Geoethics Aotearoa New Zealand Seminar Series: Weaving Indigenous knowledge and science – A journey

In this inaugural presentation of the Geoethics Aotearoa New Zealand Seminar Series, Associate Professor Dan Hikuroa will recount his inspirational journey from a conventional training in geoscience to a career in which he weaves Indigenous knowledge and science to spearhead alternative ways of undertaking development and assessing sustainability. Dan will describe formative periods in his journey, and highlight vital lessons for geoscientists wishing to engage successfully with Indigenous communities.​

​Geoethics Aotearoa New Zealand Seminar Series is a student-led initiative that will explore themes under the banner of geoethics. The inaugural webinar is on 12 June 2025.

This series is organized by IAPG-New Zealand/GSNZ Geoethics Special Interest Group (Coordinator: Matthew Hughes) and is hosted under the auspices of the Geoscience Society of New Zealand (GSNZ).

Please register here:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/-mGCGJ8mS3SQpoTHa5WeOQ#/registration

Download the poster of this seminar series (pdf)

Dan Hikuroa (Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngaati Whanaunga, Ngāti Mahuta, Pākehā) is a father, surfer, paddle-boarder, gardener, loves the taiao and is an Associate Professor in Māori Studies, Waipapa Taumata Rau-University of Auckland. Dan is an established world expert on weaving indigenous knowledge and science to realise the dreams of the communities he works with. Dan has been spearheading alternative ways of undertaking development and assessing sustainability, including braiding indigenous knowledge and epistemologies with science and into policies, assessment frameworks and decision-support tools. Dan is UNESCO New Zealand Commissioner for Culture, member of Pou Herenga, Māori Advisory to the Climate Change Commission, has key roles within New Zealand’s Centres of Research Excellence, advises national and regional government, communities and philanthropic trusts, member of several significant international research teams and formerly AGU Council. He is member of Ngā Ara Whetū, Te Pūtahi o Pūtaiao and Te Ao Mārama, Research Centres at Waipapa Taumata Rau -University of Auckland.

​Website of IAPG-NZ/Geoethics Special Interest Group within GSNZ