Gisborne Researcher to Highlight Health and Environmental Benefits of Waka Hourua Practices
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Dr Ngahuia Mita receives an $875,000 fellowship to study waka hourua practices, focusing on kaitiakitanga and their health and environmental benefits through voyagers' experiences.
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Dr Ngahuia Mita, a Gisborne-based researcher, has been awarded a $875,000 fellowship to study the benefits of waka hourua practices. Her research will focus on kaitiakitanga (guardianship) within waka hourua practices by examining the lived experiences of those involved in voyaging. Mita has been involved in waka for many years and describes her experience as "life-changing." Her research aims to highlight the wider benefits of waka hourua practices.
