CIRRICULUM VITAE MATIU DICKSON

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1 1 1. PERSONAL DETAILS. CIRRICULUM VITAE MATIU DICKSON Iwi: Ngāiterangi, Ngāti Ranginui (Tauranga-Moana); Te Whakatōhea; Ngāti Awa; Ngāti Whakaaue. Position: Senior Lecturer, Te Piringa Faculty of Law, University of Waikato. Date of Appointment: February, ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS Raranga Level 6 - Te Wānanga o Aotearoa; 2000 Master of Laws - University of Waikato; 1985 Admitted to the Bar; 1979 Diploma in Teaching (With Commendation) Auckland Teachers College; 1978 Bachelor of Arts (Anthropology); Bachelor of Laws - University of Auckland; Attended Auckland Grammar School ; 3. APPOINTMENTS. September, 2011-to the Present I was appointed by the Minister of Tertiary Education to the Council of the Te Wānanga o Awanuiārangi, Whakatane. In 1982, I had been co-opted onto the establishment committee of the Te Wānanga as the representative of the Tauranga Moana iwi in recognition of my experience in the teaching of my tribal reo and tikanga. At the time, I had been appointed an Itinerant (Specialist) Teacher of Maori for the Tauranga Moana district, I was the youngest person so appointed. July, 2011 to the Present. I was appointed a member of the Taumata Kaumātua to advise the Hamilton City Council. The appointment was in recognition of my contribution as a mātāwaka (outside of Tainui waka area) tribal member to the Hamilton community and endorsed by the mana whenua iwi in the city. the Tumuaki ( the King maker of the Kingitanga ) Mr Anaru Thompson nominated me. June 2011 to the Present. I was one of the kaumātua supporters of the Ngāiterangi Mātauranga Strategic Plan launched at Maungatapu Marae, Tauranga. I was one of the speakers at the launch promoting the Plan. This document forms part of the Treaty settlement plans for Te Rūnanga o Ngāiterangi Iwi.

2 2 June 2011 to the Present. I was invited to be a member of the Te Hotu Manawa Māori Board (Maori Heart Foundation). This national organisation promotes positive, healthy living for Maori, nutrition and fitness. The Board seeks my advice as to the kaupapa Maori of the organisation and the maintenance of its relationships with the Maori community. I am the kaumātua of the Board. February, 2011 to the Present. I am a member of the Board of Te Kōhao Health which has a medical centre next to the Kirikiriroa marae, Hamilton and another centre at Poihakena marae in Raglan. Te Kōhao is now one of a group of Maori Health providers in the Waikato region that has been selected to administer the Whanau Ora program, the new government social welfare policy. Te Kōhao is the biggest health provider. It has just won the contract to deal with school truancy in the Waikato region. March, 2002 to the Present. I am the current Chair of Te Rūnanga o Kirikiriroa Charitable Trust and have been since this date. This Maori Health provider is based in Hamilton and it looks after social and health interests of all Maori and Pacific Island people living in the city. The past patron was Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu and this role has been taken over by Kīngi Tuheitia. It recently (February, 2012) opened a kaumātua housing complex in Moa Street and is looking to build another. The Runanga has established a company (REZLAB Limited), which manufactures the steel house framing used in this project. I am one of the Company Directors. Affordable housing for the community is a project the Rūnanga is keen on pursuing. The Rūnanga also runs the Te Rongoātea Drug and Alcohol Centre next to the Kirikiriroa marae (since 2002). The work of this centre is supported by the Family and Youth Courts, and is reknown for its work in rehabilitating the youngsters that volunteer to take part in its programs. The Rūnanga has a cultural advisory contract and relationship with the Hamilton City Council and it established the Waitangi Day celebrations held at in the city since Because of our commitment to seeking representation on Council for Maori I have stood for the East Ward in the local body elections in the past three elections. May January 2011 I was appointed by the Te Runanga o Ngāiterangi Iwi to be one of the three Negotiators for the Ngāiterangi Treaty Claim. I was given the responsibility of dealing with the cultural and reo redress for the tribe. My whakapapa connections to the iwi and knowledge of tribal tikanga and reo and my legal background were important considerations for my appointment. The terms of negotiation document was signed in July 2010, and by December 2010 an offer was put to the iwi by the Crown but it was rejected. This matter is on-going. I decided to retire from this position at the end of the year (January 2011) because of my commitments to the University. I still have an input as a member of the Taumata Kaumatua or elders collective called Te Amorangi.

