Julie Dunn

Ko Tuatāpere te mauka

Ko Waipātiki te awa

Ko Uruaokapuarangi me Takitimu kā waka

Ko Kāti Māmoe, ko Kai Tahu, ko Waitahi kā iwi

Ko Kāti Rakiwhakaputa te hapū

He whakapapa hoki ōku nō Hōrana, nō Kōtirana, nō Wēra, nō Ingarangi hoki.

Ko Makāti ki Murihiku te whenua

Kua noho ōku tīpuna i te whenua mai i Makāti ki Taiari, tae atu ki Te Wai Pounamu whānui

Ko Julie Dunn tōku ikoa

E kā mana, e kā reo, tēnā tātou katoa. He uri tēnei nō Rākaihautū, nō Hotu Māmoe, nō Tahu Pōtiki hoki e tū atu nei. Ko te kāhui mauka, tū tonu, tū tonu. Ko te kāhui takata karo noa, karo noa ka haere.

Kua ngākau whiwhita a Julie ki te whakarauora i te reo Māori me ōna tikanga. Ka mutu, ko te whakatutukitanga o ngā mātāpono i tau mai i Te Tiriti o Waitangi hei oranga mō tātou katoa e noho nei ki Aotearoa. Ko tāna ako ki te reo, ki ngā ariā mātauranga o ngā iwi taketake, arā ki te purenga ihomatua, he whakaparirau i āna mahi hei niho i ngā kaupapa e mahia ai e ia.

I tīmatahia te mātauranga matua te whai e Julie ki te tohu paetahi i te putiao ā-roro, kātahi ka tīmata ki te pōkairua paetahi i te ao Māori. I muri mai i tērā, kua tutuki te pōkairua ko Te Pīnakitanga ki te Reo Kairangi (T7) i raro i te korowai o Te Wānanga o Aotearoa ki Ōtepoti.

Ka tīmata te mahi ā-ipurangi mō ngā kura i te tau 2016, ka tiaki a Julie i ngā paetukutuku nō Te Kete Ipurangi. I tēnei wā e mahi ana ia hei kaiwhakahaere i te tukuatu rauemi ki te paetukutuku hou arā ki Tāhūrangi. Ko ōna pūkenga ko te whakahaere pūnaha mō te mahi, arā ko te whakaritenga o ngā pūmanawa tautono, ko te whakamahere mahi, me te hanga putu mōtiotanga ā-tāhiko.

Ka pai ia ki te torotoro ki ngā ngāhere me ngā tīpuna mauka o Te Waipounamu, ki te mahi kai, me te noho ki te tūrakawaewae ki te taha o tōna whānau. He whakahaere hoki tāna i te tōpūtanga ko trace / untrace records ki Ōtepoti.

Julie is passionate about the revitalisation of te reo Māori me ōna tikanga, and the realisation of Te Tiriti o Waitangi in its fullest sense for the wellbeing of all New Zealanders. Their studies in te reo, indigenous ways of knowing, and decolonisation, equip them to bring a critical lens and voice to kaupapa.

Julie began their tertiary studies with a BSc in Neuroscience, followed by a DipGrad in Māori Studies. They have since completed a Diploma in Te Pīnakitanga ki te reo Kairangi (L7) with Te Wānanga o Aotearoa.

Since beginning their work with educational web content in 2016, Julie has been involved with content loading and maintenance for the Te Kete Ipurangi sites. Within the Publications team at Evaluation Associates | Te Huinga Kākākura Mātauranga, and in their role as lead content loader, they manage the migration of content from Te Kete Ipurangi to the refreshed site Tāhūrangi. Their key skills include project and content management systems, team workflow management, and knowledge base development.

In their spare time, Julie enjoys tramping, mahi kai, and spending time with their family at their tūrakawaewae in Murihiku. Julie also runs a record label, trace / untrace records, from their home in Ōtepoti.