Research: Clifton E. Kelly's 2020 thesis
During my research, I happened across a thesis written by someone from Putaruru named Clifton E. Kelly. His thesis was written in 2020 for the degree, Master of Social Sciences at our very own University of Waikato.
Thanks to Kelly's own research, I was able to find out a plethora of information I previously didn't know about Te Waihou/Tūheihei. The above images are brainstorm notes taken directly from Kelly's thesis. My brainstorming process was quite fun, as I have never thought to take down information this way before, and trying this method has proved efficient in my researching. Something interesting (and cool) I found out is that a close friend of mine actually knows Kelly, and even recognised a couple of interviewees from the thesis who Kelly had quoted. It was very exciting to find this research and I really enjoyed learning about our toanga tuku iho.
Below is Kelly's thesis referenced in proper APA formatting:
Kelly, C. E. (2020). Te Mātāpuna o Te Waihou: When the River Speaks: Te Waihou river rights and power-sharing in the currents of cultural inequality (Doctoral dissertation, The University of Waikato).