Māori and Antarctica online seminar series

Kaumatua Te Warihi Hetaraka and Priscilla Wehi introduce the research project and a live screening of the short film, Te Whakairo. Watch the webinar 27 July 2020 – Te Whakairo

Associate Professor Sandy Morrison and Aimee Kaio speak about their research that aims to document Māori narratives of voyaging and knowledge of the Southern Ocean and Antarctica. Watch the webinar 27 July 2020 – Te Tai Uka a Pia

Dr Dan Hikuroa (Ngāti Maniapoto, Tainui, Te Arawa) speaks about his time as a scientist in Antarctica and how reinterpreting his research through a te ao Māori lens can bring greater depth to our understanding of Antarctica. Watch the webinar 28 July 2020 – Mātauranga Māori and Antarctic Science

Dr Pete Russell (Ngāpuhi) talks about Antarctic ice melt and associated sea level rise and how his research aims to give greater understanding of those complex physical processes. Watch the webinar 28 July 2020 – Antarctic ice melt and sea level rise

With his life long experience of fishing and fisheries science, including in the Ross Sea, Jack Fenaughty will speak on the history and management of fishing in the Southern Ocean. Watch the webinar 29 July 2020 – Fishing the Southern Ocean

NIWA’s Principal Scientist for the Ross Sea Research and Monitoring Programme, Dr Matt Pinkerton, will talk through the Ross Sea Marine Protected Area and the science and research that is needed to understand how effective the MPA is as a conservation measure. Watch the webinar 29 July 2020 – Researching the Ross Sea

Associate Prof Krushil Watene talks about how Māori and Indigenous philosophies can help to reimagine humanity’s relationship with, and approach to managing our presence, in the Antarctic land- and sea-scapes. Watch the webinar 30 July 2020 Māori philosophy and Antarctica

Dr Billy van Uitregt (Ngā Rauru, Tūhoe, Ngati Nederlander) talks through NZ’s Antarctic science, policy and governance to see where Māori voice and representation exists, but more importantly where it might be strengthened in the future. Watch the webinar 30 July 2020 – Māori voice in NZ Antarctic science, policy and governance