Leighton Watson
2024: Ka hangaia e Tākuta Leighton Myles Watson (Ngāi Tahu) o Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha ngā utauta whatutoto mō te kimi me te matapae i ngā horomaunga hukapapa
He tino pūmate nui ngā horomaunga i ngā rohe tairanga. Me kī ka raru ngā tikanga aroturuki taketake, pērā i ngā āta mātakitaki me ngā pūnaha hihiani, i te huarere, i te awatea, me te nui o te utu. Ka hangaia e Tākuta Watson ngā tikanga aroturuki matawhenua mā te whakamahi i ngā tohu rū me te ororaro (ngā oro he pāpaku rawa mō te tangata) hei whakaatu i ngā horomaunga. I tua atu i tērā, ka tātaritia ngā raraunga huarere me te hukapapa matawhānui i te taha o ngā aronga ako ā-mīhini hei whakarato i ngā matapae horomaunga tika ake. I roto i te whakaputa i ēnei āheinga rerekē, ko te whai a Tākuta Watson ko te hāpai i te haumaru me te whakaiti i ngā pānga ōhanga i ngā rohe maunga tiketike.
Dr Leignton Watson during snow avalanche field work in Fiordland (Photo: Brad Carpenter)