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Reweti Kohere's Model Village
Rēweti Kōhere’s paper on a hypothetical model Māori village at a Te Aute College Students Association conference in 1897 encapsulated the Te Aute vision for a reformed Māori society. When editor of the Anglican newspaper, ...
Conflict in the Landscape: A Case Study of the Cultural Values Model
In some senses, landscapes are our heritage. They are touchstones of identity, defining who we are as a nation, as iwi and hapu and as communities. However, landscapes have become a battlefield as they are subjected to ...
Context identification of sentences in research articles: Towards developing intelligent tools for the research community
Scientific literature is an important medium for disseminating scientific knowledge. However, in recent times, a dramatic increase in research output has resulted in challenges for the research community. An increasing ...
Contextual information retrieval in research articles: Semantic publishing tools for the research community
In recent years, the dramatic increase in academic research publications has gained significant research attention. Research has been carried out exploring novel ways of providing information services using this research ...
The ethics of predictive risk modelling in the Aotearoa/New Zealand child welfare context: child abuse prevention or neo-liberal tool?
The current White Paper on Vulnerable Children before the Aotearoa/New Zealand (A/NZ) parliament proposes changes that will significantly reconstruct the child welfare systems in this country, including the use of a ...
The energy cultures framework: Exploring the role of norms, practices and material culture in shaping energy behaviour in New Zealand
The energy cultures framework was developed in 2009 to support interdisciplinary investigation into
energy behaviour in New Zealand. In this paper, we discuss the framework in light of 5 years of empirical
application ...
Ko te waihanga me nga wehewehenga o te whaikorero: The structural system of whaikorero and its components
Prior to European colonisation, the Māori people of New Zealand used whaikōrero1 (oration) as the primary medium for expressing opinion; presenting topics for discussion; and enabling decision-making regarding all matters ...
The physicality of Māori message transmission - Ko te tinana, he waka tuku kōrero
This article explores the transmission of meaning via the body in the Māori performing arts through the medium of haka (Māori posture dances). Both the physical and spiritual aspects of Māori performance will be explored ...
In Defense of Naturalism
History and the modern sciences are characterized by what is sometimes
called a “methodological naturalism” that disregards talk of divine agency. Some religious thinkers argue that this reflects a dogmatic materialism: ...