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Hongongoi 2010 - Ngā kauhau o MANU AO hei whakanui i a Matariki Matariki atua, ka eke mai i te rangi e roa, e whangai iho ki te mata o te tau, e roa e, hei tuku i ngā wānanga i ngā kai ki te ao mārama. I te mārama o Pipiri i rewa ake a Matariki i te pae, hei whakanui i te tau hou i whakaputa ngā kauhau MANU AO katoa i roto i te reo rangatira. Ko ngā kai kauhau ko Ahorangi Taiarahi Black, Takuta Rangi Mataamua, Ahorangi Pou Temara, Ahorangi Wiremu Doherty, me Hana O'Regan. Ngā mihi kau ake ki a rātou i whakatairangatia ake to tātou reo i taua wā whakahirahira. Pānuihia ngā kauhau i te mārama o Pipiri. Click here to download the full issue of this month's Manu Rere
June 2010 - MANU AO Workshop at Lincoln On 26 May 2010 Associate Professor Hirini Matunga of Lincoln University hosted a workshop by Dr Dan Longboat, entitled Indigenous Environmental Studies: The Changing Face of Environmental Education. Dr Longboat is Mohawk from the Six Nations of the Grand River, in Ontario, Canada. He is Director of the Indigenous Studies Program at Trent University, and is known for his Traditional Haudenosaunee knowledge and has taught Mohawk culture at Trent in addition to his work in Indigenous Environmental Studies. Also read seminar reviews of Aroha Mead, Malcolm Mulholland and Dr Dan Longboat. Click here to download the full issue of this month's Manu Rere
May 2010 - MANU AO Academy Emerging Leaders Leadership Wānanga The first wānanga for the MANU AO Leadership Course was held in collaboration with Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga at Waipapa Marae, Auckland University on 15-16 April 2010. The wānanga was opened by Dr Charles Royal, Director of Ngā Pae who shared his thoughts on good practice Māori leadership and in particular the cultural concepts that underpin it. Throughout the two day wānanga the participants engaged with various Māori leaders from a variety of professions who shared their thoughts on Māori leadership within a traditional and contemporary context. Also read seminar reviews of Donna Awatere-Huata, Hon Nanaia Mahuta and Ella Henry. Click here to download the full issue of this month's Manu Rere
April 2010 - Editor's Kōrero There has never been a better time to be a Māori public intellectual - someone who has one foot in the academy and one in the public realm of media and publishing, often holding both an academic position and a relationship with a mass media outlet such as a magazine, or newspaper. At a recent MANU AO Academy Seminar, Labour list MP, Hon Shane Jones, expressed concern about how Māori intellectuals figure in today's media. Politicians, in particular, lament how few Māori academics and intellectuals are being used as media commentators by both mainstream and Māori media. Yet, there is an explosion in demand for publically-accessible information requiring a Māori academic's unique, and neutral stance to whatever the debate may be. Also read seminar reviews of Dr Shaun Ogilvie, Dr John Waldon, Hon Shane Jones and Dr Rees Tapsell. Click here to download the full issue of this month's Manu Rere
March 2010 - MANU AO Academy Team At the start of the month, the MANU AO team came together to plan their work, share experiences, and co-ordinate MANU AO Chapter programmes for the year. The team comprises of three personnel, hosted by Massey University, who are responsible for co-ordinating national programmes; and eight regional co-ordinators based at each university, responsible for local MANU AO Chapter activities. Also read seminar reviews of The Honourable Sir Edward Durie and Selwyn Hayes. Click here to download the full issue of this month's Manu Rere
February 2010 - MANU AO Named Lecture Emeritus Professor Patu Hohepa, formerly of Auckland University, gave the MANU AO Guest Lecture at Ngā Pae o te Maramatanga's National Doctoral Writers Retreat held at the Tainui Endowment College, Hopuhopu on 16 January 2010. The lecture entitled: Karanga Hokianga illustrated the significant contribution he has made to Māori academic excellence over the years, heavily influenced from his Far North links. Click here to download the full issue of this month's Manu Rere
December - Leadership Course 2010 - Call for Nominations The MANU AO Academy, in partnership with Ngā Pae o te Maramatanga, is pleased to announce a new course aimed at supporting new emerging leaders to develop their capabilities and realise their future potential. The course objectives include encouraging values-based, culturally-informed and scholarly leadership within Māori academic and professional communities. MANU AO Director, Dr Selwyn Katene says, "We welcome enquiries from interested academics and professionals. This course will provide close interaction with established Māori leaders, so participants can extend their knowledge in areas as diverse as the economy, business, environment, politics, local and central Government and community relationships". Also read seminar reviews of Dr Deidre Brown, Hon Dr Pita Sharples, Dr Scott Duncan and Dame Iritana Tawhiwhirangi. Click here to download the full issue of this month's Manu Rere
November - Indigenous Leadership out of Australia The MANU AO Academy had the privilege of hosting Professor Steve Larkin in Wellington as part of his first trip to New Zealand. Professor Larkin is a Kungarakanya man from Darwin in the Northern Territory. He became the highest ranking Aboriginal academic when he was appointed to the first Indigenous Pro Vice-Chancellor role in Australia earlier this year. The post was established at Charles Darwin University, Northern Territory where almost 30 percent of the population is indigenous. The appointment was part of the university's move to be actively engaged in indigenous cultures and traditions as well as improving access for indigenous peoples. Also read seminar reviews of Dr Charles Royal, Dr Te Taka Keegan, Prof Steve Larkin and Linda Te Aho. Click here to download the full issue of this month's Manu Rere
October - Academic Forum MANU AO held its first inter-University Academic Forum at Victoria University's Te Herenga Waka Marae on Friday, 9 October 2009. Participants included members of NZVCC's Māori Committee, Te Kahui Amokura, and eight invited participants from each University's Māori Studies department. Facilitated by Professor Linda Tuhiwai Smith of Waikato University, the forum topic considered for debate was the nature of interdisciplinary Māori Studies, its contribution to Māori development, and opportunities for future collaboration across universities. Also read seminar reviews of Peter Adds, Dr Te Kipa Morgan, A/Prof Rawiri Taonui and Malcolm Mulholland. Click here to download the full issue of this month's Manu Rere
September - Named Lectures Paerangi Lectures - A set of three lectures by Professor Mason Durie of Massey University during June and July of this year considered the impacts of demographic change, global transformation, and technological innovation on leadership, the Māori economy, indigenous aspirations and Māori policy. Implications for Māori health, the Māori resource base, and the position of Māori in Aotearoa New Zealand was explored within the context of a rapidly changing world where Māori are both challenged and enriched by globalization. Also read seminar reviews of John Tamihere, Judge Craig Coxhead, Dr Farah Palmer and Dr Monty Soutar. Click here to download the full issue of this month's Manu Rere
August - Launch MANU AO had a successful and high profile launch at Te Herenga Waka Marae, Victoria University of Wellington on Wednesday 3 June. The Hon Dr Pita Sharples was unable to launch MANU AO, but in a speech read on his behalf, likened MANU AO to being the network that provides the warmth of a shelter, to support the dazzling beauty of the talents of wise mentors and leaders to shine out along with the sustenance offered by the food of knowledge. Also read the seminar reviews of Tā Tipene O'Regan, Moana Jackson, A/Prof Cindy Kiro and Dr Rangi Mataamua. Click here to download the full issue of this month's Manu Rere