Rawiri Te Maire Tau

Ngāi Tahu

1965 -

He was born in Rangiora and was educated at Rangiora Borough and Rangiora High School. In 1984 he went to Christchurch Secondary Teachers’ College and went to the University of Canterbury where he graduated with a Dip. Teaching in 1987 and a B.A. in History in 1988. From 1988-89 he was a Research Officer for the Waitangi Tribunal. He returned to Canterbury University in 1989 and enrolled for a Masters in History which he completed in 1992. From 1995 he enrolled for a PhD which he completed in 1997; his PhD research was on Ngāi Tahu oral traditions. From 1986-1992, he was a researcher and teacher at Rangi Ruru, and a contract lecturer for the History Department at Canterbury University. From 1992-1995 he lectured part-time at Canterbury and became a father. In 1992 he started doing formal reports for the Ngāi Tahu Claim and was involved in research at many levels. In 1996-7 he took up an appointment as an historian at Auckland University. He negotiated and co-wrote the apology for the Ngāi Tahu Claim, and was Director for the Ngāi Tahu Research Centre. In 1997 he took up a position as CEO of the Te Tapuae O Rehua, a joint venture between Lincoln University, Christchurch College of Education and Christchurch Polytechnic; this venture was undertaken with Ngāi Tahu to coordiante the Māori Studies Departments so that those three institutions act as a whare wananga for Ngāi Tahu. He writes waiata and haka for Pounamu Ngāi Tahu Cultural Group; the group won the 1994 South Island cultural competitions. He has written a large number of songs, including "Ancestors" for Moana and the Moa Hunters. He has written non-fiction reports, publications, and tribunal reports.

Biographical sources

  • Phone conversation with Te Maire Tau on 26 August 1998.