3 3 May, 2009 to the Present. I am the lead claimant in the Treaty of Waitangi Claim (WAI 2100) filed on behalf of Te Runanga o Kirikiriroa Charitable Trust seeking changes to the local government legislation which we claim breaches our rights under the Treaty of Waitangi. This claim has had an initial urgency hearing and is on-going. January, 2009 to the Present I was appointed to be a Cultural Report writer for the Family Court in Hamilton. I have written reports for the Family Court as to the how children who are subject to applications for custody are best cared for by their Maori whanau and whether the children will receive proper tuition as to their Maori heritage. I visit and interview the whanau before reporting to the Court. I have given expert evidence in Court regarding the tikanga of Makutu or witchcraft and its potential to cause harm. When I was in practice I was the first lawyer in the Tauranga district appointed Counsel for Child. I was complimented by Family Court Judge Terry Rice as to the clarity of the reports I prepared regarding tikanga Maori in custody hearings. February, 2006 to the Present I was invited to Judge at Te Matatini, the national kapa haka competitions held biennially. I have judged at two Te Matatini Festivals. This competition features the very best of Maori performing arts and my invitation to judge is in recognition by my peers of my expertise in action song and traditional songs of the Maori. I am also a composer and tutor of this genre of Maori music. I have composed several songs for the Law Faculty and Maori Law Society which have become well-known. I co-authored a Judge s Manual which is still used, setting out guidelines for judging the Maori performing arts. My involvement at this level is on-going. I was invited to judge at the Te Matatini 2013 being held in Rotorua. I judged the waiata-a-ringa or action song. November 2004 I completed a weaving program at the Te Wananga o Aotearoa. I have a particular gift in weaving and have been called upon to tutor the making of whāriki or decorated mats at several marae in the Tainui area. I submitted weaving to the Whare Pora exhibition held in Tauranga and I attended and have spoken at national weaving hui. I intend to publish on the weaving style of my hapu weavers one of whom was my great grandmother, Ngawiki Rikihana. January 2002 to January 2008 I was appointed the deputy chair of the Consumer Advisory Committee to PHARMAC Board. I advised the staff of PHARMAC and the Board members on Tikanga Maori practices and how to improve relationships with the Maori community. I advised on the Whaioranga Program; the One Heart Many Lives Project; and the He Rongoa Pai, He Oranga Whanau Campaign. I acted as their kaumatua and suggested the names of each program. I was retained for two three year terms and assisted in the induction of new Maori committee members. I travelled to Wellington to sit on this committee.

