Unit, University of Waikato, 2003)

  Body piercing and tattoo/ta moko were initially seen to be practiced by sailors, criminals, specific cultural groups (e.g., Māori), or sub-cultural groups (e.g., bikers, gang members, adolescents). In recent times, these ...

  

• Disabled Māori and disability support options 

  Nikora, Linda Waimarie; Karapu, Rolinda; Hickey, Huhana; Te Awekotuku, Ngahuia (Maori & Psychology Research Unit, University of Waikato, 2004-01-01)

  The goal of this research project was to provide information to enhance the development and implementation of an effective model of disability support service provision to Maori with disabilities. This was done by identifying ...

  

• Dying to research: An autoethnographic exploration of researching Māori and whānau experiences of end-of-life care 

  Moeke-Maxwell, Tess; Nikora, Linda Waimarie; Te Awekotuku, Ngahuia (Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga, 2010)

  The authors critically reflect on the autoethnographic process involved in navigating a smooth pathway towards investigating dying, death and bereavement for Māori whānau (families) in a way that supports and gives voice ...

  

• Different Coloured Tears: Bicultural Bereavement Perspectives 

  Edge, Kiri (University of Waikato, 2017)

  The research explored the pathways that Māori and Pākehā bicultural whānau follow in mourning, grieving and moving on through life, in response to the death of a signficant loved one. Of specific interest were sites of ...

  

• Native Hawaiian Well-Being at Hawaiʻi Community College, An Initiative for Academic Success 

  Wong-Wilson, Michelle Noe Noe (University of Waikato, 2016)

  This thesis investigates the relationship between a Native Hawaiian sense of well-being and student educational attainment at Hawaiʻi Community College in Hilo, Hawaiʻi. It is written in an indigenous, Native Hawaiian ...

  

• I Muri i Te Ārai: Ko Ngā Mōrehu Ka Toe: Healing processes in Tangihanga for Wāhine Māori 

  Paterson, Keriata Jane (University of Waikato, 2015)

  This study involved a qualitative examination of the healing elements of tangihanga as described by eight female Māori respondents whose loss was not spousal but was dearly loved. Few substantive contemporary works on the ...

  

• Ua tafea le tau'ofe: Samoan cultural rituals through death and bereavement experiences 

  Seiuli, Byron Malaela Sotiata (University of Waikato, 2015)

  Given that dialogue relating to death and grief for many Samoans remains in the realm of tapu (sacred) or sā (protected), few attempts have been made by researchers of Samoan heritage to understand whether the cultural ...

  

• The Treaty of Waitangi and Asian Immigrants in Aotearoa: A Reflective Journey 

  Omura, Saburo (University of Waikato, 2014)

  The Treaty of Waitangi 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 ...

  

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