Faculty of Arts - Department of Māori Studies

Research

The Department of Māori Studies fosters and publishes research of the highest quality. By doing so, our Department helps promote and enhance our understanding of Māori language, culture and society, both within the University and New Zealand.

Staff research interests
  • Dr Sue Abel BA, DipTchg MA(Hons) PhD
    Māori media, indigenous media, Pakeha identity and the media, journalism studies.
  • Dante Bonica
    Māori material culture.
  • Lisa Chant BA(Hons)
    Māori health policy.
  • Professor Margaret Mutu BSc, DipTchg, MPhil, PhD
    Te Tiriti o Waitangi and Māori claims against the Crown; Māori rights, sovereignty and constitutional transformation in Aotearoa New Zealand; oral traditions and histories of hapū and iwi of Ngāti Kahu, Te Rarawa and Te Hiku o te Ika (the Far North); translation studies; Māori resource management and conservation practices; Māori customary fisheries; the rating of Māori land; Māori-Chinese encounters; and Māori and Polynesian linguistics.
  • Arapera Ngaha MA(Hons)
    The revitalisation of te reo Māori, the relationship between language and identity.
  • Hone Sadler MMM
    Māori language, Matauranga Māori.
  • Distinguished Professor Dame Anne Salmond DBE , CBE , FANAS , FRSNZ, FBA , FNZAH , PhD
    Māori society, indigenous cultures and lives.
  • Associate Professor Ann Sullivan BSocSc, MSocSc(Hons) DPhil (Waikato)
    Māori politics and public policy; Māori representation, participation and voting behaviour; Māori development and public policies; indigenous rights; local government and governance issues.
  • Ngāpo Wehi Honorary Doctorate Massey
    Kapa Haka.
  • Kaa Williams QSO, MEd
    Māori Language.


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