Ngā Kaimahi – School of Māori Knowledge staff

Head of School

  • Prof Hemi Whaanga

    Prof Hemi Whaanga

    Professor and Head of School, Te Putahi-a-Toi - Te Putahi-a-Toi

    Email:

    Ph: ext +6469516288

    Dr Whaanga (Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Mamoe, Waitaha) is a linguist who has more than 20 years’ experience as a Māori educator focused on linguistics, te reo Māori, mātauranga Māori, Māori astronomy, ICT and ethics. He has a particular interest in multi-method techniques, methodologies and processes that analyse, develop and protect our mātauranga and reo in a range of linguistic, cultural and digital contexts. He has worked as a project leader and researcher on a range of projects including curriculum development, AI and VR, ICT and digital repositories, ethics and digitisation, technology, taxonomy and naming, and Māori astronomy.  

Professional staff

  • Tina Blake-Ponga

    Senior Academic Administrator - CoHSS - Professional Administration

    Email:

    Ph: ext +6469517366

Staff

  • Sharyn Heaton

    Sharyn Heaton

    Senior Lecturer Hauora - Te Putahi-a-Toi

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  • Nadia Jones

    Nadia Jones

    Manager - Project - Te Putahi-a-Toi

    Email:

    Ph: ext +6469516281

  • Barbara Moke

    Barbara Moke

    Senior Lecturer - Heritage, taonga and community development - Te Putahi-a-Toi

    Email:

Albany

  • Hori Manuirirangi

    Hori Manuirirangi

    Senior Lecturer -Te Reo - Te Putahi-a-Toi

    Email:

    Ph: ext +6492136351

  • Prof Fiona Te Momo

    Prof Fiona Te Momo

    Professor - Te Putahi-a-Toi

    Regional Director - Auckland - College Office - Albany

    Email:

    Ph: ext +6492136347

    Ngati Porou

    The research of Dr Te Momo focuses mainly on the development of indigenous knowledge. Her discipline is Development Studies and for over a decade she has researched Māori Development.  This area of expertise spans across three sectors; the Social Development of Māori, Political Development of Māori, and Economic Development of Māori.  The foci encapsulates the areas of Whānau Development, Community Development, Cultural Knowledge, Social Work Practices, Māori Social Science Practice, Iwi Resource Management, Volunteerism, Māori Land, Māori Voluntary Work, Māori Student Recruitment and Retention, and a Māori perspective of Biotechnology and the impact on Māori communities. 

Manawatu

  • Hona Black

    Hona Black

    Senior Lecturer Maori Knowledge - Te Putahi-a-Toi

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  • Rahera Filiata

    Rahera Filiata

    Kai Tautoko Akonga Student Advisor - Te Putahi-a-Toi

    Email:

    Ph: ext +6469517491

    E aku nui, e aku rahi

    Ko Maungapōhatu te maunga, ko Tauranga te awa, ko Ngai Tūhoe te iwi.

    I am a facilitator in Māori Medium education in The Centre for Educational Development, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa.  I have taught in both Māori Medium and English Medium settings for the past 8 years, with my most recent position having taught in a bi-lingual setting for 6 years.  I have lead The Arts curriculum and have also been trained in Incredible Years.  

  • Associate Professor Pauline Harris

    Associate Professor Pauline Harris

    Associate Professor - Te Putahi-a-Toi

    Email:

    Ph: ext +6469519047

  • Prof Huia Jahnke

    Prof Huia Jahnke

    Professor of Maori and Indigenous Education - Te Putahi-a-Toi

    Email:

    Ph: ext +6469516277

  • Nadell Karatea-Kokiri

    Nadell Karatea-Kokiri

    Lecturer Maori Education - Te Putahi-a-Toi

    Email:

    Ph: ext +6469519032

  • Dr Peti Kenrick

    Dr Peti Kenrick

    Senior Tutor in Te Putahi-a-Toi - Te Putahi-a-Toi

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  • Leanne Kerehoma

    Leanne Kerehoma

    Lecturer -Te Reo - Te Putahi-a-Toi

    Email:

    Ph: ext +6469516276

  • Dr Marjorie Lipsham

    Dr Marjorie Lipsham

    Senior Lecturer Hauora - Te Putahi-a-Toi

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  • Te Ra Moriarty

    Te Ra Moriarty

    Lecturer - Te Putahi-a-Toi

    Email:

    Ph: ext +6469516275

  • Mari Ropata-Te Hei

    Mari Ropata-Te Hei

    Senior Lecturer - Te Putahi-a-Toi

    Email:

    Ph: ext +6469516286

    No Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tonga, Te Ati Awa me Ngāti Toa Rangatira.

    He Pukenga Whakaako ki roto i te hōtaka o Te Aho Tātairangi me Te Aho Paerewa, me te tohu pouako  ka whakaakohia ki te reo Māori mo ngā pouako Kura Kaupapa Māori - Te Aho Matua o Aotearoa.

    I tōna wā kua noho hei kaiwhakaako, kātahi hei tumuaki ki roto i tē  Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Rito , ā ki Turoa Kohanga Reo hoki.

    He tohu Kaiwhakaako - BEd - Kura Kaupapa Māori o Tamaki Makaurau,  me te tohu BMVA o Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa.

  • Julia Taiapa

    Julia Taiapa

    Senior Advisor - Maori - Te Putahi-a-Toi

    Email:

    Ph: ext +6469517357

    Iwi Affiliation: Ngāti Porou; Te Whānau-a-Apanui, Ngāti Kauwhata.

    School of Māori Art, Knowledge & Education.

    Ms Taiapa began her association with Massey University as an undergraduate in 1973. She trained as a primary teacher while completing her Masterate degree. She taught at both Awapuni Primary School and Queen Eliizabeth College prior to joining the staff of the Department of Social Anthroplogy and Māori Studies in 1987. 

  • Krystal Warren

    Krystal Warren

    Senior Lecturer - Te Putahi-a-Toi

    Email:

    Ph: ext +6469516289

    Rangitane, Matakore, & Whitikaupeka

    Ms Warren lectures education in both the English & Māori language.  She is actively engaged in iwi & marae activities & Kura Kaupapa Māori education.  Previously working in areas of rangatahi health, & iwi development her research aims to address the challenges faced by iwi, marae and Māori education.  The evolution of tikanga Māori and contemporary application is a key theme of her research, where decolonisation and decolonialty are viewed as a means to provide a ‘counter-narrative’ to common myths.  Te Rina is a PhD candidate investigating the impact of the internet on tikanga Māori.

  • Chris Webber

    Chris Webber

    Senior Lecturer Hauora - Te Putahi-a-Toi

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  • Prof Hemi Whaanga

    Prof Hemi Whaanga

    Professor and Head of School, Te Putahi-a-Toi - Te Putahi-a-Toi

    Email:

    Ph: ext +6469516288

    Dr Whaanga (Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Mamoe, Waitaha) is a linguist who has more than 20 years’ experience as a Māori educator focused on linguistics, te reo Māori, mātauranga Māori, Māori astronomy, ICT and ethics. He has a particular interest in multi-method techniques, methodologies and processes that analyse, develop and protect our mātauranga and reo in a range of linguistic, cultural and digital contexts. He has worked as a project leader and researcher on a range of projects including curriculum development, AI and VR, ICT and digital repositories, ethics and digitisation, technology, taxonomy and naming, and Māori astronomy.