Tikanga and Ethics: A Dialogical Encounter of Two Cultures.

Abstract

This discourse resulted from two counselling practitioners, one Māori and one Pākehā, working together to establish a union of two cultural codes. Their conversations are transcribed, analysed and presented, along with the processes they used to attempt a dialogical synthesis of two cultural traditions and positions. The resulting article explores the coming together of two cultural codes of best practice, and argues that what is created is a third code -- a bicultural code, which is not so much written as one that is typified by doing. One code may be referred to as 'tikanga', the other 'ethics'. The former originates from the indigenous peoples of Aotearoa New Zealand, the latter has its roots in the European traditions, and both have been updated and made modern by a series of revisions and refinements. A glossary of Māori terms is provided in Appendix 1. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of New Zealand Journal of Counselling is the property of New Zealand Association of Counsellors and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)