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Hi Viz Manaaki: Māori Wardens
A Māori and a migrant explore the heart, history and future of Māori Wardens – Aotearoa’s hi viz kaitiaki of aroha, manaaki, and mana motuhake.
Hosted and produced by Dr. Amber Hammill and Murdoch Ngahau
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Podcast details.
Credits
Dr. Amber Hammill
Host, Writer and Producer
Murdoch Ngahau
Host, Writer and Producer
Justine Murray
Producer and Writer
William Ray
Producer and Writer
Briana Juretich-Greig
Production Coordinator
Corey Fuimaono
Studio Operator
Marc Chesterman
Audio Engineer
William Saunders
Audio Engineer
Phil Benge
Audio Engineer
Justin Gregory
Producer
Tim Watkin
Executive Editor, Audio
If you have a story of the wardens doing some hi viz manaaki that you'd like to share with us, please get in touch at hivizmanaaki@gmail.com - we'd love to hear them.
Thanks to Augie Fleras whose PhD thesis and associated work were invaluable in researching the history of Māori Wardens.
- Thesis: Fleras, A. (1980). A Descriptive Analysis of Maori Wardens in the Historical and Contemporary Context of New Zealand Society. Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington.
- Booklet: Fleras, A. (1980). From village runanga to the New Zealand Maori Wardens’ Association: A historical development of Maori wardens: A paper to be presented to the Maori wardens. Maori Studies Section, Dept. of Anthropology and Maori, Victoria University of Wellington.
Thank you to Andrew McRae from the RNZ Hamilton studios.
Get in touch
Email us at: podcasts@rnz.co.nz
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