This internship project contributes to a project exploring Mātauranga Māori further in terms of volcanic hazards. The research will assist to develop an authoritative compilation of scholarly, heritage and contemporary kōrero (narratives) that inculcate conceptual/theoretical forms of Ngāti Rangi, other hapū and iwi distinctive epistemology. The intern Hona Black will help bring together oral and written, published and unpublished evidence to support hapū knowledge sources connected to their environment, people, wāhi tapu and landmarks, to support the foundations of formative intellectual pursuits. Dr Jonathan Proctor is the supervisor.