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Te Ara Poutama: Māori and indigenous development news
Turning the lens on Māori journalism
25 Jun, 2020
What is Māori-language news journalism? It’s not exactly like its mainstream, English-language cousin.
Documentary looks at Māori culture
02 Jun, 2020
Experiencing Māori culture while studying on exchange at AUT has inspired two filmmakers from the United States.
Welcome for the new AUT Council
Te Ara Poutama: Māori and indigenous development
05 Mar, 2020
Members of this term’s AUT Council have been welcomed with a pōwhiri at Ngā Wai o Horotiu marae.
Kind and modest duo receive AUT award
Te Ara Poutama: Māori and indigenous development
05 Mar, 2020
A humble couple whose generous support has allowed students from Vermont to study at AUT, and vice versa, have received recognition.
Helping to celebrate a new school
Te Ara Poutama: Māori and indigenous development
26 Feb, 2020
It is exciting to see the growth of AUT’s cousin Western Springs College - Ngā Puna o Waiōrea, Professor Pare Keiha says.
We need truth and reconciliation
Te Ara Poutama: Māori and indigenous development
05 Feb, 2020
The Crown must address the onerous legacy of suffering from Maori land loss, writes Professor Paul Moon.
Colonial Combat reinvents colonisation
Te Ara Poutama: Māori and indigenous development
10 Jan, 2020
The premise underlying TVNZ’s new web series Colonial Combat is anachronistic and preposterous but also fascinating, writes Professor Sharon Mazer.
Te Ara Poutama: Māori and indigenous development
12 Dec, 2019
The popularity of the Māori language has grown substantially in recent years, writes Lecturer Hēmi Kelly.
Say kia ora to the new Internz
04 Dec, 2019
24 AUT graduates have been selected by international companies including TimeZoneOne, Play Rugby USA, and Smithsonian to be international interns in 2020.
AUT helps Microsoft with te reo Māori
Te Ara Poutama: Māori and indigenous development
22 Nov, 2019
Te reo Māori is now available on Microsoft Translator, thanks in part to Te Ara Poutama, staff and students at the Auckland University of Technology.
AUT a 5-star university across all categories
13 Nov, 2019
AUT has received the maximum five stars for the first time in every category according to the global education analysts QS in their recent results.
New Professors and Associate Professors
07 Nov, 2019
AUT has announced the promotion of 12 leading academics to the position of Professor. A further 15 academics have been appointed as Associate Professors.
The power of positive expectations
Te Ara Poutama: Māori and indigenous development
23 Oct, 2019
Māori students respond best when someone believes in them, expects the best from them and acknowledges their dreams, Lecturer Jani Wilson says.
Initiative supports Māori entrepreneurs
22 Oct, 2019
AUT and Northland Inc are pooling their resources to launch a business accelerator programme aimed at enhancing Māori entrepreneurship.
Māori Carving Unveiled at US university
Te Ara Poutama: Māori and indigenous development
11 Oct, 2019
AUT has presented Champlain College with a traditional Māori carving in recognition of their special relationship.
23 Sep, 2019
AUT Living Laboratories, a project to restore native forest, will be presented at the UN Climate Action Assembly in New York.Compulsory NZ history is a turning point
Te Ara Poutama: Māori and indigenous development
13 Sep, 2019
That all secondary students will now learn history is a turning point for our schools and society, writes Professor Paul Moon.
AUT moves up 50 places in world rankings
12 Sep, 2019
AUT is now in the top 1% of world universities and in the top 50 for research citations.
19 first in family scholarships awarded
05 Sep, 2019
19 AUT students were awarded Woolf Fisher First-in-Family AUT Scholarships at a celebration event at the AUT South Campus on Thursday 29 August.
New Zealanders’ ignorance on the Holocaust should spur us to action
Te Ara Poutama: Māori and indigenous development
09 Aug, 2019
A new poll reveals startling gaps in our knowledge about the Holocaust. Countering this is urgent and important, writes AUT lecturer Dr Melissa Derby.