4 4 May 2002 to May 2009 I was elected Chairman of the School Board of Trustees of Hillcrest High School, the first Maori person to hold this position. All six of my children attended this School. I chaired the Board during two successful Education Review Office reviews, and the introduction of the NCEA system. I also chaired the Board during the building of the new Science Block, an upgrade of the Administration Block and the appointment of the Principal and other senior staff. I increased the Maori profile of the School leadership. I retired in February 2001 to January 2003 I was invited to be a member of the Te Roopu Arataki Maori Advisory Committee to review the Public Works Act. I was one of eight Maori legal academics and local authority staff who advised the Minister of Lands as to how the new Act should address the taking of Maori land for public works. The report suggested ceasing this practice and offering back to the original Maori owners land taken and not used for the purpose for which it was taken. The Minister at the time thought our recommendations would be too politically hard to implement. March 1999 to the Present I am a Trustee of the Hungahungatoroa 1B1A Land Trust. This Trust administers whanau land near our marae at Matapihi and has 12 homes on the land. It is part of a 25 home papakainga development and includes the Kohanga Reo building. My cousin Ngareta Timutimu and I started the Kohange Reo when our children were born. I was a Trustee of the whole Block when the papakainga was established in It was the first built in Tauranga at the time. February 1999 to the Present I was appointed a Trustee of the Umuhapuku No 3 Land Trust at Matakana Island. I am the Trust Chair. The land has been developed and has a Hauora building, Clubrooms and sports fields used by the Matakana Island community and the nearby School. Provision has also been made for a papakainga development. January 1992 to the Present I was appointed to the selection panel for the Turirangi Te Kani Scholarship set up to commemorate the passing of an elder of my hapu in The scholarship is for tertiary students and worth $5,000 per annum. It is sponsored by the Port of Tauranga. Students are descendants of the Ngāiterangi tribe. I was one of the original members of the panel and continue to serve on it. It is a good opportunity to gauge the numbers of Ngāiterangi students pursuing tertiary study I was an elected member of the Mt Maunganui Borough Council (9 Years) and an inaugural member of the Tauranga District Council (3 years, Chairman of the Planning Committee). On both occasions I was the only Maori member of Council. During this time, I have also been a co-opted member of the School Trust Boards for Mt Maunganui Intermediate,

5 5 Mt Maunganui College (for the building of their school marae), Patricia Avenue Special School in Hamilton, and the establishment Board for the new Tahatai Primary School in Papamoa. 4. EMPLOYMENT HISTORY.! Undergraduate student and Tutor in Anthropology at the University of Auckland Graduate Student and Part-time tutor at Auckland Teachers College I was appointed a teacher at Grey Lynn Primary School teaching a composite standard 1 and 2 class. The students second language was English and almost all of them were from the Pacific Islands. This was my first appointment to a teaching position I was a teacher at Mt Maunganui Intermediate School. I was later appointed as an Itinerant (Specialist) Teacher of Maori for the Tauranga district I was appointed a teacher at Tauranga Boys College. I taught Maori and English I was offered employment as a barrister and solicitor at a firm of solicitors, Murray Dillon Solicitors in Tauranga. I practiced in the Criminal and Family Courts and the Maori Land Court. I also was appointed Counsel for Child and Youth Advocate while in practice. The firm was taken over by Dowd Thomason Solicitors in Mt Maunganui for whom I worked for 6 months I was in sole practice as a Barrister and Solicitor at Mt Maunganui, and I continued to act in the areas of law that I had done previously. I was an original member of the Te Hunga Roia Association when they held their first meeting in Rotorua to the Present. I was offered a position of Senior Lecturer at the new Law Faculty at the University of Waikato. I was attracted to the Faculty by its new philosophy in the study of law, particularly the study of law in its bicultural context. I thought that I could contribute to that endeavour of the school given my knowledge of Maori tikanga law and reo. I have taken responsibility with other Maori staff in teaching the kaupapa Maori of the papers offered to students in year 1 and 2. These papers are Legal Systems and Societies, Legal Method, Jurisprudence and parts of Criminal Law, Corporate Entities and Dispute Resolution. I have also taught in Maori Land Law and the Treaty of Waitangi papers. I introduced a new paper, Ngā Tikanga Māori/ Maori Customary Law, at year 4 which I have taught each alternate year. This paper was intended to be taught in te reo however a number of enrolments are non-speakers of te reo but they are welcome to enrol in the paper anyway. I believe my contribution to the kaupapa Maori part of the law degree course has been of a high standard as shown by the very good response to these parts of the papers in student appraisals regarding teaching and subject appreciation. This has changed dramatically since my arrival when the teaching of kaupapa Maori was not appreciated and regarded negatively. Now it is an

