Māori culture

Common national identity is an important and valuable quality of most states but the degree in which it is threatened by immigrants is often overstated. Though not common, instances arise through immigration which truly threaten the common life enjoyed by members of a state. In these instances, I believe that exclusion can be justified if the reasons for immigration are of a particular variety. I will outline in this essay with reference to Carens, Miller and Blake how I believe immigration…

cultural concepts in Māori society is evident in the influence they have on governance, social and economic exchange. There are many culture concepts that are important within Māori society, but this essay will analyse three. Firstly, rāhui (restriction). Rāhui is placed by the mana (power) of a person and would stay there until it is lifted and no unauthorised people are allowed to enter the place where the rāhui is placed upon. Second culture concept is manaaki (hospitality). In Māori society,…

from Māori by Pākehā in New Zealand is closely intertwined with the loss and subsequent revitalisation of Te Reo. Both rangatiratanga and Te Reo are essential Māori culture – to lose just one is for Māori culture to be diminished. Māori culture has faced strong opposition since the signing of Te Tiriti o Waitangi in 1840. To understand rangatiratanga today, it is important to turn to history. In this essay, I will look at the state of rangatiratanga through the revitalisation of Te Reo Māori.…

with a capital “I”, a category he created for his own personal satisfaction but has since caught on globally. This essay will discuss the concept of Fourth Cinema as outlined by Barry Barclay in general, as well as, in relation to Taika Waititi’s Māori film, Boy (2010). First, Second and Third Cinema are all Cinemas of the Modern Nation State and from an Indigenous place of standing, these are all invader Cinemas according to Barclay (2000, p.7). Barclay (1990, p.9) suggests that over the years…

In today’s modern society New Zealand is a multi-cultural country and different people and cultures over the years have attained cultural attitudes, values and beliefs differently; therefore, multi-cultural characteristics are different to others within New Zealand. In this reflexive journal, my personal model of reflexive communication practice will focus on my understanding of personal, cultural, professional and political practices and how I perceive myself in today’s New Zealand society.…

as it is run through schools so it will impact everyone in the class, not just those better or worse off, but everyone. Thus it creates a sense of equality and also brings together a sense of understanding by all children. Food is a way for many cultures to connect and thus it also opens children up to talking about what they do and do not have at home, opening doors for discussion and allowing teachers and other community leaders to be able to gauge how what is happening at home effects what…

The early contact period between Maori and Pakeha 1769-1840 is highly significant to New Zealand because as Michael King states, ‘All these early encounters between Maori and European... contained seeds for future patterns of racial and cultural relations in New Zealand. In this way King is saying that this period of Early Contact essentially defined the relationship between Maori and Pakeha, and instructs our relationship as New Zealanders today. The cultural and racial landscape of New Zealand…

Bell on the other hand goes into more detail to explain the relationship between the Maori and the British Empire whether that be his discussion of the Maori Land Wars, the historical significance of the painting of Hare Pomare and His Family by William Strutt, or the history behind Nicholas Chevalier’s painting Hinemoa: A Maori Maiden and the discussion of the Maori myth that inspired it. Bell mainly sticks with these few subjects but rather fully delves into their…

The Māori worldview is holistic and cyclic, and refers to the core ideas and beliefs which govern the way in which Māori perceive and interact with the world around them (Newman, 2016). A key aspect of this view is determined by the many different cultural concepts. Māori cultural concepts all originate from the creation narratives, stories of atua (gods), and are not isolated, but are related to one another (Carter, 2016). Understanding these concepts gives a greater depth of understanding of…

The Principles that make up the Treaty of Waitangi state that Maori have equal access and opportunities as that of Pākeha dissent (Wepa, 2005). The Treaty of Waitangi also recognises that Maori have authority over their health and the ability to value their worldview (Wepa,…