    Non-fiction

  • Moki: A Tribal Ancestor and the Realms of Myth and History. Christchurch, N.Z.: Te Tapuae o Rehua. (2000): 21.
  • Co-authors R. Mamaru, T. Potiki, H. Potiki and G. Huria.
  • "Ngai Tahu - From 'Better to be Dead and Out of the Way' to 'To Be Seen to Belong'." In Southern Capital Christchurch Towards a City Biography 1850-2000. Christchurch, N.Z.: Canterbury University Press (2000): 222-247.
  • "Ngai Tahu and the Canterbury Landscape - A Broad Context." In Southern Capital Christchurch Towards a City Biography 1850-2000. Ed. J. Cookson and G. Dunstall. Christchurch, N.Z.: Canterbury University Press (2000): 41-59.
  • Canterbury Regional Landfill Project, Historical and Cultural Report on Kate Valley, Waipara, North Canterbury. Commissioned by Canterbury Waste Services Ltd. (2000): 22.
  • Tikanga Maori and Corporate Values. Commissioned by Ngai Tahu Development Corporation (2000): 38.
  • "Matauranga Maori as an Epistemology." In Histories, Power and Loss: Uses of the Past - A New Zealand Commentary. Ed. A. Sharp and P. McHugh. Wellington, N.Z.: Bridget Williams Books. (2001): 61-73.
  • "The Death of Knowledge: Ghosts on the Plains." New Zealand Journal of History 35.2 (2001): 131-152.
  • The Spell of Tradition. Commissioned by Ngai Tahu Development Corporation (2001): 60.
  • "Moki: A Tribal Ancestor and the Realms of Myth and History." Te Pouhere Korero 2.1 (2002): 40-82.
  • Strategic Assessment of Wai 785 before the Waitangi Tribunal. Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu. 2002.
  • Treaty-Based Guidelines and Protocols: For Tertiary Education Institutions. Christchurch, N.Z.: University of Otago Press (2003): 63.
  • Nga pikituroa o Ngai Tahu [The oral traditions of Ngai Tahu]. Dunedin, N.Z.: Otago University Press (2003): 335.
  • "Te-puna-o-wai-whetu." In Te puawai o Ngai Tahu: Twelve Contemporary Ngai Tahu Artists. Ed. A. Rogers Christchurch, N.Z.: Christchurch Art Gallery (2003): 10-14.
  • Cultural Impact Assesment Report on Ouruhia, Ka-putahi (Kaputone), Belfast. Commissioned by Christchurch City Council (2003): 17.
  • Strategic Plan for Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu for boundary dispute Wai 785 (2004): 20.
  • Cultural Impact Assesment Report for Kai-karoro, New Brighton.Commissioned by Christchurch City Council (2004): 12.
  • "A Reply to Lyn Carter and Peter Munz." Learning for Democracy 1.2 (2005): 69-70.
  • "Open Societies and Tribal Groups." Learning for Democracy 1.2 (2005): 47-56.
  • Ngai Tahu.Commissioned by Ministry for Culture and Heritage - Te Manatū Taonga, 2005.
  • History of the Kaiapoi Maori Reserve.Not published, confidential report (2005): 38.
  • Report for Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu on the Te Papa Exhibition 2006. Commissioned by Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu (2005): 60.
  • No details.
  • "Ngāi Tahu." In Māori peoples of New Zealand: ngā iwi o Aotearoa. Ed. R. McGarvey and J. Phillips. Auckland, N.Z.: Bateman Publishing (2006): 122-131.
  • "The Discovery of Islands and the Stories of Settlement." Thesis Eleven 92.1 (2008): 11-28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0725513607085042.
  • Ngāi Tahu: a migration history: the Carrington text. Wellington: Bridget William Books, 2008. pp272.
  • Co-authors A. Anderson and AH. Carrington.
  • Cultural Impact Report for Meridian Energy on North Canterbury Windfarm. Meridian Energy (2009): 29.
  • Meridian Cultural Impact Assessment Report for Pukaki. Commissioned by Meridian Energy and Arowhenua Runanga. (2009): 43.
  • I whanau au i Kaiapoi: The Story of Natanahira Waruwarutu as told by Thomas Green. Dunedin, N.Z.: Otago University Press (2011): 112.
  • "Ideas & Connections." In Treasures of the University Canterbury Library. Ed. C. Jones, B. Matthews and J. Clement. Christchurch, N.Z.: Canterbury University Press, 2011.
  • Co-authors C. Jones, PS. Field, D. Proudfoot, J.Copeland and A. Markoska-Cubrinovska.
  • "Remembering the Past." In Treasures of the University of Canterbury Library. Ed. C. Jones, B. Matthews and J. Clement. Christchurch, N.Z.: Canterbury University Press, 2011.
  • Co-authors C. Jones, G. Morrison, J. Hawes, J. Clement, N. Boister and J. Buckingham.
  • "Tirohia atu nei ka Whetu Rangitia, Minding the Past." Te Pouhere Korero 5 (2011): 7-32.
  • I-ngā-rā-o-mua. Journal of New Zealand Studies NS 10 (2011): 45-62.
  • "Culture - thinking, doing, and meaning." Ka tū, ka oho: visions of a bicultural partnership in psychology: invited keynotes: revisiting the past to reset the future. Ed. R. Nairn, P. Pehi, R. Black and W. Waitoki. Wellington, N.Z.: New Zealand Psychological Society (2012): 171-194.
  • "Kākāriki, Pōwhaitere: The Beauty of the Canoe Traditions." In Huia histories of Māori: ngā Tāhuhu Kōrero. Ed. D. Keenan. Wellington, N.Z.: Huia Publishers (2012): 13-32.
  • "Tribal Economies?" In Managing Responsibly: Alternative Approaches to Corporate Management and Governance. Ed. J. Buckingham and V. Nilikant. Farnham: Gower. (2012): 117-138.
  • "Neo-Liberal Settlements: From Adam Smith to Treaty Settlements." New Zealand Journal of History 49.1 (2015) : 126-144.
  • "The Square Narrative: Whiti Reia." In Grand Narratives (1st ed.). Ed. Tau RTM. Christchurch, N.Z.: Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (2016): 183-194.
  • "The Values and History of The Ōtākaro and North and East Frames." In Grand Narratives (1st ed.). Ed. RTM Tau. Christchurch, N.Z.: Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (2016): 41-70.
  • "The Convention Centre Narrative." In Grand Narratives (1st ed.). Christchurch, N.Z.: Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority.(2016) : 161-182.
  • Co-author Jones C.
  • "The Justice and Emergency Services Precinct Narrative." In Grand Narratives (1st ed.) Ed. Rawiri Te Maire Tau. Christchurch, N.Z.: Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (2016): 71-160.
  • Co-authors A. Rice-Edwards, J. McAloon, S. McMeeking and TM. Lenihan.
  • "Property Rights in Kaiapoi." Victoria University of Wellington Law Review 47.4 (2016): 677-698.

