Ngā Tauira PaeruaPostgraduate Students
Te Kāhautu Maxwell
PhD student
Qualifications: BA (Māori, TTP), BA(Hons), MA (Māori)
Iwi: Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāti Porou, Te Whakatōhea, Ngāi Tai, Te Whānau-a-Apanui
Supervisors: Professor Linda Smith, Professor Pou Temara
Thesis Title: Te Kura i Awarua: Ritual Practice and Death in the Ringatu Canon
Research Interests
Māori Religion; Te Haahi Ringatū; Karakia (Māori Prayers), Ngā Mōteatea (Ancient Māori Song); Building Cultural Capital, Tangihanga, Death and Dying), Te Reo Māori, Kapa Haka (Traditional Māori Performing Arts), Composition, Toi Māori (Māori Art), Māori Literature, Māori Prophets, Māori Prophecy