Vol. 135 No. 1 and 2 (2026): Waka Kuaka | The Journal of the Polynesian Society

Notes and News

• Cover, Contents, List of Contributors

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From the Editor

• Introduction to the Special Issue

  Marama Muru-Lanning, Hilary Lapsley, Lynn Lewis-Bevan

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Obituary

• Tā Tumu Te Heuheu Tūkino VIII (1941–2025)

  Richard A. Benton

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Articles

• “He uri au nō tēnei whenua” ( I am a descendant of this land): Whakapapa, Whenua and Kaumātua Hauora

  Marama Muru-Lanning, Hilary Lapsley, Jade Farley, Ngahuia Dixon

  19-44

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• “Relating well” across generations: A practical application of tikanga and Te Tiriti o Waitangi in Kāwhia Moana

  Gerald Lanning

  45-58

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• Para hopuhopu: Co-designing tikanga for wastewater testing

  Marama Muru-Lanning, Dolly Paul, Joanne Chapman, Lynn Lewis-Bevan, Maria Hepi, Ngaire Lasika-Muru, Sally Reid, Keri Mills, Brent Gilpin

  59-84

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• Tangihanga and tikanga in the time of COVID-19: Māori experiences and responses

  Francesca Towers, Heather T. Battles, Marama Muru-Lanning

  85-106

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Kōrero

• Forests, mangroves and sand

  Luana Pirihi, Patrick Hilton, Pania Moulton, Mere Kepa

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Poem

• My heart remembers

  Maea Marshall

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Reviews

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  Untold Intimacies: A History of Sex Work in Aotearoa, 1978–2008. Author: Cheryl Ware

  Nina Finigan

  117-119

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  Oceans Between Us: Pacific Peoples and Racism in Aotearoa Editor: Sereana Naepi

  Latafale Allyssa Verner-Pula

  120-123

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  Edges of Empire: The Politics of Immigration in Aotearoa New Zealand, 1980–2020' Authors: Francis L. Collins, Alan Gamlen and Neil Vallelly

  Read Wheeler

  123-125

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  Raupanga: Ngā Pito Kōrero o te Pakanga Tuarua nō te Hau Kāinga; Te Hau Kāinga: The Māori Home Front during the Second World War. Raupanga edited by Lachy Paterson and Angela Wanhalla. Translated by Lachy Paterson. Te Hau Kāinga authors: Angela Wanhalla, Sarah Christie, Lachy Paterson, Ross Webb and Erica Webb.

  Matariki Williams

  126-130

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Publications received

• Publications received: December–June 2026

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Complete issue

• Vol. 135 Nos. 1 & 2 (2026): Waka Kuaka | Journal of the Polynesian Society Special Issue: Tikanga, Kaumātua and Place

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• Imprint and guidelines for authors

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