Mobile medical clinics a world first
29 Jul, 2019
Dr Lance O’Sullivan, AUT Māori Entrepreneur in Residence, has revealed his plans to launch 200 mobile drive-through medical clinics across NZ by 2021.Te Ara Poutama: Māori and indigenous development
25 Jul, 2019
Dr Lance O’Sullivan, AUT Māori Entrepreneur in Residence and founder of The MOKO Foundation is set to reveal his plan for the future of health in NZ.
A chance to connect and talk values
Te Ara Poutama: Māori and indigenous development
14 May, 2019
A trip out to Umupuia Marae in east Auckland has helped close to 50 Māori staff of the university connect with each other.
62% increase in AUT researchers
30 Apr, 2019
Growing expertise to help New Zealand and the world
15 Mar, 2019
The tragic event in Christchurch today devastates us. Our heartfelt thoughts and prayers are with the victims, their friends and families.
Te Ara Poutama: Māori and indigenous development
11 Feb, 2019
Professor of History Paul Moon is working on a book about prominent early settler James Busby for a renowned international publishing house.
Celebrating AUT through the years
21 Jan, 2019
Over 50 of our oldest alumni came together for the 2018 Seddon Memorial Technical College reunion hosted by the alumni office.
Gaining skills for the workplace
14 Dec, 2018
Auckland Council are proud to sponsor the overall achievement prize for the AUT Edge Award, an extra-curricular employability award at AUT.
28 Nov, 2018
21 AUT graduates have been hand-picked by major companies including Lululemon, Enviropod, Paramount Recording Studios and Sundance Institute to be internat
New Professors and Associate Professors announced
01 Nov, 2018
AUT has announced the promotion to Professor of seven senior academics. A further 16 academics have been appointed as Associate Professors.
Minister launches sustainable blueprint
24 Oct, 2018
The Minister for Climate Change, the Hon James Shaw officially launched AUT’s Sustainability Roadmap on Friday 19 October.
THE rankings place AUT in NZ top three
27 Sep, 2018
AUT has significantly improved in global university rankings published today by the Times Higher Education.
The renaissance of te reo Māori
Te Ara Poutama: Māori and indigenous development
21 Sep, 2018
With te wiki o te reo Māori coming to a close in 2018, it’s become increasingly evident that our indigenous language is experiencing a revival.
AUT 2019 domestic and international fees
13 Sep, 2018
Tuition fees for new domestic students, and for domestic and international students currently enrolled in a programme will increase in 2019.
Prestigious scholarship for AUT alumna
Te Ara Poutama: Māori and indigenous development
06 Jul, 2018
Master of Arts alumna Melissa Derby, of Ngāti Ranginui descent, has been awarded a Fulbright-Ngā Pae o Te Māramatanga Graduate Award.
Law student’s Borrin Foundation support
13 Apr, 2018
The research grant will fund a research internship investigating how cultural information can improve outcomes for Māori in the justice system.
Te Ara Poutama: Māori and indigenous development
20 Oct, 2017
One of New Zealand’s best-selling and most-respected historians, Professor Paul Moon, was last night acknowledged for his contributions as a researcher, academic and teacher. The AUT Excellence Awards recognise and celebrate excellence in the university’s community. Professor Moon was awarded the top accolade - the AUT University Medal - for sustained and exceptional academic achievement.
Indigenous storytelling and the screen
Te Ara Poutama: Māori and indigenous development
13 Oct, 2017
Indigenous storytellers gathered at AUT for the Ngā Aho Whakaari (Māori in Screen Production) Hui ā Tau – a weekend for industry, scholars and students to share knowledge.
Mysterious Victoria Cross decision unearthed
Te Ara Poutama: Māori and indigenous development
26 Sep, 2017
To be recommended for a Victoria Cross for bravery is an achievement reserved for few but to never have been awarded it, even after extraordinary documented bravery, is a mystery that AUT’s Professor Paul Moon has solved in his latest book about Lance Sergeant Haane Manahi.
