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Halau Education: A review of hula, haka and siva education strategies in Hawai’i and New Zealand
The primary objective of this thesis is to place the pedagogies and practices of Halau Hula O Maiki, as expressed by a number of halau students, in the context of Hawaiian Education. The thesis begins by reviewing the ...
The Art of Peace: Performative and Arts Based Peace Practices in Contemporary Fiji
This thesis seeks to address the relative absence of literature about grounded and localised approaches to peacebuilding in contemporary Fiji. It documents how and why Fiji artists, activists and Civil Society Organisations ...
A Kui mā a Koro mā: he wānanga i te momo iranga i ētahi kōrero Māori o nehe
He wānanga tēnei tuhinga i te iranga e whakaaturia ana i ētahi kōrero tawhito o ngā iwi Māori. E toru ngā tino ara rangahau i whakamahia hei kupenga tātari i ngā whakaaro o nehe. Ko te reo Māori te ara rangahau matua. ...
SNS (Social Networking Samoans): Exploring the ethnic identities of Samoan Facebook users in New Zealand.
As digital media pervades the institutions and infrastructures of contemporary society with new inventions, new applications and new devices, so too does it pervade daily lived experiences. The social networking site ...
Colonial Intervention on Guardianship and 'Adoption' Practices in Fiji 1874-1970
The arrival of Europeans in Fiji, from the late 1700s, impacted the established social structures of the indigenous communities, removing what were considered inappropriate social behaviours and introducing concepts and ...
"A Right To Be Māori?" Identity formation of Māori Adoptees
Writings dedicated to the adoption of Māori children or whāngai are minimal and there appears to be very little literature in regards to the affect of adoption on descendants of Māori adoptees.
Whāngai has often been ...
Examining Traditional Maaori Knowledge Frameworks and Intergenerational Knowledge Transmission “Titiro, Whakarongo” - he huarahi ako noo ngaa raa o nehe. “Look, Listen”- a way of learning from days past.
Te Aria (Abstract)
This thesis investigates the way knowledge is transmitted inter-generationally, and the teaching and learning methods (or pedagogies) used to do this. The transmission referred to here relates to knowledge ...
Pacific participation in Aotearoa/Niu Sila Netball: Body image, family, church, culture, education and physical education.
This thesis explores the netball experiences of a selection of people residing in Aotearoa/Niu Sila who have participated or continued to participate in netball. Adopting an inter-disciplinary approach, it sheds a light ...
Motivation and Burnout in Professional Pasifiki Rugby players.
Rugby players from Pasifiki backgrounds are fast becoming a very powerful group globally. This thesis examines why Pasifiki players are playing rugby or, in more scientific parlance, what was/is the participation motivation ...
Tuvaluan Diaspora within Oceania: Ethnic Identity and Belongingness in the Margins
The diaspora within Oceania conceptualises the existence of settler communities of Tuvaluan heritage on Kioa Island in Fiji and in the village of Elise Fou in Samoa and validates existing ties they have with their home of ...