Taiarahia Black Explained

Taiarahia Black
Workplaces:	Massey University
Alma Mater:	Massey University
Thesis1 Title:	Kāore te aroha-- : te hua o te wānanga
Thesis1 Url:	https://mro.massey.ac.nz/handle/10179/1117
Thesis1 Year:	2000
Relatives:	Otere Black (son)

Taiarahia Black is a New Zealand academic, who rose to a full professor at the Massey University.

Academic career

After completing an undergraduate degree at the University of Waikato, he moved to Massey in 1981. His PhD 'Kāore te aroha-- : te hua o te wānanga' , completed at Massey University in 2000, was the first PhD thesis at any university to be published in te reo Māori.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} Black later became a professor at Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi in Whakatāne.^{[5] [6] [7] [8] [9]}

Black was appointed to the council of Creative New Zealand^{[10] [11]} by Maggie Barry, Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage.^[12]

Selected works

• Pardo, Natalia, Hildalene Wilson, Jonathan N. Procter, Erica Lattughi, and Taiarahia Black. "Bridging Māori indigenous knowledge and western geosciences to reduce social vulnerability in active volcanic regions." Journal of Applied Volcanology 4, no. 1 (2015): 5.
• Christensen, Ian S., Taiarahia E. Black, Arohia E. Durie, Mason H. Durie, Eljon D. Fitzgerald, and Julia T. Taiapa. "Maori Language in the Manawatu Whanganui Region: Analysis and Discussion of Preliminary Findings From the Te Hoe Nuku Roa Household Survey." He Pukenga Korero 2, no. 2 (2013).
• McKinley, Sheridan A., Taiarahia E. Black, Ian S. Christensen, and Pare Richardson. "Toi te Kupu: Maori Language Resource Materials." He Pukenga Korero 3, no. 1 (2013).

Personal life

Black is Māori, of Ngāi Tūhoe, Te Whānau a Apanui, Te Arawa, Ngāti Tūwharetoa and Ngāi Te Rangi descent.^[13] Black's son Otere Black plays rugby professionally.^[14]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Doctoral theses in Māori: Advice for universities.
2. Web site: Maori students flourishing at Massey Graduation in Manawatu. Stuff. 24 November 2015.
3. Web site: Massey University Maori@Massey. www.facebook.com.
4. Black . Taiarahia . 2000 . Doctoral thesis . Kāore te aroha-- : te hua o te wānanga . Massey Research Online, Massey University . 10179/1117 .
5. Web site: Taiarahia Tai Black . 2023-07-04 . Kōmako.
6. Web site: Professor Taiarahia Black | Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga. www.maramatanga.co.nz.
7. Web site: An interview with Professor Taiarahia Black. Māori Television.
8. Web site: Dr Taiarahia Black on whakataukī (Māori proverbial sayings). 7 December 2018. RNZ.
9. Web site: Waiata: how traditional Māori knowledge is captured in song. 27 July 2018. RNZ.
10. Web site: Our Council. creativenz.govt.nz.
11. Web site: New Arts Council appointments | Creative New Zealand.
12. Web site: Reappointments / appointments to the Arts Council of New Zealand Toi Aotearoa Board - 2016-go4145 - New Zealand Gazette. gazette.govt.nz.
13. Web site: Taiarahia Black – Massey University. 23 February 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130223034158/http://www.massey.ac.nz/massey/learning/departments/school-maori-studies/staff/taiarahia-black.cfm. 23 February 2013.
14. News: 'It's an everyday battle' – Super Rugby star's brother bravely tells of P addiction, how life spiralled out of control after serious injury. TVNZ.