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WHAKAWHITI TE RĀ A whakapapa approach to protecting haka as a taonga within sport settings in Aotearoa

Article type: 
Journal article
Key words: 
haka
kaitiakitanga
pūrākau
sport
whakapapa
Author(s): 
Nicole Penetito-Hemara
.Anne-Marie Jackson
Chelsea Cunningham
DOI: 
10.20507/MAIJournal.2023.12.1.4

Haka is a taonga that is steeped in whakapapa and has its origins in the creation of the universe, generating an abundance of meaning and value for Māori. On a national stage, haka is by far the most visible Indigenous ritual within the fabric of Aotearoa New Zealand’s national identity and continues to have a lasting legacy within the realm of sport. However, a major source of contention is the impact of globalisation on haka in sport, which has seen increasing issues of misuse, commodification, appropriation and tokenism.

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MĀTAURANGA MĀORI AT THE OLYMPIC AND COMMONWEALTH GAMES

Article type: 
Journal article
Key words: 
Kaupapa Māori theory
mātauranga Māori
narrative inquiry
Olympic and Commonwealth games
sport
Te Tiriti o Waitangi
Author(s): 
Bevan Erueti

Mātauranga Māori has become commonplace in international sport events involving New Zealand athletes and teams to create a national identity. The heart of this article examines the journey and implementation of mātauranga Māori into the New Zealand Olympic and Commonwealth games teams at Athens 2004, Torino 2006, Vancouver 2010 and Delhi 2010. The experiences of one cultural advisor (referred to here as CA), who is also an ex-Olympian, are presented through an analysis that considers the principles of rangatiratanga and ōritetanga as advocated in Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

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