Books of Mana – How Māori Writing Inspires Me
Speaker : Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Māori Jacinta Ruru, University of Otago Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka
6.15pm on 19 November 2025, following the 5.30pm Friends of the Hocken Collections Annual General Meeting
Hocken Seminar Room, 90 Anzac Avenue, Dunedin
Earlier this year, Jacinta’s co-edited book Books of Mana was published as a tribute to the significance of 200 years of Māori writing. In this talk, Jacinta explores how this writing has inspired her from a young age and how she’s found knowledge in these books at important moments in her life to help guide her forward in developing her own highly acclaimed research career in seeking a legal system that is more respectful of Māori laws and responsibilities to care for one another including the lands and waters.