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235 E koekoe te tui, e ketekete te kaka, e kuku te kereru. We began conceiving the idea for this book some years ago; we discussed it with colleagues , friends, and whanau before committing ourselves to it.We found it urgent to bring together a variety of voices to interrogate the complex and intricate relationship between the Indigenous peoples in Aotearoa/New Zealand and the media. Numerous people and institutions have, in one way or another, contributed to writing this book. It is to them that the book owes its intellectual debt. We extend our thanks and gratitude, first and foremost, to Dr. Anna Petersen, whose dedication, persistence , wealth of editorial experience, and patience were invaluable to seeing this book to its eventual end. Thank you, Anna, for your fine work and commitment to this project! From the University of Minnesota Press, we thank senior acquisitions editor Jason Weidemann, whose guidance was crucial to the project’s fruition; series editor Professor RobertWarrior, who encouraged the project and made interventions at significant stages to enable the collection to reach its potential; editorial assistant Danielle Kasprzak, for her readiness to support; and the Press’s faculty board, for encouragement and endorsement of the project. Within the University of Otago, our thanks go to the Division of Humanities, which provided two publishing grants toward the completion of this book; Erica Newman (Te Tumu, School of Maori, Pacific, and Indigenous Studies) and Maureen Lloyd (Department of Media, Film, and Communication Studies), for their administrative assistance; and Lachy Paterson, for providing an apposite and poignant dedication. Given the collection’s subject material, Indigenous media, the illustrations are vital to the animation of the book and its argument. Our appreciation goes to Clare Barker, Marino Harker Smith, and Tuvae Siaosi (Maori Television); Arran Birchenough (Getty Images); Sam Bonwick and Gillian Cardinal (Oxford University Press); Anna Cable (Auckland War Memorial Museum and Robin Morrison Estate); Richard Cornell (Designer Headstones); Russell Garbutt and Blade Jones (Ngai Tahu Communications Acknowledgments 236 A C K N O W L E D G M E N T S Ltd.); Janine Kapa (University of Otago); Mary Lewis and Aleisha Blake (Hocken Collections ); Jasmin McSweeney, Faith Dennis, and Robin Laing (NZ Film); Georgina McWhirter (Otago University Press); Debra Millar (Penguin Group [NZ]); Alexandra Nation (Dominion Post); David Retter (Alexander Turnbull Library); Jo Scully (Bridget Williams Books); Aaron Smale, Rick Spurway, and Steve Thompson (Brandspank); Juley Van Der Reyden (New Zealand Herald); Craig Walters (Pacific Films); Vincent Ward (Rain of the Children); MereWilsonTuala-Fata (Auahi Kore); ErrolWright and Abi King-Jones (Operation 8); and Te MaariWright (Te Puni Kokiri). Particular thanks to all those scholars who silently contributed to the quality of this collection by acting as anonymous readers and to Faye Ginsburg, leading global scholar on Indigenous media, for her insightful comments on the project and her endorsement of the book. Finally, Brendan and Vijay thank all the contributors for their scholarship and for their patience as the process determined its own meandering course: the errors that remain in this book are, of course, our own responsibility. Brendan acknowledges his immediate whanau for their love and support: Nalani, TJ, Riley, Kaliko, and Tai. E iti noa ana, na te aroha. Vijay recognizes the support of his whanau and deeply thanks Rakhee Chatbar for her patience, encouragement, and inspiration. ...

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