The Ven. Te Waaka Sonny Melbourne is a tutor and Director of MÄori Language and MÄori Cultural and NZ Church History at Taapapa Rotorua.
Sonny will apply his three months at the Centre to complete his doctoral studies, examining MÄori spirituality, cultural resurgence and MÄori contribution to the values of society and its importance to global awareness of interdependence in stewardship of Creation.