Overview
The study of the post-contact Indigenous histories of Aotearoa and other parts of eastern Polynesia.
This paper focuses on the history of New Zealand and the other islands of Polynesia since contact with Europeans; hence the Māori title of the paper may be translated 'The Meeting of Two Worlds'. The course readings and discussions will juxtapose European-oriented and indigenous histories narrating the early contact and colonial eras, with particular reference to the indigenous responses to Europeans, the local forms of resistance and the struggle for land. A section will also focus on the work of the Waitangi Tribunal as a collector and maker of history. All the texts are written in the English language, though some of them use indigenous terms and phrases.
About this paper
| Paper title | Te Tūtakitanga o Ngā Ao e Rua |
|---|---|
| Subject | Māori Studies |
| EFTS | 0.15 |
| Points | 18 points |
| Teaching period | Not offered in 2026 (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) | $1,103.10 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Prerequisite
- 18 200-level HIST, MAOR or PACI points
- Schedule C
- Arts and Music
- Contact
- More information link
- View more information on the Te Tumu website
- Teaching staff
To be confirmed
- Textbooks
- Course material.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Cultural understanding.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete this paper will be able to:
- Demonstrate a knowledge of indigenous historical themes and perspectives within New Zealand and Pacific Islands history, including the role of the Waitangi Tribunal
- Competently analyse and discuss histories dealing with the early contact and colonial periods in New Zealand and elsewhere in the Pacific
- Undertake and present research on a topic reflecting on issues and themes of post-contact indigenous histories
- Assessment details
Internally assessed 100%
Overview
The study of the post-encounter Indigenous histories of Aotearoa and other parts of Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa (the Pacific).
This paper focuses on the history of New Zealand and the other islands of Polynesia since first encounters with Europeans; hence the Māori title of the paper may be translated to "the Meeting of Two Worlds." The course readings and discussions will juxtapose European-oriented and Indigenous histories narrating the encounter and colonial eras, with particular reference to the indigenous responses to Europeans, the local forms of resistance and the struggle for land. All the texts are written in the English language, though some of them use Indigenous terms and phrases.
About this paper
| Paper title | Te Tūtakitanga o Ngā Ao e Rua |
|---|---|
| Subject | Māori Studies |
| EFTS | 0.15 |
| Points | 18 points |
| Teaching period | Semester 2 (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for 2027 have not yet been set |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Prerequisite
- 18 200-level HIST, MAOR or PACI points
- Schedule C
- Arts and Music
- Contact
- More information link
- Teaching staff
Professor Michael Reilly
Ritāne Wallace
Leighton Williams- Textbooks
Course material. A useful introductory text would be Te Kōparapara: An introduction to the Māori World and published by Auckland University Press.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Cultural understanding.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete this paper will be able to:
- Demonstrate a knowledge of selected indigenous historical themes and perspectives within New Zealand and Pacific Islands history.
- Competently analyse and discuss histories dealing with the early encounter and colonial periods in New Zealand and elsewhere in the Pacific.
- Show an ability to reflect upon the issues and themes of colonial Indigenous histories as represented in European and Indigenous sources.
- Assessment details
Internally assessed 100%.