6 6 accepted part of the learning toward a law degree in this particular Law Faculty. This was the intention of those who started the Faculty. In 2011 I led a request to the University Council to have the name of the Law Faculty changed to the name given to it at its opening by the late Maori Queen, Te Arikinui Te Atairangikaahu. The name is now officially Te Piringa- Faculty of Law and means to come together. I composed the School waiata around the tongi (called Te Piringa) or directive of the first Maori King Potatau gifted to us by the late Maori Queen. It was appropriate for the Faculty because King Potatau encouraged his people to seek knowledge of the law (te ture) to improve their position in life. 5. TEACHING AND SERVICE TO THE UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO. 5.1 Teaching and Supervision. Teaching: 1996 to the Present. Year 1 papers. I taught in the Law and Societies paper until it was combined with the Legal Systems paper. I have taught in this Legal Systems and Societies paper since my appointment and I am responsible for teaching the Maori kaupapa of the paper that makes up 25% of it. I teach the value systems of Maori society and the traditional legal system of Maori tikanga law. I also teach the Treaty of Waitangi from a Maori perspective. I have been the convenor of this paper. I have taught in the Legal Method paper teaching the kaupapa Maori tutorial class. I also delivered the lectures on the oral traditions of the Maori to the Present. Year 2 papers. I teach 25% of the Jurisprudence paper focussing on Maori ideology and the Maori world view. I use this paper to discuss contemporary issues which deal with Maori tikanga law. For example the discussion of Maori burial practices and the law as discussed in Takamore s case( 2010). I have convened this paper to the Present. Year 3 papers. At various times I have taken kaupapa Maori lectures in the Crimes paper (the parallel criminal law system suggested by Moana Jackson), Corporate Entities ( Maori Trusts and Incorporations); Dispute Resolution ( Maori methods of mediation and dispute resolution) to the Present. Year 4 papers. I have taught solely in the Maori Land Law paper and the Treaty of Waitangi and Treaty Claims paper. I also co-taught in a master s paper called Maori Resources Law. I introduced a more practical element to the Maori Land Law paper, which culminated in a visit to a sitting of the Court with the Judge s co-operation. The part of the paper I taught was an application to the Court for succession orders and dealing with the

7 7 issue as to whether a whāngai can inherit. My experience as a Treaty claimant and an expert witness at the Ngāiterangi tribal claim hearing was invaluable in teaching the Treaty paper. I also wrote a section of the Laws of New Zealand Manual on succession in the Maori Land Court. I have convened these papers. Since my appointment I have marked exams scripts and assignments written in te reo. I do this work on a voluntary basis and I am not given work unit credits to acknowledge this task. I also judge in the te reo Maori moots and mooting generally where the students opt to use te reo. I am happy to do this to maintain and promote the use of te reo in legal study and to promote the bicultural teaching of the law. Maori-speaking students appreciate this opportunity and have shown great aptitude especially in the national Maori mooting competition which Te Piringa has won each year except once. I and my Maori colleagues promoted the use of te reo in the national mooting competitions so that our student could properly show their knowledge and talents. Supervision: 1996 to the present. I have supervised students for papers in their Law Master s Degree in topics in which I have expertise. All of these papers have had kaupapa Maori content. Several have been written in te reo. I am on the supervision panel of the doctorate study for Mere Whaanga whose doctorate deals with the development of Maori land. The chief supervisor of this doctorate is a staff member of the School of Maori and Pacific Studies and I have been asked to supervise the student on the legal part of her research where she has challenged the finding of the Maori Land Court and appealed to a higher Court. I was also on the panel of supervisors for Marie Were ( until her withdrawal late in 2012) whose doctorate was to research the care of elderly Maori. I have a close association with the Te Rauawaawa Charitable Trust in Hamilton which is the foremost Trust working in the care of elderly Maori living in the city. I had directed Ms Were to interview these elders and the administrators of this Trust and another of which I am the Chair (Te Runanga o Kirikiriroa Charitable Trust). The latter Trust has recently opened a kaumatua housing cluster in the city. I am on the panel of supervisors for Roman Gabrilyan, an international doctoral student whose topic of research covers the use of customary law and the indigenous law and culture of Polynesian and Melanesian countries in the Pacific. I am expecting to be part of a supervisory panel for the doctorate of Moengaroa Edmonds whose topic of study is the care of grandchildren (mokopuna) by their grandparents.

