Free/Koha invited
4.00pm - 5.00pm, Sunday 30 June
449 Mount Eden Rd
Mount Eden Village Centre
Come celebrate Matariki and hear Dr Dan Hikuroa talk about how the world of science is connected with Mātauranga Māori.
Dr Dan Hikuroa (Ngāti Maniapoto, Tainui, Te Arawa) is an earth system scientist and senior lecturer in Māori Studies at the University of Auckland, and former Research Director at Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga. Drawing from both mātauranga Māori and science, he promotes new ways of assessing sustainability. Well-known for his work on water — the Hauraki Gulf, geothermal developments, river and catchment restorations – he is involved in Te Awaroa, a team building collective action to care for waterways.
Dan has been spearheading alternative ways of assessing sustainability, including weaving indigenous knowledge and epistemologies into legislation, assessment frameworks and decision-support tools.
http://www.matarikifestival.org.nz/2019/forest-bird-presents-dr-dan-hikuroa/date/2019-06-30/