Haua atu te toki o te atahou ki te upoko o te rangi: the axe of the new dawn strikes at the sky 
(Nga pae o te maramatanga )
30 May 2012
2-3pm
Venue: Wharekai, Waipapa Marae, The University of Auckland (Te Whare Wānanga o Tāmaki Makaurau)
Host: Arapata Hakiwai, Dr Wayne Ngata and Dr Hēmi Whaanga
This seminar will discuss the methodologies, ethics, processes and procedures encountered in using new and emerging technologies to develop databases of Māori taonga in overseas museums, the digital repatriation of taonga and the creation of digital libraries of mātauranga Māori.
The speakers Arapata Hakiwai, Dr Wayne Ngata, Dr Hēmi Whaanga will focus on three Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga research projects that use technology to connect iwi, hapū and whānau with their taonga, history and mātauranga:
- Virtual repatriation: a database of Māori taonga in overseas museums, led by Arapata Hakiwai from Te Papa, the National Museum of New Zealand.
- Te Ataakura: Re‐connecting voyage collections in archives and museums through the creation of digital taonga, led by Dr Wayne Ngata, the Ministry of Education.
- The ethics, processes and procedures associated with the digitisation of the Pei Jones collection, led by Dr Hēmi Whaanga from The University of Waikato.
The speakers will share the research teams’ experiences, methodologies and strategies developed in each project and discuss some of the common issues that arise when using new technology in this developing research area.
Nau mai, haere mai! All welcome!
Afternoon tea will be served at 3pm.
For more information, email info@maramatanga.ac.nz or tel (09) 923 4220
