David Karena Doctoral Scholarship Award

Kia ora, Rawiri, Congratulations Recipients of the Doctoral Scholarship Award Ngarimu VC and 28th Maori Battalion David Waretini Junior Karena Doctorate in Indigenous Philosophy of Indigenous Studies at Te Whare Wānanga o Awanui-ā-Rangi. David is of Ngāti Mahunga and Ngāti Māhuta descent on his fathers side, and Te Aupouri, Ngāti Kahu, Ngāti Hine, Ngāti Manawa and Ngāti Whātua descent on his mothers side. David has a long history of contribution and commitment to his community. For many years he has been involved in Te Whāriki Tautoko, a social service governing body that gives kaupapa Māori supervision to Māori social service practitioners in the counselling, social work, therapist and psychology field. He is part of the maintenance crew that takes care of his marae and for more than 15 years he has run Alternatives to Violence programmes in prison and the wider community. David holds a Masters of Arts in Commercial Music, a Bachelor of Applied Social Science and is a recognised expert in joining kaupapa Māori theories into counselling practice. Across his academic career David has developed Māori models that respond to Māori experiences of historical intergenerational trauma. These have been put in to practice at a national curriculum level. He hopes to present his ideas on the international stage, specifically at the World Indigenous Conference on education in Hawai’i in 2014. He sees this as the contribution to whānau, hapū, iwi and all indigenous communities who have been impacted by colonisation. 28th Maori Battalion link: http://www.minedu.govt.nz/NZEducation/EducationPolicies/MaoriEducation/Initiatives/NgarimuVCAnd28thBattalionMemorialFund/2013Recipients.aspx