Hamilton Professorial Lecture

'Kei hea te kāinga tuturu?' 

The concept of kāinga emerges from some common key tenets specific to Pacific, Māori and other Indigenous epistemologies, the foundations of which are based on each Indigenous group holding their unique world view, values, spirituality, creativity, knowledges, artistic technologies and pedagogies according to their environment and territories.

Relationality is the essence of kāinga. Relationality between people who are born into kinship bonds imbue this essence as does relationality between people and place, lands, ancestors and spiritual beliefs.

Join Professor Sandy Morrison in her professorial lecture where she outlines her phenomenological approach to kāinga in responding firstly to issues of (im)mobility in the Pacific, and secondly in reframing relationships between Pacific Peoples and Māori. She also asks where is the true home for Māori? Kei hea te kāinga tūturu?

This 45-minute public lecture will be held at the Gallagher Academy of Performing Arts at the University of Waikato in Hamilton, starting at 5.45pm. Ticket scanning and Opus Bar will be open from 5pm.

Free parking is available on campus via Gate 2B, Knighton Road, Hamilton from 4.30pm.

Please register your attendance by clicking on the 'Register Here' button above and bring your eticket, with you on the evening to be scanned.