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Fields of Research

  • Māori education
  • Early literacy development
  • Māori and Indigenous identity
  • Treaty of Waitangi settlements
  • Human rights and Indigenous Peoples

Researcher Summary

Melissa Derby (Ngāti Ranginui) is a UC doctoral student whose thesis will contribute to the Literacy strand of A Better Start: E Tipu e Rea National Science Challenge. She has a Bachelor of Arts from Victoria University of Wellington and a Master of Arts in Māori Development from AUT University. Her MA was awarded with First Class Honours, and her thesis made the Dean’s List of Exceptional Theses. She also has a Graduate Certificate in Indigenous Studies from Columbia University in New York. Melissa holds the Brownlie scholarship, which is awarded to the highest ranked doctoral scholar across the University. She has received numerous academic awards, including the SAGE Publishing Young Writer’s Award and the Royal Commonwealth Society Award. Melissa has a particular interest in advancing Māori education, Māori identity, the human rights discourse, and the global revitalisation of Indigenous epistemologies.

Subject Area: Disciplines

  • Māori Knowledge and Development: Māori Development

Research/Scholarly/Creative Works

  • Derby M. (2019) Restoring Māori literacy narratives to create contemporary stories of success. Christchurch. University of Canterbury. (Theses / Dissertations)
  • Derby MJ. (2017) Me, Myself, and PhD Research. Eliza’s Manor, Christchurch, New Zealand: Presentation to the Royal Commonwealth Society New Years and Queens Birthday Honours Recipient Function, 22 Sep 2017. (Oral Presentations)
  • Derby MJ. (2016) Kaupapa Māori Research. University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand: Presentation to the Research & Innovation, and Library Staff. (Oral Presentations)
  • Derby MJ. (2016) Ko te kai a te rangatira he kōrero: Turn stories into conversations and watch children’s language grow. University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand: Annual Māori Research Colloquium. (Oral Presentations)
  • Derby MJ. (2016) Loss of te reo Māori and Treaty of Waitangi Claims.Auckland University of Technology. Commissioned by Te Ipukarea National Māori Language Institute. (Reports)
  • Derby MJ. (2016) Te Whanaketanga o Ngāi Tamarāwaho: The Evolution of Hapū Identity. Auckland. Auckland University of Technology. (Theses / Dissertations)
  • Derby MJ. (2016) The Impact of Socio-Historical Context on Identity: An Analysis of Ngāi Tamarāwaho Identity in the Colonisation Era. Te Kaharoa 9(1): 25-53. (Journal Articles)
  • Derby MJ. (2016) The Māori Language (Te Reo Māori) Bill and Te Mātāwai.Auckland University of Technology. Commissioned by Te Ipukarea National Māori Language Institute. (Reports)
  • Derby MJ. (2015) Digitisation of the Savage Text. Auckland: Auckland University of Technology. (Other)

Research Groups

  • Te Rū Rangahau: The Māori Research Laboratory

Research Projects

  • A Better Start: E Tipu e Rea

Key Methodologies

  • Kaupapa Māori research
  • He Awa Whiria: Braided Rivers approach
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