Poia Rewi Explained

Poia Rewi is a professor and the former head of 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 (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, .^[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.

Notes and References

1. News: Banding together to promote use of te reo. 12 May 2016. Otago Daily Times Online News. 11 October 2018. en.
2. Web site: Professor Poia Rewi . www.otago.ac.nz . en-nz. 11 October 2018.
3. News: Top Māori experts meet govt to develop education initiatives. Māori Television. 11 October 2018 . en.
4. News: App helps health professionals learn medical terms in te reo. Māori Television. 11 October 2018 . en.
5. Book: Rewi, Poia. Whaikōrero: The world of Māori oratory . Auckland University Press . 2010 . Auckland.
6. Rewi . Poia . 2005 . Doctoral thesis . Te Ao o te Whaikōrero . OUR Archive, University of Otago . 10523/5155.
7. Doctoral thesis.
8. Web site: Researchers and scholars elected to Academy. 2021-03-11. Royal Society Te Apārangi.