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Linguistics, Applied linguistics, Discourse analysis, Mātauranga Māori, Māori, Reo Māori, Astronomy
New Zealand

Biography

Dr Hēmi Whaanga is Professor and Head of School of Te Pūtahi-a-Toi - School of Māori Knowledge at Massey University in Palmerston North, New Zealand.  Hēmi has been involved, in various capacities as a project leader, writer and researcher, in a range of linguistic, indigenous Māori knowledge and curriculum projects. He has published in the areas of indigenous Māori knowledge, traditional ecological knowledge, language revitalisation, linguistics, language teaching and curriculum development.   He holds a PhD (Linguistics/ Māori), MA (Applied) from the University of Waikato.  His tribal affiliations are Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Mamoe and Waitaha.

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Employment (9)

Massey University: Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, NZ

2022 to present | Professor and Head of School (Te Pūtahi-a-Toi, The School of Māori Knowledge)
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University of Waikato: Hamilton, Waikato, NZ

2017 to 2022 | Associate Professor (Faculty of Māori and Indigenous Studies (FMIS))
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University of Waikato: Hamilton, Waikato, NZ

2015 to 2016 | Senior Research Fellow, Centre of Māori and Pacific Development Research (CMPDR) (Faculty of Māori and Indigenous Studies (FMIS))
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University of Waikato: Hamilton, NZ

2012 to 2015 | Senior Research Officer (School of Māori & Pacific Development (SMPD))
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University of Waikato: Hamilton, Waikato, NZ

2010 to 2011 | Research Officer (School of Māori and Pacific Development (SMPD))
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University of Waikato: Hamilton, Waikato, NZ

2007 to 2010 | NZ Science and Technology Postdoctoral Fellow (School of Māori and Pacific Development (SMPD) - Host Institution)
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University of Waikato: Hamilton, Waikato, NZ

2005 to 2010 | Research and Development Administration Manager (School of Māori and Pacific Development (SMPD))
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University of Waikato: Hamilton, Waikato, NZ

2002 to 2004 | Research and Development Administration Assistant, (School of Māori and Pacific Development (SMPD))
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University of Waikato: Hamilton, Waikato, NZ

2001 to 2002 | Research Officer (School of Māori and Pacific Development (SMPD))
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Education and qualifications (4)

University of Waikato: Hamilton, NZ

2006 | Doctor of Philosophy (Linguistics / Māori)
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University of Waikato: Hamilton, NZ

1998 | Master of Arts (Applied) (First Class)
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University of Waikato: Hamilton, NZ

1997 | PGDip Second Language Teaching
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University of Waikato: Hamilton, NZ

1996 | BA (Te Tohu Paetahi)
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Works (42)

Cultural adaptations of the WHO iSupport for dementia: A scoping review

Dementia
2024-10-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Tara P Sani; Gary Cheung; Kathy Peri; Susan Yates; Ngaire Kerse; Hēmi Whaanga; Sarah Cullum
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Cultural stewardship in urban spaces: Reviving Indigenous knowledge for the restoration of nature

People and Nature
2024-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Erana Walker; Tim Jowett; Hēmi Whaanga; Priscilla M. Wehi
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Virtual Reality Pōwhiri—Practicing an indigenous welcoming ceremony

2023-12-02 | Conference paper
Contributors: Laurence Lloyd-Jones; Claudia Ott; Holger Regenbrecht; Hēmi Whaanga
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Computing Technologies for Resilience, Sustainability, and Resistance

IEEE Annals of the History of Computing
2023-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Petera Hudson; Hēmi Whaanga; Te Taka Keegan
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Computing Technologies for Resilience, Sustainability and Resistance

2023-02-23 | Preprint
Contributors: Hēmi Whaanga; Te Taka Keegan; Petera Hudson
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Computing Technologies for Resilience, Sustainability and Resistance

2023-02-23 | Preprint
Contributors: Hēmi Whaanga; Te Taka Keegan; Petera Hudson
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Project Ātea

2021-11 | Book chapter
Contributors: Hēmi Whaanga; Paora Mato; Te Taka Keegan
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Promoting social and environmental justice to support Indigenous partnerships in urban ecosystem restoration

Restoration Ecology
2021-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Monique Mae Hall; Priscilla M. Wehi; Hēmi Whaanga; Erana T. Walker; Jonni Hazeline Koia; Kiri Joy Wallace
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The use of Māori words in National Science Challenge online discourse

Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand
2020-10-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Andreea Calude; Louise Stevenson; Hēmi Whaanga; Te Taka Keegan
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Kaitiakitanga, place and the urban restoration agenda

New Zealand Journal of Ecology
2019-12-07 | Journal article
Contributors: Erana Walker; Priscilla Wehi; Nicola Nelson; Jacqueline Beggs; Hēmi Whaanga
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Enhancing awareness and adoption of cultural values through use of Māori bird names in science communication and environmental reporting

New Zealand Journal of Ecology
2019-12-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Priscilla Wehi; Lyn Carter; Te Waiarani Harawira; Gerard Fitzgerald; Kelvin Lloyd; Hēmi Whaanga; Catriona MacLeod
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Using the Stars to Indigenize the Public Sphere: Matariki over New Zealand

Religions
2019-07-16 | Journal article
Contributors: Ann Hardy; Hēmi Whaanga
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Evaluation of a traditional Māori harvesting method for sampling kōura (freshwater crayfish, Paranephrops planifrons ) and toi toi (bully, Gobiomorphus spp.) populations in two New Zealand streams

