BA, Grad Dip (Auckland), DPhil (Oxford) Ngāti Whatua
Adjunct Research Associate Professor - Te Tumu (April 2014- June 2016)
Contact
Office: 4S3, Te Tumu (Richardson Building, South Tower) Tel: +64 3 479 8364 Email: merata.kawharu@otago.ac.nz
Distinctions
2012 - MNZM (Services to Maori Education)
2011 - Appointed by U.N. to expert committee on indigenous affairs and forestry.
Paper and meeting New York, January 2011. Paper presented 'Forestry and indigenous issues: New Zealand and the Pacific'. See http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unpfii/en/EGM_IPF.html
2010 - Marsden grant awarded for three years on: transformations of tribal entrepreneurial leadership.
2009 - Inaugral Maori Book Awards, Nga Kupu Ora: Winner, Te Reo Maori Award for Tahuhu Korero: The Sayings of Taitokerau.
2008 - FoRST grant awarded for research on regional Maori language, tribal marae and Youth. 2 years.
2003 - New Zealand book awards: Montana Book Awards Finalist for Whenua: Managing Our Resources.
2002 - Marsden Fund grant for research concerning Indigenous Knowledge and Museum Practice. Grant awarded to Professor Karen Nero, Professor Roger Neich, Dr Paul Tapsell and self.
1994 - Rhodes Scholarship.
1991-1993 - Annual and Senior Prizes in Maori Studies, Polynesian Society Award for best Stage II paper in Maori Studies, Ngarimu VC Scholarship (1991-1993).
2001- Present - Member, New Zealand Historic Places Trust Board, October (including being a member of the Strategy and Finance Sub-committee of the Board, and member of the Registration Sub-committee).
2004-Present - Ngati Whatua o Orakei Treaty claims team member.
2008-Present- Alternative Journal of Indigenous Studies, Editorial Board member.
2008 - Ngati Rahiri/ Ngati Kawa treaty claim team member and claim manager
2004-2009 - Chairperson, Te Kawautikitiki Charitable Trust.
2007-2009 - Trustee, Michael King Writers Trust.
2001-2008 - Member, Te Kaunihera o Te Whare Wananga o Te Pihopatanga o Aotearoa.
2001-2005 - Member, Rhodes Scholarship Selection Committee, University of Auckland.
Publications
Bunt, C., Griffin, F., Kawharu, M., Bond, S., & Telfer, I. (2023, June). Adaptation. Panel discussion at the Science-based Policy School for Climate Change, [Hybrid].
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Kawharu, M., Tapsell, P., & Tane, P. (2023). Applying whakapapa research methodology in Māori kin communities in Aotearoa New Zealand. Kōtuitui. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/1177083X.2023.2227232
Journal - Research Article
Fforde, C., Hemming, S., Kawharu, M., Kent, L., Mayer, L., Rigney, D., & Tapsell, P. (2023). Heritage, reconciliation and peacebuilding in Australia and New Zealand. In N. Shepherd (Ed.), Rethinking heritage in precarious times: Coloniality, climate change, and Covid-19. Abingdon, UK: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003188438
Chapter in Book - Research
Kawharu, M., Tapsell, P., & Tane, H. (2022). Pā to plate: Innovation at source: Preliminary insights. Commissioned by Our Land & Water National Science Challenge. 26p.
Commissioned Report for External Body
Stephenson, J., Kawharu, M., Bond, S., & Diprose, G. (2022). What does success look like? A flaxroots perspective of adaptation. In C. Hendtlass, T. FitzGerald, A. Serrano & D. Neale (Eds.), Coastal adaptation: Adapting to coastal change and hazard risk in Aotearoa New Zealand [Special publication 5]. (pp. 13-15). Wellington, New Zealand: New Zealand Coastal Society. Retrieved from https://www.coastalsociety.org.nz
Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report
Kawharu, M., Taituha, N.K., Tane, R., Apiata, A., Taituha, B., & Tane, H. (2022). Submission on Far North District Plan. Submission to Far North District Council, Kaikohe, New Zealand. [Government Submission].
