VIRTUALISING THE STORIES OF NGĀKAU MĀHAKI MĀ TE WHARE E ARAHI Let the whare be the guide

Victor Allen Grbic

An exegesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Design by Project, Unitec Insitute of Technology, 2016

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ii © V.Grbic 2016 He Mihimihi

Ki te taha o Te Oneroa a Tohe Ko Whangatauatia te maunga Ko Karirikura te moana Ko Korou Kore te marae Ko Te Rarawa te iwi Ko Ngāti Moroki te hapū

Ki te taha o Whangaroa moana Ko Mangaiti te marae Ko Te Rarawa te iwi Ko Ngāti Pakahi te hapū

Ko Victor Allen Grbic ahau Tihei Mauriora

Piki mai ra taku manu, kake mai ra taku manu Hōmai te waiora ki ahau e tūtehu ana te moe a te kuia i te pō Pō, pō i raru ai a Wairaka Papaki tū ana ngā tai ki Te Reinga Ka pō, ka ao, ka awatea

Ko ngā mihi ki a Ranginui e tū nei, ki a Papatuānuku e takoto nei, ki ngā mauri me ngā hau o ngā ao, pupū tonu, pupū tonu.

Ki tōku papa, me ōna tuakana kua huri ki tua o paerau, e kore koutou e riro i a wareware. Moe mai ra e ngā taonga, haere ki ngā tupuna. Ko tātou nei ngā urupa o rātou ma, tēnā koutou

Me huri ngā mihi ki te whare whakairo, o Ngākau Māhaki, e whakaruruhau ngā taonga, ngā matauranga e horahia ana ki te ao whānui, nō reirea tēnā koe. Ka mihi hoki ki a tākuta Lyonel Grant, Judy Robson-Deane, te ohu raranga me ā rāua kaitautoko katoa. Me ngā mihi ki te ahi kā o Te Marae o Te Noho Kotahitanga i whakaae mai kia whakarite i tēnei mahi.

iii © V.Grbic 2016 E ōku kai arahi o tēnei mahi rangahau, he mihi motuhake tēnei Hohepa Renata Dr. Cassandra Barnett Dr. Johnson Witehira Dr. Teorongonui Josie Keelan

E ōku whānau, kaitautoko, e kore ngā mihi e mutu ki a koutou katoa Ki tōku whānau – Te Kawehau,Te Ura, Rongomai, tōku mama a Jill Te whānau o Awatoru – Deane-Rose, Oliver, Jacob, Lisa, Phil, Irene, Wendy mā Ngā ahi kā o te marae –Jessica, Linda, Hare mā Maia Māori Centre – Carol, Tracey, Kim, Teresa mā James Webster Haare Williams Pouroto Ngāropo Himiona Grace Dr. Maggie Buxton Daniel Wagner David Rhodes Huhana Ruri-Panapa Aliesha at Staples Productions Dr. Leon Tan Te Papa Tongarewa Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa PASA whānau - ngā kaiako me ngā tauira Ngā kaiwānanga – Carin Wilson, Natalie Robertson, Kim Penetito, Dr. Ella Henry, Dr. Charles Royal, Richard Fahey, Rau Hoskins, Marcus Williams Unitec Research Office and Postgraduate Centre

iv © V.Grbic 2016 Abstract This research investigated how mātauranga Māori, recorded histories and events associated with Unitec’s Te Noho Kotahitanga marae can be shared within a digital space. To this end, I developed a model digital repository Te Rua, which demonstrates the potential to meet the needs of Unitec’s diverse and changing learning community, while upholding the cultural integrity of Māori partners.

Kaupapa Māori approaches frame the research and because of this Māori knowledge and interests in the repository project are privileged. Kaupapa Māori has also supported a robust, iterative and collaborative research practice that allowed me to establish effective engagement and participation with potential repository partners. Together, we have explored the scope of our experiences, approaches, concerns and aspirations for the project.

The construction of Te Rua focused on the preferred forms of audience engagement with mātauranga Māori. My Māori research partners’ recommendations are supported by my research into current digital media platforms and tools associated with indigenous content and cultural heritage projects.

As a supplement to the modeled repository Te Rua, this research project has produced a set of guidelines for the design of a more permanent digital repository. The guidelines charge institutions such as Unitec with the responsibility of upholding the taonga status of mātauranga Māori. The