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Ideas Springboard


To help get you started on your topic, below are some links to articles to help you choose what to write your speech about

Environmental Kaitiakitanga

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  • The importance of Rāhui e.g. Kauri Dieback in the Waitakere Ranges

  • Aotearoa giving legal rights to land e.g. Mount Taranaki or Whanganui River or Te Urewera
 
  • Science Learning Hub on Understanding Kaitiakitanga
 
  • Te Ara on ‘Kaitiakitanga Today’ or Kaitiaki  
 
  • Restoring the Mauri of Lake Omapere 
 
  • Prince Harry’s kaitiakitanga inspired sustainability plan 
 
  • Far North Iwi and Kaitiakitanga 
 
  • Kaitiakitanga and Climate Vocabulary
 
  • Predator Free 2050 article 
 
  • Antarctica Kaitiakitanga through Scott Base
 
  • Unknown conservationists from history e.g. Richard Henry

Personal Kaitiakitanga 

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  • No Friend But the Mountains by Behrooz Bouchani; or an article on Behrooz Bouchani being free in NZ​ 

  • Article on the History of Refugee Rights
 
  • Nauru Refugees resettled in NZ 
 
  • The ‘Free Britney’ movement - at 38 years of age, Britney had a legal guardian
 
  • Anti-vax guardianship case in New Zealand; an article on the surgery being approved
   
  • Asylum seeking in Australia

Cultural Kaitiakitanga 

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  • Guardians from Māori mythology – e.g. Poutini (the Pounamu protector)
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  • How one man saved his awa 
 
  • Māori taking back control of their stories - Story Sovereignty
 
  • Poi E documentary
 
  • Artificial Intelligence for the people - Te Reo Māori and Artificial Intelligence
 
  • Taking care of our kupu - talking about the word: Kaitiaki

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