Other Research Output
Kawharu, M., on behalf of the Takarangi Research Group, including Tapsell, P., Watene, K., Tane, H., Hakopa, H., Irving, C., Matehaere, L., Papuni-Iles, M., Stephenson, J., & Metzger, J. (2021). Climate Change Commission 2021 Draft Advice for Consultation [Ināia tonu nei: A low emissions future for Aotearoa]. Submission to He Pou a Rangi Climate Change Commission, Wellington, New Zealand. [Government Submission].
Other Research Output
Ruckstuhl, K., Amoamo, M., Kawharu, M., Ruwhiu, D., Hudson, M., Martin, W.-J., Waiti, J., & Haar, J. (2021). Māori interface research: Rewards and risks at the technology frontier. In M. Amoamo, M. Kawharu & K. Ruckstuhl (Eds.), He Pou Hiringa: Grounding science and technology in te ao Māori. (pp. 142-163). Wellington, New Zealand: Bridget Williams Books.
Chapter in Book - Research
Kawharu, M., Jones, L., & Tapsell, P. (2021). Where tikanga meets technology: Connecting Hau Kāinga to Whenua Ora. In M. Amoamo, M. Kawharu & K. Ruckstuhl (Eds.), He Pou Hiringa: Grounding science and technology in te ao Māori. (pp. 55-74). Wellington, New Zealand: Bridget Williams Books.
Chapter in Book - Research
Kawharu, M., & Tapsell, P. (2021). Expanding Takarangi: Applying a Māori values-led model of team leadership in science and technology. In M. Amoamo, M. Kawharu & K. Ruckstuhl (Eds.), He Pou Hiringa: Grounding science and technology in te ao Māori. (pp. 17-34). Wellington, New Zealand: Bridget Williams Books.
Chapter in Book - Research
Ruckstuhl, K., Kawharu, M., & Amoamo, M. (2021). Introduction. In M. Amoamo, M. Kawharu & K. Ruckstuhl (Eds.), He Pou Hiringa: Grounding science and technology in te ao Māori. (pp. 9-16). Wellington, New Zealand: Bridget Williams Books.
Chapter in Book - Research
Amoamo, M., Kawharu, M., & Ruckstuhl, K. (Eds.). (2021). He Pou Hiringa: Grounding science and technology in te ao Māori. Wellington, New Zealand: Bridget Williams Books.
Edited Book - Research
Kawharu, M. (2020, November). Kainga, kai and kōrero: Revitalising marae economics. Verbal presentation at the Biennial International Indigenous Research Conference (IIRC): A Gathering of Indigenous Minds, [Online].
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Mokaraka-Harris, J. J., Thompson-Fawcett, M., Reilly, M. P. J., & Kawharu, M. (2019, August). Sprouts of knowledge: Weaving new knowledge with the resonance of ancient rhythms. Verbal presentation at the School of Geography Postgraduate Symposium, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Kawharu, M., & Tapsell, P. (2019). Whāriki: The growth of Māori community entrepreneurship. Auckland, New Zealand: Oratia Books, 200p.
Authored Book - Research
Kawharu, M. (2019). Reinterpreting the value chain in an indigenous community enterprise context. Journal of Enterprising Communities, 13(3), 242-262. doi: 10.1108/jec-11-2018-0079
Journal - Research Article
Kawharu, M. (2018, November). ’Making the strange familiar’. University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. [Inaugural Professorial Lecture].
Other Research Output
Artelle, K. A., Stephenson, J., Bragg, C., Housty, W. G., Kawharu, M., & Turner, N. J. (2018). Values-led management: The guidance of place-based values in environmental relationships of the past, present, and future. Ecology & Society, 23(3), 35. doi: 10.5751/es-10357-230335
Journal - Research Article
Kawharu, M. (2018). Kaitiakitanga: Land, people and resource management. In M. Reilly, S. Duncan, G. Leoni, L. Paterson, L. Carter, M. Rātima & P. Rewi (Eds.), Te Kōparapara: An introduction to the Māori world. (pp. 86-101). Auckland, New Zealand: Auckland University Press.
Chapter in Book - Research
Kawharu, M., & Newman, E. (2018). Whakapaparanga: Social structure, leadership and Whāngai. In M. Reilly, S. Duncan, G. Leoni, L. Paterson, L. Carter, M. Rātima & P. Rewi (Eds.), Te Kōparapara: An introduction to the Māori world. (pp. 48-64). Auckland, New Zealand: Auckland University Press.
