Deborah Heke
Biographic Data
| ID | 4531404 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Deborah Heke |
| GIVEN NAMES | Deborah |
| FAMILY NAME | Heke |
| SIGNATURE | HEKE D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Auckland University of Technology |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3754-1284 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Ka kata ngā pūriri
This article explores a whānau-led pepeha (recitation of ancestral affiliations) wānanga (knowledge sharing forum) held in the rohe (region) of Ngā Hapū o Te Ahuahu in Te Tai Tokerau, Aotearoa New Zealand (Aotearoa). Grounded in a kaupapa Māori paradigm, the wānanga created a culturally safe and relational space for whānau (extended family) to (re)connect with their ancestral whenua (land) and with each other through experiential learning, storyt…
Mahi ā Wānanga—A Mana Wāhine‐Led Collaboration to Co‐Construct Meaningful Research and Meaning from Research
Indigenous ways of sharing and developing knowledge survive in ceremony, songs, proverbs, storytelling and purposeful dialogues. Wānanga (space for knowledge sharing) is the epitome of traditional knowledge transmission—grounded in Indigenous practice and worldview, allowing for the co‐creation of new knowledge and passing down of inherited knowledge. The purpose of our wānanga was to facilitate a space for wāhine (Māori women) to co‐construct me…
Te tangi o te kumara—a sweet exclamation
Whakataukī (cultural sayings or proverbs where the author is unknown) and the customary practices of Māori (Indigenous peoples of New Zealand) are integral to maintaining Māori cultural identity. Their value can depend on the context of their development and when they are practised. This commentary introduces the concept of te tangi o te kūmara (the song of the sweet potato)—a metaphor developed from conversations with wāhine Māori (Māori women) …
Kei Kōnei Aronui – the Collective Experiences of MAI Ki Aronui, a Māori and Indigenous Doctoral Scholar Support network
Kei kōnei Aronui (Aronui is here) is the title of a waiata (song), composed by Jani Wilson (former coordinator of MAI ki Aronui), and is sung when welcoming newcomers into our space – declaring our presence and identity. This collective article presents the narratives of nine scholars affiliated with MAI ki Aronui, a Māori and Indigenous doctoral support network – hosted at Te Wānanga Aronui o Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland University of Technology) i…
Te Kupenga. A woven methodology for collecting, interpreting, and stor(y)ing Māori women’s knowledges
This article explores the use of an intersecting methodology termed Te Kupenga as a philosophical approach to gathering, interpreting, and storing mātauranga wahine. The research aimed to understand the ways of being and doing of physically active wāhine Māori and relate them to characteristics of atua wāhine. A kupenga is a type of open weave net used for fishing or gathering food. In this research, it represents the weaving together of three ap…
Te Maramataka—An Indigenous System of Attuning with the Environment, and Its Role in Modern Health and Well-Being
The connection between the natural environment and human health is well documented in Indigenous narratives. The maramataka-a Māori system of observing the relationships between signs, rhythms, and cycles in the environment-is underpinned by generations of Indigenous knowledge, observation, and experimentation. The maramataka enabled Māori and our Pacific relatives to attune with the movements of the environment and ensure activities essential fo…
Korikori Kōrero
This article outlines the use of a novel research method, Korikori Kōrero , with a group of physically active Māori women. The research aimed to identify common traits or ways of knowing and being, by engaging with Māori women in their chosen physical activities and preferred environments. Korikori Kōrero draws from both Indigenous and Euro‐Western research methodologies to ultimately bring the research relationship and associated power dynamic i…
Experiences of Indigenous (Māori/Pasifika) early career academics
This article presents narratives from 13 Indigenous early career academics (ECAs) at one university in Auckland, New Zealand. These experiences are likely to represent those of Indigenous Māori and Pasifika ECAs nationally, given the small, centralised nature of the national academy of Aotearoa New Zealand. The narratives contain testimony, fictionalised vignettes of experience, and poetic expressions. Meeting the demands of an academic role in o…
Exploring anti-racism within the context of human resource management in the health sector in Aotearoa
Compelling evidence continues to demonstrate that racism is a modifiable determinant of health inequities. Despite growing recognition of this it is less clear how from a human resource perspective to engage in effective anti-racism. Through a review of human resource and anti-racism literature, the white, Indigenous and racialised authors examined existing approaches to anti-racism applicable to the health system in Aotearoa. Two systemic organi…
Experiences of Indigenous (Māori/Pasifika) early career academics
