Te Kawa a Māui - The School of Māori Studies at Victoria University of Wellington specialises in teaching and research on the Māori and indigenous worlds. Together with Te Herenga Waka Marae our programmes, staff and students form the hub of a vibrant and active Māori community at the University. Our courses, majors and programmes are taught within the Degrees administered by the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Te Kawa a Māui is also an integral part of Toihuarewa - the Māori Faculty at Victoria.
Date: 3 Mar 2010
Time: 12-1pm
Venue: Level 1, Rankine Brown Library Building,
Room RB 106, Kelburn Parade, Wellington More »
Taught by Paul Meredith, you will examine a range of Māori Customary concepts that are topical in Aotearoa at the moment. Paul has a strong research background in Māori custom law having worked extensively with the Matahauariki Māori Custom Law research project at Waikato University. Classes will focus on the analysis of selected readings with discussions on their application in contemporary Aotearoa.
Taught by Ms Miriama Evans, this course will focus on Māori policy in Government. Miriama has just retired from a policy advisory position in the Prime Minister’s Department where she oversaw the development of Māori policy in the public sector. This course promises to provide very interesting insights into government process as well as policy and will comprise a mix of classes that includes guest lecturers and visits to sites of Māori policy and politics in Wellington.
Current BA(Hons) in Māori Studies student Emma has just won a prestigious summer research scholarship to the Australian National University in Canberra. Read more about Emma's research.