Chapter in Book - Research
Kawharu, M. (2017). Affidavit of Merata Kawharu in support of the application for recognition of customary marine title, Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Trust application for for recognition of customary marine title. High Court of New Zealand, Auckland, New Zealand. [Government Submission].
Other Research Output
Wyeth, E. H., Lambert, M., Tapsell, M., Samaranayaka, A., Harwood, M., Anselm, D., Ellison, P., … Derrett, S. (2017). Long-term disability outcomes after hospitalisation for injury. Proceedings of the 13th Australasian Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion Conference. (pp. 282). Retrieved from http://event.icebergevents.com.au/injuryprevention2017
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Kawharu, M., Tapsell, P., & Woods, C. (2017). Indigenous entrepreneurship in Aotearoa New Zealand: The takarangi framework of resilience and innovation. Journal of Enterprising Communities, 11(1), 20-38. doi: 10.1108/JEC-01-2015-0010
Journal - Research Article
Kawharu, M. (2016, August-September). When development and indigenous issues clash: The New Zealand case of Takamore. Verbal presentation at the World Archaeological Congress (WAC), Kyoto, Japan.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Kawharu, M. (2016). Statement of Issues for Stage 2. Concerning the Wai 1040 combined record of inquiry for Te Paparahi o Te Raki. Waitangi Tribunal, Te Paparahi o te Raki, Waitangi Marae, Waitangi, New Zealand, File Wai 1040. [Government Submission].
Other Research Output
Kawharu, M. (2016). Brief evidence in the matter of Te Paparahi o Te Raki inquiry. In the matter of a claim to the Waitangi Tribunal by Renata Tane, Eruera Taurua, Hirihiri Parata, Moko Ututaonga and Pauline Wynyard on behalf of Ngāti Kawa and Ngāti Rahiri (Wai 1040). Waitangi Tribunal, Te Paparahi o te Raki, Waitangi Marae, Waitangi, New Zealand, File Wai 1040. [Government Submission].
Other Research Output
Kawharu, M. (2016). Indigenous entrepreneurship: Cultural coding and the transformation of Ngāti Whātua in New Zealand. Journal of the Polynesian Society, 125(4), 359-382. doi: 10.15286/jps.125.4.359-382
Journal - Research Article
Ruckstuhl, K., Kawharu, M., Jackson, A.-M., Keegan, T. T., Shadbolt, M., Hudson, M., … Hikuroa, D. (2016). National Science Challenges in Aotearoa-New Zealand: Opportunity or business as usual? Proceedings of the International Indigenous Research Conference. (pp. 82). Auckland, New Zealand: Ngä Pae o te Māramatanga. Retrieved from http://www.indigenousresearch2016.ac.nz/
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Kawharu, M. (2015). Aotearoa: Shine or shame? A critical examination of the Sustainable Development Goals and the question of poverty and young Māori in New Zealand. Journal of Global Ethics, 11(1), 43-50. doi: 10.1080/17449626.2015.1010098
Journal - Research Article
Kawharu, M. (2015, May). Entrepreneurship: The relevance of a customary context: A Ngāti Whātua narrative. Verbal presentation at the Hui Poutama: Māori Research Symposium, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Kawharu, M., & Tane, P. (2014). Casting a new net: Connecting marae and Te Reo in the information age. In M. Kawharu (Ed.), Maranga Mai! Te Reo and marae in crisis? (pp. 181-209). Auckland, New Zealand: Auckland University Press.
Chapter in Book - Research
Kawharu, M. (2014). Introduction. In M. Kawharu (Ed.), Maranga Mai! Te Reo and marae in crisis? (pp. 7-15). Auckland, New Zealand: Auckland University Press.
Chapter in Book - Research
Kawharu, M. (Ed.). (2014). Maranga Mai! Te Reo and marae in crisis? Auckland, New Zealand: Auckland University Press, 280p.
Edited Book - Research
Kawharu, M., & Watene, K. (2014). Ngāti Whātua Census: Whakataunga me ngā wawata: Findings and aspirations. Commissioned by Whai Maia. 23p.
Commissioned Report for External Body
Kawharu, M., & P. Tapsell (2014, April). Waka Wairua: exploration and expansion: Re-examining matauranga and oral narratives. Horizons of Insight Seminar, Nga Pae o Te Maramatanga, Waipapa, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand. [Research Presentation].
