Tuesday, March 2 at 4pm
A Lecture on Māori and Polynesian Thought
Cultural Technologies in Māori Contexts
Lisa Reihana (Ngāpuhi, Ngātihine, Ngāi Tu) is a multi-disciplinary artist whose practice spans film, sculpture, costume and body adornment, text and photography. Since the 1990s Reihana has significantly influenced the development of contemporary art and contemporary Māori art in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Matua Rereata Makiha (Te Mahurehure, Ngati Pakau, Ngai Tuteauru, Te Arawa, Rangitane) is a renowned Māori astrologer and a leading authority on the Maramataka (Māori lunar calendar). Rereata shares his extensive knowledge as a cultural adviser, having held roles at the Auckland Council as a kaiārahi tikanga Māori and Kaumātua at the University of Auckland Business School.