University of Otago

Intern

Evy Elliot, Ngāi Tahu, Te Arawa, University of Otago

Supervisor

Mihiata Pirini, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Whakatōhea, University of Otago

The internship is provided as part of the prestigious NPM Borrin Foundation Legal Research Internship award.

Overview

Intern

Shelby Rupa-Hayward, Ngāpuhi, University of Otago

Supervisor

Dr Lisa Kremer, The University of Otago 

Overview

Intern

Nick Parata, University of Otago

Supervisor

Dr Jeremy Hapeta, University of Otago

Overview

This internship aimed to address the critical shortage of literature in this field by providing insight into the ways climate change has impacted the mental health of Indigenous Peoples.

This Kaupapa Māori research centred Māori worldviews, values, and lived experiences. It drew on legal analysis and case study work to investigate how tikanga Māori is reshaping law and dispute resolution in Aotearoa’s climate-conscious future.

The interns contributed to a research project exploring a new area of law, visual jurisprudence, which is a legal theory that considers how visual legal information affects people's perceptions of the law and its impact on them and their communities. The research focused on the aesthetic and moral implications of Indigenous peoples' visualisation of their law, legal culture, and experiences of coloniality and survivance.