  • Other

  • Rev. of Māori Land, by G. Asher and D. Naulls. Race Gender Class 6 (Dec. 1987): 70-71.
  • Te Whakatau Kaupapa: Ngāi Tahu Resource Management Strategy for the Canterbury Region. Wellington, N.Z.: Aoraki, 1990.
  • Co-authored with Anake Goodall, David Palmer and Rakiihia Tau.
  • "Horomona Pohio." The Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ed. W. H. Oliver. Vol. 1. 1769-1869. Wellington, N.Z.: Allen & Unwin/Dept. of Internal Affairs, 1990. 342-343. Rpt. in A People’s History: Illustrated Biographies from The Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ed. W. H. Oliver. Vol. 1. 1769-1869. Wellington, N.Z.: Bridget Williams, Dept. of Internal Affairs, 1992. 173-176.
  • A biographical account of Ngāi Tahu leader Horomona Pohio (1815-1880) who was a secular leader in Te Maiharoa’s community and protested against the Crown’s failure to allocate the promised Ngāi Tahu tenths reserves.
  • "Taking History In New Direction." Rev. of Renata’s Journey: Ko Te Haerenga O Renata, trans. Helen Hogan. Sunday Star-Times 20 Nov. 1994: D6.
  • "Ahua, The Story of Moki", Southern Horizon, Commemorative Performance. Music by Anthony Ritchie. Words by Keri Hulme. Original concept by Jonathan Mane-Wheoki, Te Maire Tau, Dough Hitcohn Rakihia Tau and Brian Law, 2000.
  • Co-authors J. Mane-Wheoki, HR. Tau and B. Law
  • Progressive Cultures. Wairoa, 2002.
  • Science and Māori Aspirations: The Progression of Knowledge and Structural Transformation. University of Canterbury, 2002.
  • Transformation of Oral Traditions into History. University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand: New Zealand Historical Association Conference 2003, 28 Nov 2003
  • Maori Sovereignty. [Opinion Page, Christchurch Press](January 2005): 1.
  • Unsettling Indigeneity in New Zealand. Auckland, New Zealand: British World Conference IV: Broadening the British World, 14 Jul 2005
  • Genealogical Relationships & Responsibilities. Hilo, HI, USA: First Nations' Futures Program Forum on Sustainable Tourism, 24-25 May 2007
  • A Different Past. Christchurch, New Zealand: Ngā Kete a Rēhua Inaugural Māori Research Symposium - Te Waipounamu, 4-5 Sep 2008.
  • A History of Ngāi Tahu. U3A. 2008.
  • No details.
  • Rebuilding Christchurch After the Earthquake: Incorporating Māori Values in New Zealand's Most English City. Stanford University, CA, USA, 2012
  • The Quiet Revolution: How Neo-Liberal Economic Theory Contributed to Greater Māori Independence. Stanford University, CA, USA, 2012. https://pangea.stanford.edu/ programs/esys/ stanford-woods-environmental-forum-featuring-te-maire-tau-1.

  • Papers/Presentations

  • Customs and Traditions to Water. Ngāi Tahu Water Forum: Christchurch, New Zealand, 3-5 Feb 2007. In Wai Ki Uta - Wai Ki Tai (2008): 15-27.