This article presents narratives from 13 Indigenous early career academics (ECAs) at one university in Auckland, New Zealand. These experiences are likely to represent those of Indigenous Māori and Pasifika ECAs nationally, given the small, centralised nature of the national academy of Aotearoa New Zealand. The narratives contain testimony, fictionalised vignettes of experience, and poetic expressions. Meeting the demands of an academic role in o…
Exploring anti-racism within the context of human resource management in the health sector in Aotearoa
Compelling evidence continues to demonstrate that racism is a modifiable determinant of health inequities. Despite growing recognition of this it is less clear how from a human resource perspective to engage in effective anti-racism. Through a review of human resource and anti-racism literature, the white, Indigenous and racialised authors examined existing approaches to anti-racism applicable to the health system in Aotearoa. Two systemic organi…
Te Kupenga. A woven methodology for collecting, interpreting, and stor(y)ing Māori women’s knowledges
This article explores the use of an intersecting methodology termed Te Kupenga as a philosophical approach to gathering, interpreting, and storing mātauranga wahine. The research aimed to understand the ways of being and doing of physically active wāhine Māori and relate them to characteristics of atua wāhine. A kupenga is a type of open weave net used for fishing or gathering food. In this research, it represents the weaving together of three ap…
Te Maramataka—An Indigenous System of Attuning with the Environment, and Its Role in Modern Health and Well-Being
The connection between the natural environment and human health is well documented in Indigenous narratives. The maramataka-a Māori system of observing the relationships between signs, rhythms, and cycles in the environment-is underpinned by generations of Indigenous knowledge, observation, and experimentation. The maramataka enabled Māori and our Pacific relatives to attune with the movements of the environment and ensure activities essential fo…
Korikori Kōrero
This article outlines the use of a novel research method, Korikori Kōrero , with a group of physically active Māori women. The research aimed to identify common traits or ways of knowing and being, by engaging with Māori women in their chosen physical activities and preferred environments. Korikori Kōrero draws from both Indigenous and Euro‐Western research methodologies to ultimately bring the research relationship and associated power dynamic i…
Experiences of Indigenous (Māori/Pasifika) early career academics
This article presents narratives from 13 Indigenous early career academics (ECAs) at one university in Auckland, New Zealand. These experiences are likely to represent those of Indigenous Māori and Pasifika ECAs nationally, given the small, centralised nature of the national academy of Aotearoa New Zealand. The narratives contain testimony, fictionalised vignettes of experience, and poetic expressions. Meeting the demands of an academic role in o…
Kei Kōnei Aronui – the Collective Experiences of MAI Ki Aronui, a Māori and Indigenous Doctoral Scholar Support network
Kei kōnei Aronui (Aronui is here) is the title of a waiata (song), composed by Jani Wilson (former coordinator of MAI ki Aronui), and is sung when welcoming newcomers into our space – declaring our presence and identity. This collective article presents the narratives of nine scholars affiliated with MAI ki Aronui, a Māori and Indigenous doctoral support network – hosted at Te Wānanga Aronui o Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland University of Technology) i…
Te tangi o te kumara—a sweet exclamation
Whakataukī (cultural sayings or proverbs where the author is unknown) and the customary practices of Māori (Indigenous peoples of New Zealand) are integral to maintaining Māori cultural identity. Their value can depend on the context of their development and when they are practised. This commentary introduces the concept of te tangi o te kūmara (the song of the sweet potato)—a metaphor developed from conversations with wāhine Māori (Māori women) …
Ka kata ngā pūriri
This article explores a whānau-led pepeha (recitation of ancestral affiliations) wānanga (knowledge sharing forum) held in the rohe (region) of Ngā Hapū o Te Ahuahu in Te Tai Tokerau, Aotearoa New Zealand (Aotearoa). Grounded in a kaupapa Māori paradigm, the wānanga created a culturally safe and relational space for whānau (extended family) to (re)connect with their ancestral whenua (land) and with each other through experiential learning, storyt…
Mahi ā Wānanga—A Mana Wāhine‐Led Collaboration to Co‐Construct Meaningful Research and Meaning from Research
Indigenous ways of sharing and developing knowledge survive in ceremony, songs, proverbs, storytelling and purposeful dialogues. Wānanga (space for knowledge sharing) is the epitome of traditional knowledge transmission—grounded in Indigenous practice and worldview, allowing for the co‐creation of new knowledge and passing down of inherited knowledge. The purpose of our wānanga was to facilitate a space for wāhine (Māori women) to co‐construct me…
Indigenous (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights (4 works) · Political science (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Aotearoa (2 works) · Biology (2 works) · Ecology (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works)