He Taonga te Ta Moko ki Tauranga Moana: A survey of attitudes, opinions, whakāro noa iho, towards ta moko during the Tauranga Moana, Tauranga Tangata Festival (Labour Weekend 2002)

Cairns, Puawai

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Cairns, P. (2003). He Taonga te Ta Moko ki Tauranga Moana: A survey of attitudes, opinions, whakāro noa iho, towards ta moko during the Tauranga Moana, Tauranga Tangata Festival (Labour Weekend 2002). In Nikora, L.W., Levy, M., Masters, B., Waitoki, W., Te Awekotuku, N., and Etheredge, R.J.M. (Eds). (2003). The Proceedings of the National Māori Graduates of Psychology Symposium 2002: Making a difference. Proceedings of a symposium hosted by the Māori & Psychology Research Unit at the University of Waikato, Hamilton, 29-30 November 2002 (pp.133-139). Hamilton, New Zealand: Māori and Psychology Research Unit, University of Waikato.

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Abstract

During Labour Weekend (26 – 28 October 2002) in Tauranga, a celebration called

the Tauranga Moana, Tauranga Tangata Festival was held. The festival

represented the artists, kapa haka, lectures, sports, and personalities of Tauranga

Moana. It was during this festival that a ta moko survey was conducted, with the

support of the lead ta moko artist there, with the aim to canvass opinions and

attitudes towards ta moko. The basis of the survey was to broadly examine the

extent to which ta moko has become a form of inscribed identity for Māori. This is

a first stage in a wider research project to examine Māori attitudes towards ta

moko, but it happens that this initial step was taken in the author’s own rohe.

Date

2003

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Conference Contribution

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Maori and Psychology Research Unit, University of Waikato

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