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Te Toi o Matariki Graduate Conference 2008
Te Toi o Matariki – he ara whānui, he ara tiketike.
The second annual Te Toi o Matariki - Māori Students' Graduate Conference was held on 4th and 5th of September this year at the Academy of Performing Arts. Over 200 conference delegates were in attendance over the two days including students, staff members and invited guests.
The conference provides Māori graduate students with a supportive and encouraging academic environment for which to present their current research. The objective of the conference is to both highlight the diverse and exciting research being embarked upon by our Māori graduates while also providing networking and whanaungatanga opportunities. A panel of Māori academic staff also review the students presentations and outstanding student presenters are awarded commendations.
Professor Linda Tuhiwai Smith, Pro Vice-Chancellor Māori, opened the conference with an inspiring kōrero to all in attendance. Keynote speakers Professor Ngahuia Te Awekotuku and Professor Graham Hingangaroa Smith also set the standard for the student speakers reflecting on both how far we as Māori researchers have come, and what we have to look forward to in the future.
The Te Toi o Matariki conference wound up with an awards dinner on Friday night, where delegates got a chance to mingle, network and reflect on the high calibre of student presentations.
Prizes Awarded:
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| First Place: | Joseph Butterworth | School of Science & Engineering | Lake Rotokakahi: the kakahi in a general framework of lake health |
| Highly Commended: | Helena Kara | School of Education | Wassup with mathematics? Māori students' attitudes and perceptions towards maths in mainstream schools |
| Shiloh Groot | Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences | Cultures of homelessness in New Zealand |
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| Raymond Tana | School of Science & Engineering | The migration history and population dynamics of torrentfish in two Waikato streams |
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| Jillian Tipene | School of Māori and Pacific Development | "Mā Muri, Ko Mua' - Seeking a research framework through an historical tribal manuscript |
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| POSTERS | |||
| First Place: | Raymond Tana | School of Science & Engineering | |
| Highly Commended: | Merepaea Dunn | School of Education | |
| SCHOOL AWARD | |||
| First Place: | The Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences | ||
| Highly Commended: | The School of Science & Engineering | ||
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