ANNUAL REPORT - Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga

Dennis Ngāwhare-Pounamu is aPhD candidate of Te Kawa a Māui:School of Māori Studies at VictoriaUniversity of Wellington. He isaffiliated to Taranaki Tūturu.His doctoral research investigatesthe contested space betweenoral and written tribal histories inTaranaki. While the iwi Taranaki Tūturu is usedas a case study, this is a phenomenon witnessedin multiple tribal rohe, both in rhetoric from thepaepae and in the informal discussions of thekitchen. Document analysis is focused on theTravelling Mountain narrative and a qualitativeresearch process of interviews and fully informedparticipant observation is followed on the maraeof Taranaki. Autoethnographic reflections of theexperiences of a scholar (and member of thetribe) will provide examples to explore the theoryof a contested space. Defining the parametersof the space will illuminate how oral and writtentribal histories can either contest or complementcontemporary cultural practices.Dennis is a coordinator of MAI ki Pōneke, the NgāPae o te Māramatanga postgraduate supportnetwork for Māori and indigenous doctoratestudents based in the Wellington region.In addition, we supported 18 PhD scholarsand projects, listed below, as well as awarding12 pre-doctoral summer internships and 12research methods and skills scholarships via theNew Zealand Social Statistics Network summerprogramme.Current Ngā Pae o te MāramatangaPhD Scholars• Jani Wilson, The University of Auckland,He Whakaaturanga Pohewa o te Iwi Māori:A Visual Historiography of Māori on Film• Lloyd Carpenter, University of Canterbury,150 years of Riches: How the Central OtagoGold-Rush Shaped New Zealand Cultureand Society• Hiromi Sakamoto, The University of Auckland,Kapa Haka Teachers’ Meanings of TeachingKapa Haka• Keri-Ann Wikitera, AUT University, MāoriSpaces in Foreign Places, Hinemihi o te AoTawhito• Kirsten Gabel, University of Waikato, Kia Hokiki te Ūkaipō• Te Manaaroha Rollo, University of Waikato,Kīngitanga: The Māori King Movement.An Inspiration Towards Waiata, Pūoroand Electro-Acoustic Composition• Rebecca Wirihana, Massey University, MāoriWomen’s Voices on Life, Experience, andJourney• Xavier Forde, Victoria University ofWellington, Tragedy, Agonism, Pluralism:A Hybrid Model of Pluralism Appliedto Biculturalism in Aotearoa• Kelly-Ana Morey, The University of Auckland,For the One who Paints Such BeautifulSquares: Sunday Reed and her Place in theArt and Poetry of Sidney Nolan• Darnell Kennedy, University of Otago,Microbial Analysis of Bite Marks by SequenceComparison of Streptococcal DNA• Tiopira McDowell, The University of Auckland,Te Ana o te Raiona: Māori ParliamentaryRepresentation and the Māori Party,1867–2008• Tai Walker, Victoria University of Wellington,An Exploration of the Evolution andApplication of Whānau• Melanie Cheung, The University of Auckland• Phoebe Macrae, Van der Veer Institute,University of Canterbury• Christopher Rodley, Massey University• Aue Te Ava, The University of Auckland• Peter Meihana, Massey University• Ronald Ngata, Massey University,Understanding Matakite: An EcologicalExploration of the Health-Related Effectsof Spiritual Experiences among Māori2011 ANNUAL REPORT 17