Dr Phil Borell
Te Whatu Kairangi Award | Kaupapa Māori
A successful blend of Mātauranga Māori and sports
Dr Phil Borell is a Senior Lecturer, School of Māori and Indigenous Studies at the University of Canterbury
Ngāti Ranginui
Phil Borell makes an outstanding contribution to the emerging dialogue and teaching pedagogy that blends Mātauranga Māori with sporting pursuits within Aotearoa New Zealand. He is an exemplar of how kaupapa Māori-led approaches to teaching, learning and mentoring can be applied for student success in the fields of sports and health.
He values building strong rapport with ākonga with the principles of manaakitanga and kaitiakitanga (guardianship) influencing his teaching practice. As one student testifies, “He provided insights to Māori culture and history that I had never learnt about either in school or my 3rd year in law degree.” Another student comments, “There is a lot of respect for him as a lecturer as we feel respected and valued as students.”
Phil provides critical and new learning opportunities that contribute to expanding knowledge and teaching of mātauranga and tikanga Māori across the university campus. Recognising the need for a study pathway for Māori students pursuing sporting careers in Māori communities, Phil combined his subjects of sport, whakaaro Māori, and te ao Māori to develop ‘Te Ao Hākinakina,’ a new major focused on Māori sport in the Faculty of Health.
A colleague comments, “Phil uses his own work with Polynesian experiences within professional Rugby League as a platform to interact with students and interweaves this with his cultural knowledge...a prime example of a successful, inspirational, and modern educator."
Read Phil's Teaching and Learning profile - English
He paiheretanga angitū o te mātauranga Māori me te hākinakina
Tākuta (Dr) Philip Borell
Pūkenga Matua, Aotahi: School of Māori and Indigenous Studies, Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha
Ngāti Ranginui
He takoha nui whakaharahara tā Philip Borell ki ngā kōrerorero me ngā āhuatanga whakaako e rewa ake ana, ā, e paihere ana i te mātauranga Māori me te ao hākinakina i Aotearoa nei. He tino tauira a Philip o te aronga, arā, kia whakahaeretia rawatia ā-Māori nei, ngā whakaakoranga o te whakaako, o te akoako, me te tohutohu, i roto rā i ngā pekanga kaupapa o te hākinakina me te hauora, hei reira rawa, ka angitū ai ngā ākonga.
He mea nui ki a ia ngā taura here ki ngā ākonga, i runga hoki i tōna aro nui ki ngā tikanga o te manaakitanga me te kaitiakitanga hei ārahi i āna ake mahi akoako. Hei tā tētahi akonga, “Ko āna whakamāramatanga, he matapihi ki te ahurea me te hītori o te Māori, he mea kīhai hoki i ākona mai ki ahau i te kura, i te tau tuatoru o taku tohu ture, rānei.” Hei tā tētahi atu, “He nui te whakaute ake i a ia i tōna tūranga kaiwhakaako, nā tōna anō whakaute mai i a mātou ngā ākonga.”
Kua para ia i ngā ara whakaako hou ki te whakawhānui ake i te mōhiotanga me ngā whakaakoranga e pā ana ki te mātauranga me ngā tikanga Māori huri noa i te whare wānanga. Nā tōna kitenga atu me hanga rawa he ara akoranga mō ngā ākonga Māori e whai ana i ngā mahi hākinakina i rō hapori Māori, ka whakatōpū a Phil i āna kaupapa, arā, ko te hākinakina, te whakaaro Māori, me te ao Māori, kia puta mai ai ko ‘Te Ao Hākinakina’, arā, hei kaupapa matua ako hou, e hāngai ana ki te hākinakina Māori i roto i te Tari Hauora.