Te Ara Poutama: Māori and indigenous development
18 Sep, 2017
Hemi Kelly, a licensed translator and full-time lecturer at Te Ara Poutama, was given the privilege and challenge of translating Witi Ihimaera’s latest novel into te reo Māori.
Māori and Pacific Early Career Academic Programme
Te Ara Poutama: Māori and indigenous development
30 Aug, 2017
A new generation of Māori and Pacific lecturers is taking up residence at Auckland University of Technology (AUT).
Te Ara Poutama: Māori and indigenous development
06 Jun, 2017
AUT celebrated the official launch of the APP LAB – a cross disciplinary group of staff and students exploring new ways of learning through technology and new media.
New Zealand’s first chartered bilingual Māori/English Toastmasters club
Te Ara Poutama: Māori and indigenous development
30 May, 2017
Tōhī Toastmasters at Auckland University of Technology (AUT) is celebrating its newfound status as New Zealand’s first chartered bilingual Te Reo Māori/English Toastmasters club.
Pop-up survey shows that Te Reo Māori should be compulsory in primary schools
Te Ara Poutama: Māori and indigenous development
28 Feb, 2017
A new online survey by Te Ipukarea, The National Māori Language Institute at Auckland University of Technology (AUT), confirms that attitudes towards Te Reo Māori are changing.
AUT finalists named in the New Zealand Innovation Awards 2016
23 Sep, 2016
AUT has bagged three nominations at this year’s Innovation Awards.
New Zealand SKA Alliance Big Data Challenges led by AUT and NZA has been named a finalist in the Innovation Excellence in Research and Young New Zealand Innovator category.
Ka Haka: Empowering Māori and Indigenous performance
Te Ara Poutama: Māori and indigenous development
16 Sep, 2016
Ka Haka: Empowering Performance, New Zealand’s first Māori and Indigenous performance studies symposium was held on Ngā Wai o Horotiu Marae at Auckland University of Technology (AUT) on September 8-9.
New Zealand’s next great Māori storytellers
Te Ara Poutama: Māori and indigenous development
02 Sep, 2016
The fledgling authors of three short stories – featuring a trip to the moon, a dream come true and the confronting realities of life – took top honours at this year’s He Huatau Auaha Te Reo Māori Creative Writing Competition.
Te Ara Poutama: Māori and indigenous development
07 Jul, 2016
Award-winning play, Purapurawhetū, will be performed for the first time in te reo Māori at two Auckland playhouses; Te Pou Theatre (6-9 July) and The Herald Theatre (13-16 July).
Karakia in schools under threat from court action, says academic
Te Ara Poutama: Māori and indigenous development
04 May, 2016
Dr Paul Moon, Professor of History at Te Ara Poutama – AUT’s Faculty of Māori and Indigenous Development – says that a recent failed court action to ban Bible lessons from schools will not be the last attempt to remove religious instruction from the country’s state schools - and it puts karakia under threat as well.
Te Ara Poutama: Māori and indigenous development
05 Apr, 2016
Hei tērā wiki puta mai ai tētahi pukapuka hou e titiro ana ki te whakahemohemotanga o te reo Māori i te rautau 19, ka kitea iho e ōna kaipānui te whakamārama mō ngā tini āhuatanga i tata ngaro ai i te mata o te arero te reo taketake o Aotearoa.
He whakataetae tuhituhi hei whakatenatena i ngā ākonga ki te tuhi ki te reo Māori
Te Ara Poutama: Māori and indigenous development
01 Apr, 2016
Kua tuwhera ngā kūaha o te whakataetae tuhi kōrero poto e kīia ana ko He Huatau Auaha. Kua puta te karanga ki ngā tamariki me ngā rangatahi ki te whakaputa i ō rātou whakaaro ki roto tonu i te reo Māori, he kaupapa i whakaarahia ake hei whakapakari i te reo Māori i waenganui i tēnei hunga, puta noa i Aotearoa.
Hertz Memorial scholarship leads to life changing experience for AUT Māori students
Te Ara Poutama: Māori and indigenous development
31 Mar, 2016
A memorial scholarship to remember former 2degrees CEO Eric Hertz, and his wife Kathy Hertz, has led to a life changing overseas exchange experience for AUT Bachelor of Business students Jessica Hibbert and Cambell Te-Paa.
