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Head of School
Professor Kerry Taylor
Turitea Site
Palmerston North
Phone: +64 6 951 6579
Email: K.A.Taylor@massey.ac.nz
Contact details +6469516589
Dr Peter Meihana MA, PhD
Senior Lecturer in Maori History
School of Humanities Media and Creative CommProfessional
Contact details
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Ph: 06 6 3504231 ext 81914
Location: 5.06, Colombo Village
Campus: Turitea
Qualifications
- Master of Arts - Massey University (2007)
- Doctor of Philosophy - Massey University (2016)
Prizes and Awards
- Massey Strategic Investment Fund award. 'From the past to the future: finding as Aotearoa New Zealand History for schools. - Massey University (2020)
- MURF-Massey University Research Fund - Massey University (2017)
Research Expertise
Research Interests
My research interests include: Maori history; tribal history; and colonisation.
Area of Expertise
Field of research codes
Historical Studies (210300):
History And Archaeology (210000):
Maori History (210309)
Research Projects
Summary of Research Projects
Position | Current | Completed |
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Project Leader | 0 | 2 |
Team Member | 0 | 1 |
Completed Projects
Project Title: He Tatai Whenua: A Te Ao Maori landscape classification
Date Range: 2017 - 2022
Funding Body: Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
Project Team:
- Prof Jonathan Procter - Project Leader
- A/Pro Margaret Forster - Team Member
- A/Pro Hone Morris - Team Member
- Prof Ngataiharuru Taepa - Team Member
- Dr Peter Meihana - Team Member
- A/Pro Kristin Stock - Team Member
- A/Pro Gabor Kereszturi - Team Member
- Prof Hans Guesgen - Team Member
- Dr Simon Hills - Team Member
- Dr Stuart Mead - Team Member
Research Outputs
Journal
[Journal article]Authored by: Meihana, P.
[Journal article]Authored by: Meihana, P.
[Journal article]Authored by: Meihana, P.
[Journal article]Authored by: Meihana, P.
[Journal article]Authored by: Meihana, P., Watson, G.
[Journal article]Authored by: Meihana, P.
[Journal article]Authored by: Meihana, P.Contributed to by: Meihana, P.
[Journal article]Authored by: Meihana, P.
[Journal article]Authored by: Meihana, P.
[Journal article]Authored by: Meihana, P.
Book
[Chapter]Authored by: Meihana, P.
[Authored Book]Authored by: Meihana, P.
[Chapter]Authored by: Meihana, P., Morris, J.
[Chapter]Authored by: Bennett, A.Edited by: Meihana, P.
[Chapter]Authored by: Meihana, P.
[Chapter]Authored by: Meihana, P.Edited by: Meihana, P.
[Chapter]Authored by: Meihana, P.Edited by: Meihana, P.
[Edited Book]Authored by: Taylor, K.Edited by: Meihana, P., Taylor, K.
Creative Work
[Exhibition]Authored by: Meihana, P.
Thesis
[Doctoral Thesis]Authored by: Meihana, P.
[Masters Thesis]Authored by: Meihana, P.
Report
[Commissioned Report]Authored by: Meihana, P.
Conference
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Meihana, P.
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Meihana, P.
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Meihana, P.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Meihana, P.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Meihana, P.
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Meihana, P.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Meihana, P.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Meihana, P.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Meihana, P.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Meihana, P.
Other
[Internet publication]Authored by: Meihana, P.
[Internet publication]Authored by: Meihana, P.
[Internet publication]Authored by: Meihana, P.
[Internet publication]Authored by: Meihana, P.
[Oral Presentation]Authored by: Meihana, P.
Teaching and Supervision
Summary of Doctoral Supervision
Position | Current | Completed |
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Co-supervisor | 0 | 3 |
Completed Doctoral Supervision
Co-supervisor of:
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2022
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Hona Black
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Doctor of Philosophy
He kākano nō te taunuke o te hue: he tuhinga roa hai whakatutuki i ngā tikanga o Te Tohu Kairangi -
2021
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Samuel Carpenter
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Doctor of Philosophy
The Reshaping of Political Communities in New Zealand: a Study of Intellectual and Imperial Texts in Context, c. 1814-1863. -
2020
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Fiona McKergow
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Doctor of Philosophy
Colonial Textile Culture in Mid-Nineteenth Century Aotearoa New Zealand
Media and Links
Media
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30 Nov 2016 - Radio
Brash Attack on Treaty Restitution
Radio Waatea interview -
30 Jun 2023 - Online
Te Kahu o Waipuna: Blenheim's new library and gall
Comment on the name of Blenheim's of new Gallery/Library-Te Kahu o Waipuna -
30 Aug 2019 - Newspaper
Lagoon Tours showcase region's Maori history and..
Local trust providing community education for schools -
28 Jan 2020 - Online
Wairau ancestors feature in Te Tauihu o te Waka
Media comment regarding new art installation -
27 Jul 2017 - Newspaper
Waka Provides a Link to Marlborough's Past
Co-written newspaper article discussing waka carved by Hemi Whiro. - view more...
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27 Dec 2022 - Online
Blenheim Exhibition reinvigorates the legend of ..
RNZ article about diatom exhibition -
26 Mar 2023 - Online
The pervasive myth of Māori privilege
Interview with Connie Buchanan, E-tangata, 'Peter Meihana:The pervasive Māori privilege -
23 Jun 2017 - Newspaper
Hobson's Pledge Targets Waikato Voters
Media comment relating to Hobson's Pledge -
21 Feb 2023 - Online
The idea of Māori privilege maintains power imbala
Media comment on the publication of 'Privilege in Perpetuity -
20 Jul 2020 - Radio
Peter Meihana's Mighty Wairau River
Interview about the establishment of a river in Marlborough -
19 Sep 2019 - Newspaper
Teaching NZ history could be the most important...
Opinion Piece on the Government's announcement to make New Zealand history compulsory in schools -
16 May 2016 - Television
Thesis finds Maori 'privilege' dates back to 1840s
Te Karere news item -
12 Aug 2012 - Television
Te Karere
Television interview -
11 Mar 2023 - Radio
Peter Meihana:putting privilege in check
Interview with RNZ -
09 Feb 2014 - Newspaper
Historian: Settlers Showed Little Prejudice
Interview for Newspaper article -
07 Mar 2016 - Online
First Māori shaped the landscape
Media contribution -
07 Jun 2023 - Online
Mauri stone laid at new Blenheim campus
Media comment on the laying of mauri stone at new Blenheim school -
05 Feb 2017 - Newspaper
New Book 'Treaty of the Ground' released to...
Interview re Treaty on the Ground -
05 Aug 2020 - Online
Māori and Pākehā: the two worlds of Dr Meihana
Interview with RNZ re Māori Privilege -
05 Apr 2016 - Online, Newspaper
There is nothing new about Māori privilege
Media comment on doctoral thesis -
04 Jun 2019 - Television
Te Karere
Televsion interview about Maori oral tradition. -
04 Jun 2017 - Newspaper
Photography and Protest in New Zealand
Media comment relating to "Disenchanted Prophets-Matakite Matekiri' -
04 Feb 2021 - Newspaper, Online
Māori Wards back on cards in Marlborough after gov
Comment on the proposed law change on Māori Wards - view less...
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