Nga Kahui Pou

Launching Maori Futures

Author: Mason Durie

Written by one of New Zealand's leading commentators on Maori social and political life, this authoritative collection of the author's key note addresses discusses Maori initiatives in health, education and treaty settlements. He considers the shape of a fair national constitution, and he builds on Maori potential and aspirations to develop a vision for Maori futures.

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' Ã¢Â€Â¦by 2051 the ethnic Maori population will almost double in size to close to a million, or twenty-two percent of the total New Zealand population. Even more dramatically, by 2051 thirty-three percent of all children in the country will be Maori Ã¢Â€Â¦' This substantial change in our society will have major implications for Maori and wider society. Professor Durie discusses traditions and customs and addresses contemporary needs in order to build development strategies for the launch of the Maori population into the new millennium.

About the Author

Mason Durie (Rangitane, Ngati Kauwhata, Ngati Raukawa) is currently a professor of Maori research and development, and assistant vice-chancellor (Maori) at Massey University. He is one of New Zealand's most respected social policy experts. With a background in psychiatry spanning over thirty years, he has published widely both within New Zealand and internationally, mainly on the topics of health, education and models for indigenous self-determination.