Other Research Output
Kawharu, M., & Nero, K. L. (2014). World Heritage and Small Island Developing States: Land management and community involvement. In Safeguarding precious resources for island communities [World Heritage Papers No. 38]. (pp. 76-85). Paris: UNESCO.
Chapter in Book - Research
Tapsell, P., & Kawharu, M. (2014, June). Polynesian expansion: A re-examination. Verbal presentation at the 20th Annual Conference of the New Zealand Studies Association: Across the Pacific, Oslo, Norway.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Kawharu, M. (2013). Tangi Whenua: Opening statement on behalf of Pouerua ki Waitangi. In the matter of a claim to the Waitangi Tribunal by Renata Tane, Eruera Taurua, Hirihiri Parata, Moko Weera Hogan Ututaonga and Pauline Wynyard for and on behalf of Ngāti Kawa and Ngāti Rahiri (Wai 1665). Waitangi Tribunal, Te Paparahi o te Raki, Waitangi Marae, Waitangi, New Zealand, File Wai 1665. [Government Submission].
Other Research Output
Kawharu, M., & Te Whata, R. (2012). Mangatu: Customary tenure and the Native Land Court case 1881. Commissioned by Mangatu Committee. 45p.
Commissioned Report for External Body
Kawharu, M., Tapsell, P., & Woods, C. (2012, December). Māori entrepreneurial behaviour: Lachmannian insights. Verbal presentation at the 57th international Council for Small Business (ICSB) World Conference, Wellington, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
te Heuheu, T., Kawharu, M., & Tuheiava, A. R. (2012). World Heritage and indigeneity. World Heritage, 62, 8-17.
Journal - Research Article
Kawharu, M., Tapsell, P., & Woods, C. (2012). Māori entrepreneurial behaviour: Lachmannian insights. Journal of Australian Indigenous Issues, 15(4), 62-75.
Journal - Research Article
Kawharu, M., Tapsell, P., & Woods, C. (2012). Maori entrepreneurial behaviour: Lachmannian insights. Proceedings of the 57th International Council for Small Business (ICSB) World Conference: Leading from the Edge. Retrieved from http://www.icsb.org/conferences.asp
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper
Kawharu, M. (2011). Miejsce Maorysów w multimedialnie zintegrowanym świecie. In M. Jaworowskiej (Ed.), Zeszyt Naukowy. (pp. 13-27). Olsztyn, Poland: Katedry Socjologii, i Antropologii Wyższej Szkoly Informatyki i Ekonomii Towarzystwa Wiedzy Powszechnej w Olsztynie [Faculty of Sociology and Education, University of Computer Science and Economics]. [Full Paper]
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper
Kawharu, M., Tane, H., Tapsell, P., & Woods, C. (2011, December). The role of leadership in indigenous entrepreneurship. Verbal presentation at the Inaugural Massey University Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship Conference, Auckland, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Kawharu, M. (2011). Forestry and indigenous issues: New Zealand and the Pacific. Proceedings of the United Nations, Division for Social Policy and Development, Secretariat of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, International Expert Group Meeting: Indigenous Peoples and Forests. Retrieved from http://social.un.org/index/IndigenousPeoples/MeetingsandWorkshops/2011.aspx
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper
Kawharu, M. (2011). Sustainable urban development in Auckland: Reaffirming a cultural footprint in the urban landscape [In The right to the city: Research and engagement at the world urban forum: Centre for Development Studies Working Paper No. 4]. Auckland, New Zealand: University of Auckland. 7p.
Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report
Kawharu, M. (2010, September). Kultura Maori: Wczoraj i dziś [Māori identity in a multi-media, multi-connected world]. Invited presentation at the Konferencja Naukowa pt. Nowozelandzka Wielokulturowość Oraz Wystawa “Te Ara”, Olsztynie, Poland.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Tapsell, P. (co-curator), Kawharu, M. (co-curator), & Pfeiffer, K. (photographer) (2010-2011). Te Ara: Maori pathways to leadership [Touring exhibition]. Poland & UK.
Exhibition
Tapsell, P., Pfeiffer, K. (photographer), & Kawharu, M. (2010). Te Ara: Māori pathways of leadership. Auckland, New Zealand: Libro International, 32p.