AUT South Campus to host more Te Reo Māori classes
Te Ara Poutama: Māori and indigenous development
05 Jan, 2016
AUT’s Faculty of Māori and Indigenous Development - Te Ara Poutama – has expanded its te reo Māori offering at the AUT South Campus in Manukau for 2016.
Along with the Introduction to Conversational Māori classes held during the summer school period and in semester two, the Te Kākano Māori Language 1 and 2 classes are open to anyone wanting to pick up basic oral and written proficiency of the language.
Gifting the spirit of Christmas 100 years ago
Te Ara Poutama: Māori and indigenous development
18 Dec, 2015
AUT historian Paul Moon digs into the Christmas gifting habits of Kiwis in 1915. How much has changed?
App to help keep Cook Islands languages alive
Te Ara Poutama: Māori and indigenous development
28 Oct, 2015
Learning the basics of the Cook Islands languages has become easier with the development of the Cook Islands Dictionary app for smartphones and tablets.
AUT International Whānau Council expand into USA
Te Ara Poutama: Māori and indigenous development
02 Sep, 2015
AUT’s International Whānau Council will this year make it to Vermont in the USA for the first time following a special grant by Education New Zealand’s International Education Growth Fund.
AUT celebrates Māori success with AUTAIA - Māori open day
Te Ara Poutama: Māori and indigenous development
14 Aug, 2015
AUT will open its city campus on 9 September 2015 for AUTAIA, a celebration of Māori success at AUT.
AUT investigates motivations for second language learning
Te Ara Poutama: Māori and indigenous development
31 Jul, 2015
A team of language experts from Te Ipukarea, the National Māori Language Institute at Auckland University of Technology (AUT), are conducting a usage survey of Te Aka, the online Māori-English Dictionary and Index, in a bid to better understand how the Māori language is valued, by whom, and what the socio-cultural motivations for second language acquisition are.
Opinion: Let all who can speak te reo Māori, take the language into our digital spaces
Te Ara Poutama: Māori and indigenous development
24 Jul, 2015
The last 30 years has seen a big push to create a critical mass of new speakers of te reo Māori, but that’s not enough, says Dr Dean Mahuta, a te reo Māori language expert in AUT’s Faculty of Māori and Indigenous Development – Te Ara Poutama. We need to extend this knowledge into our digital spaces.
Breaking down New Zealand history across disciplines: AUT History Winter Public Lecture Series 2015
Te Ara Poutama: Māori and indigenous development
01 Jul, 2015
We know that the history of New Zealand dates back to at least 700 years, when it was discovered and settled by Polynesian peoples. And we know that in 1642, the first European explorer, Abel Tasman, sighted New Zealand.
Zero fees te reo Māori classes at AUT South Campus
Te Ara Poutama: Māori and indigenous development
05 Jun, 2015
AUT’s Faculty of Māori and Indigenous Development - Te Ara Poutama - will be offering zero fees te reo classes at its South Campus in Manukau starting July 2015.
AUT senior lecturer honoured for excellence in tribal and business endeavors
Te Ara Poutama: Māori and indigenous development
15 May, 2015
Auckland University of Technology senior lecturer Ella Henry was proudly awarded the Dame Mira Szaszy Maori Alumni Award by the University of Auckland Business School recently.
Te Ara Poutama: Māori and indigenous development
13 May, 2015
Distinguished linguist Professor Emeritus Bernard Spolsky hailed the Māori language regeneration as a model of language management at a public lecture hosted by AUT University’s Te Ipukarea and Te Whare o Rongomaurikura, the International Centre for Language Revitalisation.
Knowledge sharing enables indigenous language and cultural revival
Te Ara Poutama: Māori and indigenous development
02 Apr, 2015
The need for support from the ‘critical mass’ to realise full indigenous language revitalisation, was a key point raised at a recent cultural summit organised by AUT University’s Faculty of Māori and Indigenous Development/Te Ara Poutama and Te Ipukarea, AUT’s National Māori Language Institute.