8 8 Although I do not have a doctorate degree, I am frequently asked to comment on Masters and PhD research proposals as to the kaupapa Maori content that is in the proposal, or kaupapa Maori that may have been overlooked by the student. Study involving the Maori community requires knowledge of the cultural practices of that community and this is something that I can assist in. I have supervised students engaged in summer School research at other institutes for Masters degrees particularly those studying in the Maori community. These students originated from the Hopuhopu Research Centre, or from the Tauranga Moana Te Matahauariki Trust. I have been called upon to cross mark papers sent to me for Masters degrees from Auckland University, Otago University and Te Wananga o Awanuiarangi all of which required an expert knowledge of Maori tikanga. In December 2012, I cross-marked a Masters thesis submitted by Ashleigh Puriri of the School of Management. It was written on the history of Maori involvement in the tourism industry. 5.2 Te Piringa Faculty of Law Service and Administration I was appointed to the position of Chair of Faculty. This position is supportive of the academic and administrative roles of the Dean and in his absence I was the acting Dean. I carried out my responsibilities well and gave the Faculty a Maori dimension to the leadership roles. I used the opportunity to include Maori reo and mihimihi during formalities to visitors to the Faculty, and did so in an inclusive way. My responsibilities were the following: to consult and allocate teaching responsibilities to the academic staff, to find contract staff to fill staffing shortages, to make first level recommendations as to applications for promotion, to approve annual and study leave, to assist and advise on professional goals and development, to deal with complaints from staff and students and attend and chair meetings in the absence of the Dean. I was a member of the admissions and appointments committee as well as the Management Committee attended by all the Associate Deans of the Faculty. I also chaired the Law Building Committee and advised the architects as to how Maori design could be incorporated into the new building. At my initial appointment as Chair I had several acting Deans to work with but the task improved after the appointment of Professor Brad Morse to the position of Dean. I actively built positive relationships with outside agencies and organisations.

9 I held the position of the Pro-Dean Maori and thus chair of Te Piringa (Maori staff) at various times. This position was shared amongst the Maori staff and eventually joint male and female appointments were made. I was on the Law 1 Curriculum Review Committee and continue to take part in the orientation program for new students. I have been a member of Te Piringa Maori staff committee and the Human Subject Research Ethics committee. At various times I have served on the appointments committee and the Maori Liaison appointments committee. 5.3 Service to the University. I am active in my support of the University wide Kaimahi Maori (Maori staff) organisation and a member of Te Whakaminenga ( the staff collective). I have been invited to carry out the role of the University kaumatua at various Univeristy functions like the Distinguished Alumni Awards. I have also spoken as the University kaumatua at Graduation ceremonies and other occasions when the University has invited community leaders and stakeholders to meetings. I was the kaumatua for the graduation held at Tauranga which worked very well because of my tribal links to that region. During tangihanga and other hui held at the marae, I sit on the paepae or speaking bench with the other elders of the marae and University. I do this because I belong to the University community and the marae is its turangawaewae. Aug I was invited by the School of Maori and Pacific Development to provide an independent review of the UW04 Maori Majors paper. The review considered the fit of the paper with the kaupapa of the School, its application and ways of achieving the goals intended in introducing the paper as well as how to maintain a high standard of knowledge. The most important conclusion was the need for expert te reo knowledge. 5.4 Service to the Community. As with the Maori community in which I live, I am expected to be supportive of whatever is happening at the marae and any of the kaupapa that the elders seek support for. I support the Tainui mana whenua and kawa of the university marae. I give that support by being present and carrying out the kawa where required. I have a good reputation as a whaikorero speaker and waiata singer on the marae and I am willing to assist in this way. I regard my role as a kaumatua of the University as a duty because I have reached the age of being a pakeke or elder of this community. This not required by the University but is carried out by me and other Maori at the University because we understand the Maori tikanga that applies.

