| Harkness Henry Lecture: The Right Honourable Chief Justice Dame Sian Elias
Monday, 12 September 2011 6.15pm (refreshments from 5.30pm) Te Whare, Gallagher Academy of Performing Arts, University of Waikato, Knighton Road, Hamilton For catering purposes, please RSVP to janinep@waikato.ac.nz by 5 September. Free admission. Parking available in Gate 2B, Knighton Road. Wednesday 14th September 11-1pm Tamarapa Lloyd Māori and Indigenous Governance Law G.04 Thursday 22nd September 9-11am Jenni Vernon
The Māori Party leadership with its four MPs , and three candidates to contest Election 2011, will be conducting a Road show throughout Waikato Tainui, they will hold a Question and Answer session with staff and students on: Monday 22 August from 12 – 1pm in S1.05 Nau mai haere mai !! ***************************************************************** First Call for Abstracts: International Indigenous Development Research Conference 2012 The 5th Biennial Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga conference , to be held 27th – 30th June 2012, will highlight indigeneity and the multidisciplinary approach used for indigenous development. Please find attached details for the first call for papers, deadline December 1. The conference website http://www.indigenousdevelopment2012.ac.nz/ is now live too. Ngā mihi nui, *****************************************************************
Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga is pleased to announce applications are now open for its 2011 doctoral scholarships.
There are four NPM doctoral scholarships available
to Māori or indigenous students who are enrolled (or in the process of enrolling) in a recognised doctoral programme of study and research at a tertiary institution, and who are active members of a MAI group. The scholarships support doctoral study in the area of indigenous development research and aim to develop excellent research capabilities to deliver research in two specific areas: 1.Fostering Te Pā Harakeke – understanding, achieving and maintaining healthy and prosperous families of mana and the lessons this may hold for New Zealand families overall.
2. Sustaining Māori distinctiveness – understanding and yielding the unique contribution that Māori peoples make and may yet make to New Zealand society, culture, economy and overall prosperity. For more details and criteria, visit http://www.maramatanga.ac.nz/funding-opportunity/doctoral-scholarships Applications close 8th September, 2011. Please distribute this email around your networks. Ngā mihi nui, ***************************************************************** Postgraduate Diploma (Education) (Māori Medium Teaching) (Te Rōpū Tohu Paerua)
Applications are now open
This University of Waikato Faculty of Education programme suits teachers who have: - proficiency in teaching children and young people in te reo Māori
- a commitment to the revitalisation of the Māori language
- a minimum of three years teaching experience
- a bachelors degree, or adequate training,
- experience and the ability to proceed with postgraduate study
Early application is encouraged as places are limited. Applications close on September 1, 2011. Applicants may be eligible for a TeachNZ Māori Medium/Bilingual Teaching Study Award.
For further information visit: http://education.waikato.ac.nz/maori-medium-teaching/
***************************************************************** The latest issue of Te Pūwānanga (Takurua – Winter 2011), the quarterly newsletter of Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Research, is now available. Please find attached the PDF version or click the following link (or copy and paste this link into your browser’s address bar) to download and view issues of Te Pūwānanga: http://www.maramatanga.ac.nz/news-events/newsletters This issue, as well as updating you with the latest news and events from Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga, contains a special feature on the Centre’s recent changes and the new look team. Please email info@maramatanga.ac.nz with your name and postal address if you wish to receive a printed copy of Te Pūwānanga.
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