Authored Book - Research
Hohepa, M., Kawharu, M., Ngaha, A., & Peri, V. (2010). Cultural knowledge and identity for wellbeing and success: Trying to make the connections in the north of New Zealand [Extended abstract]. Proceedings of the British Educational Research Association (BERA) Annual Conference. Retrieved from http://www.beraconference.co.uk/2010/downloads/abstracts/
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Kawharu, M. (2010). Response to Crown questions of cross-examination on Te Tiriti and its northern context. Waitangi Tribunal, Wellington, New Zealand. [Government Submission].
Other Research Output
Kawharu, M., Hennessy, M., & Tane, H. (2010, July). Ipukarea.com: Launching traditional knowledge into the internet. A New Zealand case study, its challenges and opportunities. Verbal presentation at the Information Technologies and Indigenous Communities (ITIC) Workshop, Canberra, Australia.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Kawharu, M. (2010). Environment as marae locale. In R. Selby, P. Moore & M. Mulholland (Eds.), Māori and the environment: Kaitiaki. (pp. 221-239). Wellington, New Zealand: Huia Books.
Chapter in Book - Research
Kawharu, M. (2010). Te Tiriti and its northern context: Summary of report Wai 1040 # A20. Commissioned by Crown Forestry Rental Trust. 27p.
Commissioned Report for External Body
Kawharu, M., & Hennessey, M. (2009). Developing a web 2.0 resource for Māori youth: Bringing together two worlds in digital format. Proceedings of the Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia Annual Conference. Retrieved from http://www2.hawaii.edu/~pesaconf/Frid.html
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper
Kawharu, M. (2009). Maori representation in governance: The new Auckland 'Super City'. Proceedings of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) National Indigenous Studies Conference: Perspectives on Urban Life: Connections and Reconnections. Retrieved from http://www.aiatsis.gov.au/research/conf2009/papers/U3.html
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Kawharu, M. & Wackrow, D. (2009, May). Outline submissions to Ministerial Review Panel on Foreshore and Seabed Act 2004 by Ngati Whatua o Orakei Maori Trust Board. Orakei Marae, Auckland, New Zealand. [Government Submission].
Other Research Output
Kawharu, M. (2009). Ancestral landscapes and world heritage from a Māori viewpoint. Journal of the Polynesian Society, 118(4), 317-388.
Journal - Research Article
Kawharu, M. (2008). Cultural tourism: Challenges and opportunities, a Maori venture in New Zealand. Proceedings of the Sixth World Archaeological Congress (WAC). Retrieved from http://www.wac6.org/livesite/item.php?itemID=2168&itemType=PAPER
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Kawharu, M. (2008). Community and indigeneity: Exploring possibilities for world heritage. Commissioned by UNESCO. 27p.
Commissioned Report for External Body
Kawharu, M. (2008). Te Tiriti and its northern context. Commissioned by Crown Forestry Rental Trust. 368p.
Commissioned Report for External Body
Kawharu, M. (2008). Tāhuhu kōrero: The sayings of Tai Tokerau. Auckland, New Zealand: Auckland University Press, 228p.
Authored Book - Research
Vercoe, W., Tapsell, M., & Te Kenehi Teira, M. (2007, August). Communauté maorie et préservation du patrimoine en Nouvelle-Zélande [Community and heritage preservation in Aotearoa New Zealand]. Verbal presentation at the Forum International du Patrimoine du Pacifique (FIPPAC), Papeete, Tahiti.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Kawharu, M. (2006). Gilbert Mair and the Taumata-a-Iwi. In P. Tapsell (Ed.), Ko Tawa: Maori treasures of New Zealand: The Gilbert Mair Collection, Auckland War Memorial Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira. (pp. 154-174). Auckland, New Zealand: David Bateman and the Auckland War Memorial Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira.
Chapter in Book - Research
Kawharu, M. (2006). Treaty values and the Resource Management Act 1991. In M. Thompson-Fawcett & C. Freeman (Eds.), Living together: Towards inclusive communities in New Zealand. (pp. 43-56). Dunedin, New Zealand: Otago University Press.
Chapter in Book - Research
Kawharu, M., & Ngaha, A. (2006). Co-production: Te Runanga o Ngati Whatua case study. Commissioned by Te Puni Kokiri. 99p.
Commissioned Report for External Body