10 10 I have been involved in hui throughout the Tainui district particularly hui which involve the Kingitanga, like the Poukai. I usually do this as a representative of my iwi, Ngāiterangi and Mataatua waka but I am also recognised by other iwi people as a lecturer at the University. I am considered to be one of the mata waka speakers on Turangawaewae marae and I am often invited to speak in that role. I attend the Poukai held at marae around Hamilton and again I am expected to speak for my tribe at these gatherings. I also attend the Poukai at Tauranga and Te Teko marae. I was advised by my kaumatua before I came to Waikato that attendance at the Poukai was a way of thanking Waikato for their hospitality and acknowledging their mana whenua, so I attend those Poukai which have a special significance to me I also attend at the Coronation Celebrations of the Kingitanga for the reasons above. The Poukai was started by King Tawhiao to commemorate the poor, the orphaned and the widows left by the land wars and land confiscations in the Waikato. I take a role in the Kingitanga celebrations held at the University and have spoken at the last several Kingitanga days about the Kingitanga s historical and present day connections with my tribal district. I was one of a number of speakers at the first visit by Kingi Tuheitia that suggested that the Kingitanga be celebrated at the University to remind students of the mana whenua of Waikato. August 2004 I gave evidence at the Waitangi Tribunal a hearing for the Ngāitukairangi Hapu Claim held at Matakana Island. My evidence was given as a member of the hapu and referred to the effect of the confiscations of hapu land on me, my whanau and my hapu. June 2006 I gave evidence at the Waitangi Tribunal Hearing for Ngāiterangi Claim held at Whareroa marae. My evidence covered the legality of the confiscations of land from tribes in rebellion. August 2011 I gave evidence in the application to the Waitangi Tribunal for a Hearing of Urgency concerning the WAI 2100 claim. The application was declined. March 2012 I gave evidence at the Environment Court Hearing concerning an application by the Port of Tauranga to widen the channel into the Tauranga Harbour. The application was opposed by the Te Runanga o Ngāiterangi and I gave evidence on their behalf. My evidence referred to the cultural connection of the moana to the tribe as recorded in traditional song. July 2011 I was invited to participate in the leadership courses run by Tania Hodges Consultants held every 6 months at Turangawaewae marae. My lectures covered tikanga and the law. It was the first law lecture for some of the adult attendees.

11 11 December 2012 I was chosen to be the scrutineer of the tribal votes for the Ngāti Koroki- Kahukura Treaty Settlement Deed and Post Settlement Governance Entity. I have had a close association with this iwi of Tainui and was invited to unveil the monument to the Ngāiterangi warriors who died in the Taumatawīwī battle at Karapiro. The monument is at the new rowing and waka ama complex at Karapiro. 5.5 Teaching Development and Training to the Present. Small group teaching in tutorials. Teaching in kaupapa Maori tutorials for year 1 law papers. These tutorials were made available for Maori students who wanted to have teachers who were Maori, although non-maori students were also accepted into these tutorials. I deliver guest lectures and seminars for the Te Piringa staff where they seek clarification as to Maori tikanga in their papers for example in Dispute Resolution where I delivered lectures as to Maori practice of Whakama or shaming and compared this to the Samoan practice of Ifoga or forgiveness I also give lectures in Legal Method on Maori song as an oral tradition and the various classifications of songs. For example the use of patere composed by women to respond to defamatory statements or oriori which were sung to children to recall historical events of the tribe. In November 2011, I enrolled in an advanced paper in te reo (Year 5) at the School of Maori and Pacific Studies of the University. I passed that paper and used the opportunity to further my knowledge of Tikanga Maori. 6. SCHOLARSHIP AND RESEARCH. 6.1 Awards and Research Grants Whiu L,Milroy S, Coxhead C, Dickson M, Davies P, Te Aho L, Britton C. Developing Bicultural Legal Education. University of Waikato, Law School Contestable Grant ($3,500) Whiu L,Milroy S, Coxhead C, Dickson M, Davies P, Te Aho L, Britton C. Maori Governance. University of Waikato, Law School Contestable Grant ($9,000).