Digital technology lowers cost of Māori language learning
Te Ara Poutama: Māori and indigenous development
10 Mar, 2015
Māori language learners will benefit from more affordable and increased digital learning support thanks to the further development of AUT University’s Te Whanake app series for Apple iPads and Android tablets.
Discovery and exploration of New Zealand told through braille: Paul Moon’s The Voyagers
Te Ara Poutama: Māori and indigenous development
24 Feb, 2015
History lovers who are blind or have low vision will have another book to add to their list with the introduction of AUT University Professor Paul Moon’s book, The Voyagers, to the Blind Foundation’s braille library this month.
Hawai’i and New Zealand universities championing revitalisation of indigenous languages
18 Dec, 2014
A Hawaiian Language Studies expert from the University of Hawai’i West O’ahu has given AUT University a thumbs up for its work in promoting the revitalisation of te reo Māori.
Mentoring programme helps boost Hato Petera students’ academic success
10 Dec, 2014
A unique mentoring programme run by AUT University students and Hato Petera College on Auckland’s North Shore is helping raise the achievement levels of the College’s NCEA cohort.
Te Ipukarea book scoops higher education prize at CLNZ Publishing Awards
Te Ara Poutama: Māori and indigenous development
18 Nov, 2014
A book on the Māori performing arts has earned AUT University’s National Māori Language Institute, Te Ipukarea, a first-time win in the Copyright Licensing New Zealand (CLNZ) Publishing Awards
Celebrating success for He Huatau Auaha: National Creative Writing Competition 2014
Te Ara Poutama: Māori and indigenous development
06 Oct, 2014
This year’s He Huatau Auaha, Te Ipukarea’s biennial National creative Writing Competition, has been deemed an overwhelming success, with more than 70 entries in three categories from 14 schools across New Zealand.
Ki-o-rahi tournament celebrates Matariki
Te Ara Poutama: Māori and indigenous development
04 Jul, 2014
To celebrate the start of Matariki, AUT’s Maori Students Association (Titahi Ki Tua) held a Ki-O-Rahi tournament at its North Shore Campus recently.
AUT University Professor selected to give exclusive Vaughan Park Sir Paul Reeves Memorial Lecture
Te Ara Poutama: Māori and indigenous development
03 Jul, 2014
AUT University Professor Paul Moon has been selected as the exclusive speaker at this year’s Vaughan Park Sir Paul Reeves Memorial Lecture.
AUT University professor finalist in prestigious Australasian book prize
Te Ara Poutama: Māori and indigenous development
24 Jun, 2014
AUT University’s Professor Paul Moon has been selected as a finalist in the 2014 Ernest Scott Prize – one of only four historians in Australasia in the running for the illustrious literary award.
Digital learning app Te Whanake to make Maori language education accessible anywhere, anytime
Te Ara Poutama: Māori and indigenous development
07 May, 2014
A new digital learning app for Maori language could contribute to the growing number of te reo speakers in New Zealand.
Cultural exchange a great experience for students
Te Ara Poutama: Māori and indigenous development
12 Feb, 2014
A group of AUT University students and staff members were lucky enough to travel to Taiwan at the end of last year for a film and cultural exchange, learning about the Taiwanese culture and sharing their Māori heritage and traditions too.
Students to learn about Taiwan and Māori cultures
Te Ara Poutama: Māori and indigenous development
02 Dec, 2013
For the next few weeks six AUT University students have the chance to explore the similarities and differences between Māori and Taiwanese cultures in Taiwan, with the Atayal Organisation.
Te Ara Poutama: Māori and indigenous development
22 Oct, 2013
Music, art and celebration were the name of the game at the Nga Wai O Horotiu Marae 16th birthday last week.
Live performances, AUT student work, expo stalls and kai (food) kept the 250 attendees, including Vice Chancellor Derek McCormack, Te Ara Poutama Dean Pare Keiha and Dr Pita Sharples, busy.
