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Manu Kōkiri: Māori Success and Tertiary Education – Towards a Comprehensive Vision

This paper presents views concerning ‘Māori Success and Tertiary Education’ developed by Taumata Aronui, a group convened by the Minister of Education as a ‘Māori Voice to help shape tertiary…
Wharenui Harikoa: Surface Design Association Journal ↗

External link: An article by Dr. Pounamu Jade William Emery Aikman for Surface Design Association Journal: “Lissy and Rudi describe their textured sculpture as ‘a refractive prism of tūpuna-inspired light,’…
28 Days in Kiribati ↗

External link: A publication by Robin White Claudia Pond Eyley from their time in Kiribati which draws on the experience and art of both women. This publication outlines the political…
See me, know me, believe in me: Reimagining Pasifika student success as Pasifika in visual arts↗

External link: This article seeks to share teachers’ beliefs, attitudes, and pedagogical practices that affirm Pasifika students’ success “as Pasifika”. The students themselves also offer insights into their enactment of…
The Mis-Education of Moana Arts: Kolokesa Uafā Māhina-Tuai

This paper will discuss and critique what Kolokesa Uafā Māhina-Tua believes has been the mis-education of Moana arts.
Between Wind and Water: Publication↗

External link: “Featuring artist texts, drawings, photography and papers from an extensive public programme, this beautifully designed publication was created as a record of the 2015 Summer Residency at Enjoy…
The ABC’s of Art Booklet↗

External link: “The elements and principles of art are the building blocks of understanding and creating art that expresses and moves us. This booklet is a great resource to add…
Connecting with Māori Communities: Whānau, Hapū and Iwi

This module outlines key messages from research and literature that relate to schools connecting with their Māori communities, including whānau, hapū and iwi.
Enhancing Mātauranga Māori and Global Indigenous Knowledge

Enhancing Mātauranga Māori and Global Indigenous Knowledge is a collaboration of 14 Māori and international scholars and aims to create a forum for Māori and global indigenous academics to connect…
10 Habits of phenomenal educators for Pacific learners in New Zealand tertiary education

Kato is a Niuean word meaning a handmade woven basket. In Niuean custom, the Kato is usually gifted between people. We decided to use the concept of the Kato for…
Pacific Arts Journal: Saltwater/Interconnectivity

This essay examines the recent group exhibition SALTWATER / Interconnectivity at Tautai in Auckland. The exhibition intended to embody the Moana worldview and explore questions of justice, equity, identity, and…
Teaching controversial issues: A guide for teachers

This revised version of Oxfam’s popular guide recognises the seismic shifts in social and political contexts in recent years. It seeks to support educators in developing essential skills that allow…
How the First Typeface Designed for the Māori Community is Changing the Way New Zealand Understands its Own Cultural Identity ↗

External link: ‘The most compelling typefaces are the ones that serve a purpose beyond the functionality or aesthetics of the letterforms themselves. For New Zealand-based graphic designer Johnson Witehira, that…
Bulletin Online ↗

External link: “B. is the online home of Bulletin magazine. It’s a place for ideas, experiments, opinions.”
Reading: Visual arts education in New Zealand ↗

External link: “Visual arts education has long enjoyed a place in the New Zealand curriculum. Institutional endorsement of the value of visual arts learning for all children has maintained its…
More than words can say: A view of literacy through the arts

“Since its publication in 1998, “More than words can say” has proven to be a seminal document in Australian arts education. It articulated a powerfully argued position on the arts…
Creative NZ’s guide for arts advocates

How to build support for a future where artists and creativity thrive, so all New Zealanders flourish.
Tapasā – Cultural competencies framework ↗

External Link: Tapasā seeks to guide and support teachers and Pacific learners, their parents, and families towards their ‘destination’ – a shared vision and aspiration of educational achievement and success…
Art in Early Childhood – Research Journal ↗

External Link to “The International Art in Early Childhood Research Journal”
ecARTnz E-Magazine ↗

External Link: “ecARTnz is an e-magazine of professional practice that show-cases examples of excellent visual art education for infants, toddlers and young children.”
ArtNow ↗

External Link: “ArtNow is an online platform showcasing the outstanding contemporary art exhibitions, events, galleries, books and editioned…”
Colossal Online Art Magazine↗

External Link: “Colossal is an online art magazine that celebrates contemporary art and visual culture across a wide range of creative disciplines. Based in Chicago, we have an international focus…
A Beginner’s Guide to Acrylics Book

“I used to buy hundreds of different colours, try to research magic ‘formulas’ and constantly be looking for secret painting recipes.”
Te Ātinga: 25 Years of Contemporary Māori Art – Edited by Nigel Borell

Te Atinga presents a showcase of significant Maori art pieces across a variety of media such as painting, ceramics, sculpture and weaving.
Toi Māori Aotearoa: Annual Reports ↗

External Link to Annual Reports of Toi Māori Aotearoa.