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Mataira was intrigued by the Silent Way, a language teaching method created by Caleb Gattegno, and adapted the method to teach Māori. [3] In 1980 she completed a master's thesis on the silent way, at the University of Waikato. [6] Her efforts earned her the nickname of the "mother" of the Kura Kaupapa Māori, according to Dr Pita Sharples. [3]
Arguing for the spirit in the language of the mind : a Māori practitioner's view of research and science (2008) Helen Moewaka Barnes FRSNZ is a New Zealand academic. She is Māori , of Te Kapotai (Ngāpuhi) and Ngapuhi-nui-tonu descent, and is currently a full professor at Massey University .
Rata was one of the principal figures in developing the kura kaupapa schooling project. She was the secretary of the combined kōhanga reo whānau seeking to develop continuation for Māori language learners graduating from kōhanga reo [14] and was a member of the original Kura Kaupapa Māori Working Party. [15]
Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Harataunga is a coeducational full primary (years 1-8) school [14] with a roll of 23 as of August 2024. [15] It is a Kura Kaupapa Māori school which teaches fully in the Māori language. The school was established in 1996. [16]
It is the longest Māori running current affairs programme on New Zealand television, starting in 1992. [3] The items are in English and Māori language, this percentage changes over time. The focus of the programme is, "issues .... that affect the lives of Māori, or explaining kaupapa Māori from a Māori perspective."
Mātauranga Māori as a phrase became popular in the 1980s after being adopted by the New Zealand Government and in tertiary education. The term became useful in part due to the Treaty of Waitangi claims process, which included requests for the protection of traditional knowledge. [5] Kaupapa Māori is the foundation or principles of Māori ...
Smith is the pro-vice-chancellor Māori, dean of the School of Māori and Pacific Development, and director of Te Kotahi Research Institute at the University of Waikato. [11] Smith's book Decolonizing Methodologies: Research and Indigenous Peoples was first published in 1999. [12]
A Kura Kaupapa Māori for Year 1–13 students, Te Kura o Hirangi, was established for those who wish to receive their education in te reo Māori. [30] with a roll of 288. [31] There is also a rural school at Kuratau, approximately 30 km west of Tūrangi on SH 41 to Taumarunui.