Jacinta Ruru
There are 800 Māori with PhDs, so why are there only five Māori HoDs other than in Māori Studies?
Prof. Jacinta Ruru talks with fellow Māori academics about being Māori in a university. A highlight of 2021's Dunedin Writers & Readers Festival. Audio
“I make no apology for writing what I called the Māori Sublime” – Witi Ihimaera
Master storyteller Witi Ihimaera talks with Jacinta Ruru about Navigating the Stars: Māori Creation Myths, in which he explores Māori history and identity through its mythology. Audio
Māori scholars on being a minority in academia
Just five percent of the tertiary sector's teaching and research staff are Māori - a statistic that remains stubbornly low. A new book has brought together the stories of 24 Māori academics, allowing… Audio
Māori and Pasifika female academics paid $8k less per year
Māori and Pasifika female academics are paid nearly $8000 less a year than their non-Māori and Pasifika male counterparts.
That's just one of the findings from a new study, led by Dr Tara McAllister… Audio
Jacinta Ruru on bringing Tikanga Māori into legal education
Jacinta Ruru is New Zealand's first Māori Professor of Law and has taught at the University of Otago since 1999. She's also the co-director of Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga, a centre for research focused… Audio
Maori land law criticised for lack of clarity
Professor Jacinta Rura, a specialist in Maori land law, says there's widespread concern about law changes going through Parliament. She says owners of Maori land are united the process should not be… Audio
Jacinta Ruru: law from a Maori perspective
Kim Hill talks to Professor Jacinta Ruru (Raukawa), who has been the only Maori Law Faculty staff member at the University of Otago since 1999. She has designed a new experience of learning law that… Audio
History - Rivers
We hear a lot of about rivers and water quality in the news - and its an issue that has been on the mind of our history commentator, Law Professor, Jacinta Ruru - who is the Co-Director of Nga Pae o… Audio
History with Jacinta Ruru
Parliament is currently considering reform of Maori land law - submissions close on the Te Ture Whenua Maori Bill on July 14th. To explain what this is all about - and the origins of the current Maori… Audio
History with Jacinta Ruru
Jacinta is the Co-Director of Nga Pae o te Marama tanga NZ's Maori Centre of Research Excellence and Professor of Law, University of Otago. Today she's discussing the origins of Origins of New… Audio
History: Maori representation on local bodies
The issue has become a contentious one in recent weeks, after the Mayor of New Plymouth Andrew Judd claims he was spat at and shunned when he called for better Maori representation in local… Audio
History - Jacinta Ruru
Jacinta Ruru is a Professor of Law University of Otago and Co-Director of Nga Pae o te Maramatanga NZ's Maori Centre of Research Excellence. Today she will talk about the ownership of water. Audio
The New Zealand Wars - Jacinta Ruru
Jacinta Ruru is a Professor of Law at the University of Otago and Co-Director of Nga Pae o te Maramatanga, New Zealand's Maori Centre of Research Excellence. Today she's looking at the New Zealand… Audio
History - Jacinta Ruru
Recently in the news is the staggering statistic that a third of all Maori land is landlocked. What does that mean? And how did it happen? Professor Jacinta Ruru from the University of Otago explains.
…Treaty Debate 2014: Water
This year's Treaty Debate, recorded at Te Papa, is a discussion of water rights in Aotearoa New Zealand. The panel features Jacinta Ruru (University of Otago, Ngati Raukawa, Ngati Maniapoto), Donald… Audio
Legal expert discusses Maori Council claim for water
The Waitangi Tribunal will begin an urgent hearing that the Maori Council hopes will delay the sale of shares in state-owned energy companies. Audio
Legal experts at odds over Maori bid for water ownership
Maori rights to the ownership of rivers and lakes are now on the agenda of the Waitangi Tribunal after the Maori Council, supported by eleven hapu groups, lodged a claim yesterday. Audio