AUT student to represent New Zealand youth at APEC
Te Ara Poutama: Māori and indigenous development
03 Oct, 2013
AUT student, Jordan Grey, has a desire to help shape what the world will look like; especially for young Maori. Jordan is one of only three New Zealanders going to the APEC Voices of the Future 2013 conference in Bali this week.
Māori language and culture celebrated in the USA
Te Ara Poutama: Māori and indigenous development
28 Aug, 2013
Te Ipukarea – The National Māori Language Institute and Te Whare o Rongomaurikura – The International Centre for Language Revitalisation (the Centre) co-hosted the Māori Language Revitalisation in Aotearoa/New Zealand Symposium as a side event of Washington DC based Smithsonian Institutes One World, Many Voices: Endangered Languages and Cultural Heritage Folklife Festival in early July.
Te Ara Poutama: Māori and indigenous development
02 Jul, 2013
AUT University is committed to building an inclusive Aotearoa, and in recognition of the value of te reo Māori, the university offers Māori language courses with no tuition fees.
Te Ara Poutama: Māori and indigenous development
25 Jun, 2013
Collaboration, conversation and performance will light up campus when AUT hosts Matariki celebrations.
AUT Faculty of Business and Law will host an opening event Whakapuawai 2013 on Saturday 22 June 6pm-9pm in association with Matariki Festival Trust, 2degrees and Te Puni Korkiri.
Māori share their culture and heritage with the USA
Te Ara Poutama: Māori and indigenous development
17 Jun, 2013
Washington DC will have a Māori element next month thanks to AUT University’s Te Ipuakarea -The National Māori Language Institute and the Smithsonian Institution.
Te Ara Poutama: Māori and indigenous development
03 Dec, 2012
A unique and distinctly Māori team building experience was had by international company GlobalLinks when they were hosted by AUT University at the Ngā Wai o Horotiu Marae this week.
PhD graduate wins Maori Excellence award
Te Ara Poutama: Māori and indigenous development
09 Apr, 2012
An AUT PhD graduate was recognised on Friday at the Te Amorangi National Māori Academic Excellence Awards.
Peter Maulder, Ngati Kahungunu and Ngati Pahauwera, was the recipient of one of these awards, having graduated from AUT at the end of 2011. He completed his research by answering the question 'What is the role of joint coupling variability and joint stiffness in lower limb injury'.
Te Ara Poutama: Māori and indigenous development
29 Feb, 2012
A controversial book about a report into the reconstruction of the Nuku'alofa Central Business District in Tonga has been launched at AUT University.
Carving it up for Pasifika Festival
Te Ara Poutama: Māori and indigenous development
21 Feb, 2012
The public is cordially invited to the 2012 Pasifika Festival preview at AUT University’s Manukau campus on Saturday, 25 February from 12.30pm.
Please join us for this festive occasion as we host three celebrated master carvers, and local emerging artists from the Manukau region, as they create ‘anchor stone’ carvings as part of AUT’s ongoing partnership with the Pasifika Festival.
AUT University’s international connection crosses the South Pacific Ocean
Te Ara Poutama: Māori and indigenous development
27 May, 2011
AUT University has opened a special connection across the South Pacific, signing an agreement to collaborate with the University of Hawai’i (UHM), at Mānoa, in Hawai’i.
AUT launches international centre for language revitalisation in the USA
25 May, 2011
This week AUT University academics launched the International Centre for Language Revitalisation at the United Nations, in New York City - a centre which could breathe life into many of the world’s endangered languages.
Minister impressed with Maori Social Science agenda
08 Dec, 2010
A speech from Maori Party Co-Leader, the Hon Tariana Turia, to open the Maori Association of Social Science (MASS) conference, suggested there was a fascinating array of topics close to the hearts of Maori social scientists.
A lifetime of working recognised
Te Ara Poutama: Māori and indigenous development
16 Jun, 2010
AUT University’s own Professor John Moorfield was recognised for his work in this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours list. He was made a Companion of the Queen’s Service Order (QSO) in the 2010 list for his services to Māori language education.
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