dc.contributor.advisor |
Jenner, R |
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dc.contributor.advisor |
Thompson, R |
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dc.contributor.advisor |
Brown, D |
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dc.contributor.author |
Alexander-Tu'inukuafe, Rameka |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2015-10-01T21:46:05Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2015 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
2015 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2292/27110 |
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dc.description |
Full text is available to authenticated members of The University of Auckland only. |
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dc.description.abstract |
Since the Te Maori exhibition opened in 1985 in the United States of America and its subsequent return to New Zealand the following year,1 there has been a resurgence in Māori cultural identity through the continued revitalisation of Te Reo Māori , the creative and performing arts, and more recently the renewed celebration of the Māori new year, Matariki. This revival is symbolised in the notion of taonga which, at the time of Te Maori, prominent Ngāti Awa academic Hirini Moko Mead used to refer to the artefacts on display as taonga in the sense of ‘symbols of identity’.2 As of yet, there is not an architecture which speaks of, and encapsulates the many views of taonga. The aim of this thesis is to address this issue through an investigation into the tangible and intangible notions of taonga. Furthermore, through the complex context of taonga, how can a contemporary architectural translation of taonga respond to the needs of Ngāpuhi hapū kaitiaki? The term ‘whare taonga’ has now been adopted by many museums around Aotearoa New Zealand. This is perhaps a recognition of the ‘long-lasting effect’ of the Te Maori exhibition on ‘museums’ practice’ in this country.3 From a Māori perspective, the term ‘whare taonga’ does not necessarily translate to a shift in the perception and long-held distrust that Maori have of museum institutions. In this context, words such as ‘Museum’, ‘Cultural Centre’, ‘Archive’, ‘Library’ or even ‘whare taonga’ are inappropriate terms when initiating a discourse in which Māori are able to revitalise and renew hapū (tribal) relationships with taonga. This investigation seeks to unearth the many diverse Ngāpuhi perspectives on taonga, haukāinga experiences and interactions with taonga, and to undertake the task of creating a Ngāpuhi-centric architecture which facilitates the repatriation, storage and ultimately revitalisation of Ngāpuhi tribal taonga for the many generations to follow. This project is sited within the tribal landscapes of Te Whare Tapu o Ngāpuhi. A well-known whakatauki figuratively describes the territory of Ngāpuhi as a wharenui. The posts of the house are the prominent maunga which define the tribal boundaries of Aotearoa New Zealand’s largest iwi. This proverb has provided an important guiding framework from which the research process has been undertaken. The final proposition suggests a potential architectural model which facilitates the revitalisation of Ngāpuhi hapū taonga. Te Whare Tapu o Ngāpuhi: An Architectural Response to Taonga Revitalisation presents a tangible vision for hau kainga based kaitiaki to care for and maintain rangatiratanga over their whenua and taonga, in a post-Treaty of Waitangi settlement era. |
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dc.publisher |
ResearchSpace@Auckland |
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dc.relation.ispartof |
Masters Thesis - University of Auckland |
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dc.relation.isreferencedby |
UoA99264781166402091 |
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dc.rights |
Items in ResearchSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated. Previously published items are made available in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. |
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dc.rights |
Restricted Item. Available to authenticated members of The University of Auckland. |
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dc.rights.uri |
https://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/docs/uoa-docs/rights.htm |
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dc.title |
Te Whare Tapu o Ngapuhi: ‘An Architectural Response to Taonga Revitalisation’ |
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dc.type |
Thesis |
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thesis.degree.discipline |
Architecture (Professional) |
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thesis.degree.grantor |
The University of Auckland |
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thesis.degree.level |
Masters |
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dc.rights.holder |
Copyright: The Author |
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pubs.elements-id |
500451 |
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pubs.record-created-at-source-date |
2015-10-02 |
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dc.identifier.wikidata |
Q112907950 |
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