Māori and Indigenous Studies

Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | the University of Canterbury is the first university to advertise on Māori TV, with an inspirational new ad that will air 33 times this month during a variety of programmes.

Nearly two decades on from the bitter political battle over ownership of the seabed and foreshore, a recent precedent-setting High Court decision passed almost without comment in the mainstream media.

UC academics are set to host a conference that aims to put Indigenous knowledge at the centre of communication research.

Lilly Eckhold is breaking through barriers as a student from a kura kaupapa Māori background and the first of her whānau to go to university.

#EFMDEQUIS reaccreditation Recent graduate Amiria Reid’s (Ngāti Porou, Te Whānau-a-Kai) love for her whakapapa, community and environment motivated her to do a Bachelor of Commerce at the University of Canterbury.

Research that benefits Māori helps all New Zealanders, say two Senior Kaiārahi Māori Research Advisors newly appointed at the University of Canterbury (UC).

Two new University of Canterbury (UC) courses will empower ākonga to explore Indigenous representation as we move from traditional storytelling to digital and mainstream media.

As noted by Māori scholar Dr Nēpia Mahuika, “New Zealand history is Māori history” first and foremost. Despite this, the histories of Aotearoa New Zealand are often examined in connection to Britain and discussed in terms of colonisation.

Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | the University of Canterbury aims to inspire its academics to discover new ways to contribute to the University's Vision Mātauranga.