New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research
2018-10-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Ian A. Kusabs; Brendan J. Hicks; John M. Quinn; William L. Perry; Hēmi Whaanga
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Māori oral traditions record and convey indigenous knowledge of marine and freshwater resources

New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research
2018-10-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Hēmi Whaanga; Priscilla Wehi; Murray Cox; Tom Roa; Ian Kusabs
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Rāhui and conservation? Māori voices in the nineteenth century niupepa Māori

Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand
2017-01-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Hēmi Whaanga; Priscilla Wehi
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He Matapihi Mā Mua, Mō Muri: The Ethics, Processes, and Procedures Associated with the Digitization of Indigenous Knowledge—The Pei Jones Collection

Cataloging & Classification Quarterly
2015 | Journal article
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Ko te tangata whai i te mātauranga ka whai i te māramatanga: The journey of knowledge is a journey of enlightenment - Indigenous methodologies

2015 | Book chapter
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Te wawao i te mātauranga Māori: Indigenous knowledge in a digital age

Ethnographies in Pan Pacific Research: Tensions and Positionings
2015 | Book chapter
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An account of the evolution of language description of te reo Māori since first contact

He hiringa, he pūmanawa -- Studies on the Māori language
2014 | Book chapter
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An illustration of macro-level and micro-level discoursal features in written Māori

He hiringa, he pūmanawa -- Studies on the Māori language
2014 | Book chapter
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He tuhi mārei-kura: A treasury of sacred writings - a Māori account of the creation, based on the priestly lore of the Tainui people

2013 | Book
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He tuhi mārei-kura: Ngā kōrero a te Māori mō te hanganga mai o te ao nō ngā whare wānanga o Tainui

2013 | Book
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Marine resources in Māori oral tradition: He kai moana, he kai mā te hinengaro

Journal of Marine and Island Cultures
2013 | Journal article
Contributors: Priscilla Wehi; Murray Cox; Tom Roa; Hemi Whaanga
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The use of the Māori language in species nomenclature

Journal of Marine and Island Cultures
2013 | Journal article
Contributors: Hēmi Whaanga; Wiki Papa; Priscilla Wehi; Tom Roa
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Artefacts, biology and bias in museum collection research

Molecular Ecology
2012-05-10 | Journal article
Contributors: PRISCILLA M. WEHI; HEMI WHAANGA; STEVE A. TREWICK
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'Intra'-propositional relations and their signalling: An investigation of authentic Maori texts

He Puna Korero: Journal of Maori and Pacific Development
2010 | Journal article
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Te puawaitanga o te puawananga

He Puna Korero: Journal of Maori and Pacific Development
2010 | Journal article
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Missing in translation: Maori language and oral tradition in scientific analyses of traditional ecological knowledge (TEK)

TNZR
2009 | Journal article
Contributors: Priscilla Wehi; Hemi Whaanga; Tom Roa
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Te aho arataki marau mō te ako i te reo Māori -- Kura auraki: Curriculum guidelines for teaching and learning te reo Māori in English-medium schools: Years 1-13.

2009 | Book
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Te Puawaitanga O Te Puawananga

He Puna Korero: Journal of Maori and Pacific Development
2009 | Journal article
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Teaching Maori in English-medium schools in New Zealand: Teacher responses to aspects of the curriculum guidelines for'te reo'Maori in English-medium school

He Puna Korero: Journal of Maori and Pacific Development
2009 | Journal article
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Inter-propositional Relations: An Investigation of Authentic Maori Texts

He Puna Korero: Journal of Maori and Pacific Development
2007 | Journal article
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Maori and English Textbooks Designed for Language Learners at Intermediate Level: A Comparison in Terms of the Occurrence and Use of Insights Gained from Research on Discourse Analysis

He Puna Korero: Journal of Maori and Pacific Development
2007 | Journal article
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Te reo Māori in the New Zealand Curriculum: Draft

2007 | Book
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Case roles/ relations and discourse relations: A Māori language-based perspective (Unpublished Ph.D.)

2006 | Dissertation or Thesis
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The Display and Conservation of Taonga Maori-Establishing Culturally Appropriate Display and Conservation Facilities: Mahi Mareikura-a Work in Progress

He Puna Korero: Journal of Maori and Pacific Development
2006 | Journal article
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The te reo Māori curriculum: Design, review, rewrite.

New Zealand Association of Language Teachers Conference 2006: Bridging cultures, reaching heights
2006 | Conference paper
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The Māori Language Revitalisation Agenda and 'Te Whakapiki Reo & Te Whakapiki i te Reo': Meeting the Needs of Teachers

He Puna Korero: Journal of Maori and Pacific Development
2005 | Journal article
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Introducing the Draft Learning Progression Framework for Maori in the New Zealand Curriculum

He Puna Korero: Journal of Maori and Pacific Development
2003 | Journal article
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Creating a Curriculum for Indigenous and Community Languages: Te Reo Maori as an Example

He Puna Korero: Journal of Maori and Pacific Development
2002 | Journal article
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Hemi Whaanga Interviews Eci Nabalarua

He Puna Korero: Journal of Maori and Pacific Development
2002 | Journal article
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Approaching Maori Language through Meaning: The Predominance of Indo-European Models of Relationships within Propositions

He Puna Korero: Journal of Maori and Pacific Development
2001 | Journal article
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