A te Ao Māori understanding and communication of earthquake and tsunami risks within coastal contexts.
A ki te Ao Māori te māramatanga me te kōrero o ngā mōrea rū whenua me ngā taiāniwhaniwha ki tai.
Partners
Te Kura o Torere, Ngāitai o Tōrere
Research Team
Kelvin Tapuke, Lucy Kaiser, Associate Professor Julia Becker
This three year project explored Māori understandings and Nga Taonga tuku iho (cultural technologies) associated with the perception, and communication of earthquake and tsunami risks within rural tangata whenua residing in coastal contexts. The project is linked to wider research in Tairāwhiti and Waiāriki. Research was focused in Torere with Ngai Tai and associated with our community-based activities with Te Kura o Torere. During the research period five wananga were held with the kura-community and direct involvement at the Marae during Cyclone Gabrielle.
He mea toro māramatanga Māori me Ngā Taonga tuku iho e pā ana ki te matakitenga me te whakakōrero ā ngā rū whenua me ngā taiāniwhaniwha kai te tangata whenua e noho tai ana. He kaupapa tūhono kai te tairāwhiti me te Waiariki. I Torere i āta rangahaua a Ngāi Tai me te kōrerotahi ki a Te Kura o Torere. E rima ngā wānanga i noho ki reira ki te Marae i te wā ka tau mai te haumātakataka o Gabrielle.
Tribute
Tribute to Distinguished Professor Johnston, Deputy Director of QuakeCoRE. He accumulated more than 30 years of research experience, and his work on multiagency community engagement during disaster recovery informed the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority wellbeing programme and recovery programmes for COVID-19 and the Auckland floods in early 2023. Professor Johnston's research focused on human responses to volcano, tsunami, earthquake and weather warnings, crisis decision-making and the role of public education and participation in building community resilience and recovery. David passed away on 19 January 2025 and is survived by his partner Associate Professor Carol Stewart from the School of Health Sciences, son Joshua and siblings Chris and Sarah.
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