Volume 08, Issue 2 (2007)
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Item type: Item , He Puna Kōrero: Journal of Māori and Pacific Development (Vol. 8, Issue 2)(Te Pua Wānanga ki te Ao, Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato, 2007-09)He Puna Kōrero: Journal of Māori and Pacific Development, Volume 8, Issue 2.Item type: Item , Is there evidence that traditional mōteatea (Māori laments) were composed from a common stock of oral formulae?(Te Pua Wānanga ki te Ao, Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato, 2007-09) Roa, RaukuraOral formulaic composition, which involves the use of communally owned formulae of various kinds, is a common feature of verbal arts produced in many different languages. It is particularly associated with pre-literate cultures and tends to be gradually replaced by more individualistic verbal art forms when societies become literate. There are very few publications in which the analysis of mōteatea (Māori laments) is linked explicitly to oral formulaic theory. Nevertheless, there is sufficient evidence in published sources to indicate that traditional mōteatea (defined here as mōteatea that are not fundamentally influenced by European cultural beliefs and practices) exhibit evidence of regularly recurring, conventional themes (such as death, separation, loss and travel) and motifs (such as the setting sun, the presence of rain or mist and sleeplessness). The research reported here set out to test the hypothesis that traditional mōteatea were made up of verbal formulae, that is, of the same or very similar groups of words derived from a common store of poetic resources. Based on the analysis of the mōteatea included in Ngā mōteatea, a collection initially established by Sir Apirana Ngata, I conclude that this hypothesis must be rejected.Item type: Item , Inter-propositional relations: An investigation of authentic Māori texts signalled in te reo Māori(Te Pua Wānanga ki te Ao, Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato, 2007-09) Whaanga, HēmiI report here on a part of a research project involving the investigation of a range of authentic Māori texts in terms of two types of meaning relation - those that operate within propositions (referred to here as 'intra-propositional relations'), and those that link propositions or groups of propositions (referred to here as 'inter-propositional relations'). In focus here is the second of these types, that is, inter-propositional relations, and in particular, the ways in which they are signalled in te reo Māori. The implications of the findings for the teaching and learning of te reo Māori are also discussed.Item type: Item , Kia Maanu, Kia Ora: Stay Afloat, Stay Alive - Acknowledging the significance of tikanga Māori in formulating and communicating water safety policies and practices(Te Pua Wānanga ki te Ao, Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato, 2007-09) Haimona, Mark; Takurua, NatanaThe traditional beliefs and practices of Māori demonstrate great respect for water, for its dangers as well as its life-giving properties, and Māori have, along with other Polynesian peoples, been known for their skill in swimming, fishing and canoeing. However, Māori now outnumber others in New Zealand in terms of the proportion involved in drowning and water-related injury. In seeking to promote water safety among Māori, Water Safety New Zealand has enlisted the help of Māori communities. Its message - Kia Maanu, Kia Ora (Stay Afloat, Stay Alive) - is underpinned by an acknowledgment of the need to reinforce the traditional respect for water that permeates the Māori worldview.Item type: Item , Swatow: The old town's colonial centre(Te Pua Wānanga ki te Ao, Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato, 2007-09) Scott, Howard M; Chen, XiaoliThe old city of Swatow, a delta part at the confluence of the rivers Han, Ron and Lian rivers in north-eastern Guangdong Province of southern China, was built using colonial architectural features. Most of these buildings are now in poor condition. Unless a decision to protect and restore them is taken soon, they will be lost. This photo reportage records a selection of street scenes in old Swatow in late 2007.