12 Dickson M Traditional Waiata Seminar Held at University of Waikato and attended by staff and Waikato Tainui elders. Grant from Vice Chancellor Maori office.( $5,000) 2002 Staff Merit Award As a member of Te Piringa ( Maori staff) for outstanding sustained achievement in furthering Maori aspirations in legal education. 6.2 Scholarship Before I came to the University and more so since I have been here, I had built a reputation within the Maori community, both nationally and internationally as an expert in mātauranga Maori and Maori tikanga. I return to my tribal area in Tauranga to take wānanga on tikanga, reo, whaikōrero, waiata and tribal history. I returned to my marae for a waiata wānanga in 2006 and wrote a traditional waiata concerning Waipu Bay which is the takutai moana of our hapu. The waiata is still sung by hapu members and formed the theme of the wānanga. The waiata is called E noho ana au ki tōku taumata ki Hungahungatoroa. I also return to my tribal area to lead and take part in wider tribal wananga concerning the Mataatua area of the Bay of Plenty. I have judged at the Te Matatini Regionals in Mataatua since they began and often speak at these gatherings on behalf of my own Ngāiterangi tribe. I wrote a waiata called Piki Mai which is sung throughout Mataatua and refers to our common ancestress Wairaka. I compiled a book of Waiata ( Titled: Ngā Taonga o Ngāiterangi.) for the Tauranga Moana Treaty claims hearings at Matakana Island, Maungatapu and Whareroa marae. I also led the singing of these waiata and took time to teach other tribal members beforehand. I am regarded as a foremost expert of Tauranga Moana waiata composition and singing. Waiata Composed: 1985 Hairini Marae Piki Mai Sung throughout the country; 1998 Te Piringa Te Piringa Waiata composed for the Law Faculty; 1990 Te Piringa Tenei Matou Waiata composed for the Te Hunga Roia Maori Organisation 2002 Hungahungatoroa Marae E noho ana Au Waiata tawhito for the Ngaitukairangi Hapu. Various waiata for the Tauranga Boys and Girls Kapa Haka, for Tauranga Moana Kapa Haka and Tutara Kauika Kapa Haka. Weaving Exhibition at Te Whare Pora, Tauranga Whariki and kete exhibits. Taught the making of traditional Hinaki ( Eel traps) and Taruke Crayfish Pots).

13 Research Membership. September 2011 Member of the Centre for Environmental Research and Energy Law and of the Maori and Indigenous Governance Centre established by Te Piringa and launched in July 2011 Member of the team of researchers from Te Piringa who bid for funding from the Marsden Fund for the research topic: Maori and Conservation Estate. The lead researcher was Professor Al Gillespie an expert in environmental legal issues. We were not successful this in the second round but the feedback was encouraging for any future bids. April 2010 to the Present I am regularly invited to give guest lectures at the Te Wānanga o Raukawa in the Masters degree in Maori Laws and Philosophy. I give the lecture in te reo and relate the topic to my own tribal area. I was invited to be part of the committee that audited this course before it was offered to students. 6.4 Contribution to Research. October 2006 to the Present. I was invited to review newly published books on Maori topics for the Waikato Times. These reviews were published in the weekend editions of the paper. The last review I did was the book Mau Moko by Ngahuia Te Awekotuku. October 2011 I was interviewed on the TVNZ One breakfast program concerning a statement by the Minisiter of Maori Affairs and the government s intention to revamp the criminal justice system. I referred to the parallel justice system first mooted by Moana Jackson using marae to deal with Maori Youth offending. 6.5 Research Publications. Dickson M He Waiata Tawhito o Tauranga Moana. Ahunga Tikanga Journal, Te Wananga o Raukawa, September 2012 (Written in English and Maori); Dickson M The Rangatahi Court Waikato law Review v19 no2, The University of Waikato, 2012 p86-107; Dickson M Te Piringa Waikato Law Review v18, University of Waikato 2010 p66-71;

