Exploring mātauranga (Māori knowledge) to inform and support the conservation of pekapeka (bats of Aotearoa)

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Exploring mātauranga (Māori knowledge) to inform and support the conservation of pekapeka (bats of Aotearoa)

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University of Otago

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Otago University Research Archive

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Despite the presence of pekapeka in Māori narratives, wider knowledge of the mātauranga held around these threatened taonga remains limited. Given pekapeka are threatened and considered taonga by some, it is crucial to explore how Māori are connected to pekapeka, how Māori wish to strengthen this connection, and explore how ecological sciences and mātauranga around pekapeka can walk-side-by side. To explore the connection between pekapeka and Māori, I conducted interviews and wānanga with Māo...

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Research format

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Thesis level

Masters

Date created

2025-02-14

Creator

Watkin, Jade

URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10523/44936

Related subjects

Pekapeka / Bats / Mātauranga / Indigenous knowledge / Māori / Conservation / kaupapa

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