Creative Spaces NetworkJoin us virtually at Ngā Wāhi Auaha Creative Spaces Conference 2024 for a series of talks and workshops on cultural responsiveness, where we address systemic inequities impacting Māori in Aotearoa. We will explore health disparities and the importance of authentic responses as well as examine structural racism and provide insights into tikanga Māori. Gain the knowledge and tools to foster a culturally responsive and inclusive environment, promoting equity and wellbeing for all.
Keynote Speaker: Hone Hurihanganui
Engaging Well: a deeper look at what drives health inequities
This keynote address focusses on why Māori have the worst health of any ethnicity in Aotearoa - we will traverse what drives inequity and the dangers of simplistic performative responses.
Hone affiliates to Ngāti Tahu, Ngāti Whaoa, Tūhourangi, Ngāti Porou, Ngāi Tāmanuhiri, and Ngāti Whakaue. With nearly 40 years of experience in education, health, and leadership, he has held senior positions including Head of School at Wairarapa Community Polytechnic, Director Māori & Pacific at Careers New Zealand, Executive Director Māori at the New Zealand Correspondence School, and Chief Executive of Whaiora. Hone has advised the Crown Law Office during Waitangi Tribunal hearings and crown visits to foreshore and seabed claims. He holds a Tohu Mātauranga Māori and a Postgraduate Diploma of Teaching. Fluent in Te Reo, he is an expert in Tikanga and an accomplished communicator, presenter, and teacher. As the founding director of Engaging Well Limited, Hone provides education and training in Cultural Competence, Te Tiriti o Waitangi, Tikanga in the Ture, and Te Reo me ngā Tikanga. Outside of work, he enjoys mōteatea, whakapapa, and music, and is a trained opera singer, composer, and playwright. He has four tamariki and three mokopuna, valuing whānau dearly.
Workshop: Hone Hurihanganui
Ending the colonial violence that harms Māori
This workshop is centered on what underpins the structural, institutional racism that prevents Māori from attaining positive health outcomes and poses critical areas of focus in response.
Workshop: Aperahama Hurihanganui
Tikanga Māori
This workshop is an introduction to Tikanga Māori and explores the history, meaning, philosophy, application, and examples of Tikanga Māori from both a historical and contemporary context.
Aperahama has a strong background in leadership and education, having served as Head Prefect at Rotorua Boys’ High School and President of the Waikato University Māori Law Students Association. He holds qualifications in law (First Class Honours) and arts (Te Reo and Tikanga Māori) and was admitted to the bar in 2017. Aperahama's expertise in Te Tiriti o Waitangi is underpinned by his focused research and Honours Dissertation on the subject, alongside his practical experience at Kāhui Legal from 2014-2019. A passionate advocate for teaching and revitalising te reo, he has taught at Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Wairarapa and tutored at Waikato University. Aperahama is also a recent graduate of Te Pōkaitara, the Ngāti Kahungunu School of Māori Excellence, and a Kura Reo teacher.
More info on the other topics and speakers here.
Register for online attendance August 22 - 23
