Arnot MJ, Bland KJ, Seebeck HC, Kellett RL, Gerrard T, Browne GH, Waitaiki-Curry H, Bonica-Kururangi T. 2019. Te Kura Whenua ki Pukearuhe wānanga completion report. Lower Hutt (NZ): GNS Science. 34 p. (GNS Science miscellaneous series 130.). doi:10.21420/V38C-0246.
Abstract:
In March 2019, GNS Science and Ngāti Tama, in collaboration with Ngāti Mutunga, led a Te Kura Whenua wānanga at Pukearuhe Marae, Urenui, Taranaki. Te Kura Whenua is a community engagement initiative aimed at creating dialogue and sharing knowledge between scientists and Māori communities on geoscience-related topics, such as climate change, geological hazards and geological resources, and Māori perspectives on the whenua. The two-and-a-half day wānanga involved field-based and hands-on activity-based learning. This report outlines these activities and summarises the outcomes of the wānanga. A total of 12 participants and 8 facilitators attended the wānanga. Participants ranged in age and backgrounds. The experiential learning format of the wānanga appealed to the participants who gained a ‘western science’ view on geoscience-related topics and gave positive feedback on their experiences. The facilitators gained a better understanding of iwi perspectives on whakapapa, environmental protection and natural resources. The wānanga at Pukearuhe Marae adds to the successful line of iwi-focused GNS Science engagement initiatives under the Te Kura Whenua banner. (auth)
