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Kaiako/Lecturer, Te Wānanga Aronui o Tāmaki Makau Rau/Auckland University of Technology
One of the fascinating things about being a new-ish university kaiako (I’ve been teaching at Auckland University of Technology for a year) is seeing how mātauranga Māori, or Māori knowledge, is being incorporated into various parts of its curriculum.
This year, I am teaching on a new course in the Faculty of Design and Creative Technologies, which houses programmes in art and design, communication studies, engineering, computer and mathematical sciences, and architecture.
The faculty has more than 5,000 students of diverse backgrounds and interests. However, what they share is a new, compulsory course designed to teach effective group work through pūrākau, the stories handed down from our ancestors that contain guidance for life.
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GP/Mahitahi Hauora rift widening after letter to health minister Andrew Little
9 Feb, 2021 05:00 PM
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Bush Road Medical Centre GP Dr Andrew Miller is one of three GPs who have publicly criticised the actions of Mahitahi Hauora. Photo / Tania Whyte
Bush Road Medical Centre GP Dr Andrew Miller is one of three GPs who have publicly criticised the actions of Mahitahi Hauora. Photo / Tania Whyte
The divide between general practice doctors and their funding holder Mahitahi Hauora is widening after several Whangārei GPs wrote to Health Minister Andrew Little, claiming their relationship is untenable. Dr Melissa Gilbert-Smith from Kensington Health,