Poia Rewi

Poia Rewi is a professor and the former head of Te Tumu: School of Maori, Pacific, and Indigenous Studies at the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand.[1][2] He is known for his work in the areas of the revitalisation of the Māori language and whaikorero (Māori oratory).[3][4][5] He is a Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi.

Education and career

He graduated from the University of Otago in 2005 with a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Maori Studies with a thesis entitled, Te Ao o te Whaikōrero.[6] This was the first thesis at the university to be written entirely in Māori.[7]

Awards

In March 2021, Rewi was made a Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi, with recognition that he is "one of the most active research specialists in Māori culture, language revitalisation, oral history and performing arts".[8]

Selected works
  • Rewi, P. (2006). Te Rakiraki Anuanu! In P. Walker & H. Raven (Eds.), Te Tū a Te Toka: He Ieretanga nō ngā Tai e Whā. (pp. 17–20). Wellington, New Zealand: Toi Māori Aotearoa.
  • Rewi, P. (2010). Whaikōrero: The world of Māori oratory. Auckland University Press.
  • As editor: Hokowhitu, B., Kermoal, N., Andersen, C., Petersen, A., Reilly, M., Altamirano-Jiménez, I., & Rewi, P. (Eds.). (2010). Indigenous identity and resistance: Researching the diversity of knowledge. Dunedin, New Zealand: Otago University Press.
  • Rewi, P. (2010). Culture: Compromise or perish! In B. Hokowhitu, N. Kermaol, C. Andersen, A. Petersen, M. Reilly, I. Altamirano-Jiménez & P. Rewi (Eds.), Indigenous identity and resistance: Researching the diversity of knowledge. (pp. 55–74). Dunedin, New Zealand: Otago University Press.

Personal life

Rewi is of Ngati Manawa, Te Arawa and Tuhoe descent.

References
  1. "Banding together to promote use of te reo". Otago Daily Times Online News. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  2. "Professor Poia Rewi". www.otago.ac.nz. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  3. "Top Māori experts meet govt to develop education initiatives". Māori Television. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  4. "App helps health professionals learn medical terms in te reo". Māori Television. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  5. Rewi, Poia (2010). Whaikōrero: The world of Māori oratory. Auckland: Auckland University Press.
  6. Rewi, Poia (2005). Te Ao o te Whaikōrero (Doctoral thesis). OUR Archive, University of Otago. hdl:10523/5155.
  7. Rewi, Poia (June 2005), Te Ao o te Whaikōrero (Doctoral thesis) (in Māori), OUR Archive, hdl:10523/5155, Wikidata Q111965712
  8. "Researchers and scholars elected to Academy". Royal Society Te Apārangi. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
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