A Critical Examination of the Relationship Between Cultural Heritage and Local Economic Development

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2016
Authors
te Hau, Hinurewa
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Shirley, Ian
Neill, Carol
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Master of Philosophy
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Auckland University of Technology
Abstract

The role of cultural heritage is an integral component to the overall economic landscape of New Zealand. Integral to this lie a number of questions related to the social, cultural, economic and environmental well-being of indigenous heritage.

The purpose of this thesis is to examine the relationship between ‘culture’ and ‘development’ through a critical analysis of provincial and regional communities engaged in local economic development. The case studies at the centre of this research are from Māori economic development practice in the Te Tai Tokerau Northland region, Aotearoa, New Zealand from 1996 to 2006.

As a participant observer in economic development over the past two decades, the ‘practitioner’ has turned ‘researcher’ reflecting through an insider’s view of the projects, with the aim of understanding the dynamic relationship between cultural knowledge and local economic development, and how traditional knowledge can be commercialised for economic gain.

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Culture , Heritage , Cultural heritage , Tourism , Cultural tourism , Māori , Māori tourism , Cultural industries , Creative industries , Economic development , Local development , Community development , Cultural branding , Cultural development , Intangible heritage , Tangible heritage , Product development , Cultural resources , Strategy development , Indigenous development
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