14 14 Dickson M He Kōrero mo tētahi waiata tawhito o Ngāti Hangarau: Takiri ko te Ata Proceedings of the Traditional Knowledge Conference Te Tatau Pounamu, Ngā Pae Maramatanga, Auckland 2008 (Written in English and Maori) p ; Dickson M He Poroporoaki ki a Te Hau o te Rangi Proceedings of the Traditional Knowledge Conference Te Tatau Pounamu, Ngā Pae Maramatanga, Auckland p25-26; Dickson M Crime and Justice State of the Maori Nation: Twenty-first century issues in Aotearoa Reed Publishing (NZ) Ltd, Auckland 2006 p ; Dickson M Maori Women and Education Yearbook of New Zealand Jurisprudence Special Issue Te Purenga v8, no2 University of Waikato, 2005 p ; Dickson M, Wickliffe C & Milroy S, Laws of New Zealand. Maori Land. Lexis Nexis NZ Ltd 2002 p1-223; Dickson M Protecting Intellectual Property of Indigenous People of the Pacific Te Huarahi Maori/ the Maori experience, Univeristy of the South Pacific conference proceedings, 2000 p ; Dickson M & Wickliffe C Maori and Constitutional Change Yearbook of New Zealand Jurisprudence v3 no p9-29; 6.6 Selected Conference Presentations to the Present I am the convenor of the Indigenous Interest Group section of the Australaisian Law Teachers Association (ALTA) annual conference. I receive the abstract submissions of members for the conferences and choose those for presentation depending on the theme of the conference. I report the outcomes of the interest group discussions. At the 2012 conference held at the University of Sydney, the organisers included a day session on Indigenous issues inviting participation from their own indigenous graduates and indigenous keynote speakers. It was planned on my suggestion and it was very successful. September 2010 I presented at the colloquium on Tangihanga practices held at the University and led by the researchers from the School of Maori and Pacific Development. My topic was based on a traditional waiata (Tamarangi ) of my tribe which accepted cremation as a burial practice contrary to the commonly held belief that Maori did not cremate their dead. August 2011 I was one of the leaders of a delegation of Faculty staff and students who attended the Sixth National Indigenous Legal Conference in Sydney. The hosts were the indigenous legal fraternity of New South Wales. I spoke on the same panel as Judge Norrish a

15 15 leading Youth Court judge in Australia. We both spoke of the indigenous experience in sentencing options is our respective countries. August 2011 I was invited to present in the MANUAO series online to Maori staff and students at all the New Zealand universities. My presentation was in te reo and discussed the traditional waiata of Tauranga Moana. The series allows presenters to speak on their research interests and to build relationships with other Maori academics. It is highly interactive and enjoyable. Dickson M, The Rangatahi Court, World Indigenous Lawyers Conference, Te Piringa, University of Waikato, September 2012; Dickson M, Marae Justice, Te Hunga Roia Maori Conference, Te Piringa, University of Waikato, September 2012; Dickson M What benefit is the Indigenous Law in the Global World? ALTA Conference, Sydney Law School, June 2012; Dickson M Teaching Tikanga Maori in a Mainstream Law Course Law and Culture Conference, University of Auckland, August 2012; Dickson M (Invited Panelist) Indigenous inclusion in Legal Education, ALTA Conference, Sydney Law School, June 2012; Dickson M (Invited Panelist) Maori Youth Court Hearings 6 th National Indigenous legal Conference, Sydney, August, 2011; Dickson M Maori Representation in Local Government, ALTA Conference, QUT, Brisbane, July 2011; Dickson M Maori Dispute Resolution in a Mainstream Legal System, Justice in the Round Conference, Te Piringa, University of Waikato, April 2011; Dickson M Negotiatng the Past: Fact or Fiction, 29 th Annual Australia New Zealand Law and History Conference, University of Melbourne, December 2010; Dickson M Pakeha Justice in a Maori Setting, Law and Culture Conference, University of the South Pacific, Port Vila,August 2010;

16 16 Dickson M He Toroa Whakakoko 4 th International Indigenous Conference on Traditional Knowledge, University of Auckland, June 2010; Dickson M (Invited Panelist with Judge Ida Melosi) Maori Youth Advocacy, Ma te Maori mo te Maori, Role of the youth Justice System Symposium, Nexis Lexis, Auckland March Signature: Date: 15 July, 2013.