Abstract:

Curtis Bristowe talks on the power of Kawa, Tikanga, and Kaupapa to provide answers to today's problems. In his talk Curtis reflects on his ancestors challenges, how they overcame these challenges and how we can learn from these in our own lives. This year's theme was Morphosis and reflected the ever changing world we live in. Curtis Bristowe is a man of many strands. Among these he is a PhD student of media communications at the University of Waikato, and a teacher of Indigenous Research at Te WÄ�nanga o Aotearoa. An advocate for the survival and prosperity of MÄ�ori language and culture, Curtis’ research has focused on the development and implementation of a kaupapa MÄ�ori-inspired strategic communication framework. It is his hope that this framework can help business and community groups’ focus, and guide their collective purpose and vision.