Postgraduate theses
Below are kaupapa wai postgraduate theses ranging from honours and postgraduate dissertations through to completed PhDs.
Note: Some theses are not available online so contact us if you want to read the full thesis.
PhD
Mita, N. (2023) Tairāwhiti Waka, Tairāwhiti Tangata: Exploring Tairāwhiti Waka Voyaging Philosophies
http://hdl.handle.net/10523/15555Raureti, T. (2023) Kauora: A Theory and Praxis of Swimming for Māori
http://hdl.handle.net/10523/15179Phillips, C. (2019) A Journey to Belonging: Explorations of Māori Perspectives of Water Safety
http://hdl.handle.net/10523/9131
Masters
Haimona, M. (2023). He orango tō te wai: Māori pedagogies - A Culturally Responsive View of Aquatic Education and Drowning Prevention in Aotearoa.
https://hdl.handle.net/10289/16268Hanara, B. (2020). Tangaroa Wai Noa, Tangaroa Wai Tapu, Tangaroa Wai Roro
http://hdl.handle.net/10523/10188Raureti, T. (2019) Kia mārama ai te ihi, te wehi o Mukukai: The influence of swimming on whānau engagement with water
http://hdl.handle.net/10523/9162Mita, N. (2016) Hauteruruku ki Puketeraki: Connecting to Te Ao Takaroa
http://hdl.handle.net/10523/6863
Summer internships
Below are links to kaupapa wai internships that were undertaken over a 10 week summer period to strengthen understandings of wai from a tauira perspective
Hanara, B., & Jackson, A-M. (2019) Tangaroa Ara Rau: Tangaroa the Atua of Human Movement
https://www.maramatanga.co.nz/project/tangaroa-ara-rau-tangaroa-atua-human-movementRaureti, T., & Jackson, A-M. (2019) Tangaroa ara rau: Whānau connections and water safety
https://www.maramatanga.co.nz/project/tangaroa-ara-rau-wh-nau-connections-water-safety