Taiarahia Black

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Taiarahia Black
Black in 2007
Alma materMassey University
RelativesOtere Black (son)
Scientific career
InstitutionsMassey University
Thesis

Taiarahia Black is a New Zealand academic, who rose to a full professor at the Massey University. He is Māori, of Ngāi Tūhoe, Te Whānau a Apanui, Te Arawa, Ngāti Tūwharetoa and Ngāi Te Rangi descent.[1]

Family life[edit]

Black's son Otere Black plays rugby professionally.[2]

Academic career[edit]

After completing an undergraduate degree at the University of Waikato, he moved to Massey in 1981. His PhD 'Kāore te aroha-- : te hua o te wānanga' , completed at Massey University in 2000, was the first PhD thesis at any university to be published in te reo Māori.[3][4][5][6] Black later became a professor at Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi in Whakatāne.[1][7][8][9][10][11]

Black was appointed to the council of Creative New Zealand[12][13] by Maggie Barry, Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage.[14]

Selected works[edit]

  • Pardo, Natalia, Hildalene Wilson, Jonathan N. Procter, Erica Lattughi, and Taiarahia Black. "Bridging Māori indigenous knowledge and western geosciences to reduce social vulnerability in active volcanic regions." Journal of Applied Volcanology 4, no. 1 (2015): 5.
  • Christensen, Ian S., Taiarahia E. Black, Arohia E. Durie, Mason H. Durie, Eljon D. Fitzgerald, and Julia T. Taiapa. "Maori Language in the Manawatu Whanganui Region: Analysis and Discussion of Preliminary Findings From the Te Hoe Nuku Roa Household Survey." He Pukenga Korero 2, no. 2 (2013).
  • McKinley, Sheridan A., Taiarahia E. Black, Ian S. Christensen, and Pare Richardson. "Toi te Kupu: Maori Language Resource Materials." He Pukenga Korero 3, no. 1 (2013).

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Taiarahia Black – Massey University". 23 February 2013. Archived from the original on 23 February 2013.
  2. ^ "'It's an everyday battle' – Super Rugby star's brother bravely tells of P addiction, how life spiralled out of control after serious injury". TVNZ.
  3. ^ "Doctoral theses in Māori: Advice for universities".
  4. ^ "Maori students flourishing at Massey Graduation in Manawatu". Stuff. 24 November 2015.
  5. ^ "Massey University Maori@Massey". www.facebook.com.
  6. ^ Black, Taiarahia (2000). Kāore te aroha-- : te hua o te wānanga (Doctoral thesis). Massey Research Online, Massey University. hdl:10179/1117.
  7. ^ "Taiarahia Tai Black". Kōmako. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Professor Taiarahia Black | Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga". www.maramatanga.co.nz.
  9. ^ "An interview with Professor Taiarahia Black". Māori Television.
  10. ^ "Dr Taiarahia Black on whakataukī (Māori proverbial sayings)". RNZ. 7 December 2018.
  11. ^ "Waiata: how traditional Māori knowledge is captured in song". RNZ. 27 July 2018.
  12. ^ "Our Council". creativenz.govt.nz.
  13. ^ "New Arts Council appointments | Creative New Zealand".
  14. ^ "Reappointments / appointments to the Arts Council of New Zealand Toi Aotearoa Board - 2016-go4145 - New Zealand Gazette". gazette.govt.nz.