This research paper examines the transformative integration of Mātauranga Māori (Māori indigenous knowledge) and Treaty of Waitangi (Te Tiriti o Waitangi) principles into contemporary New Zealand humanities and academic scholarship. By exploring concepts such as Kaitiakitanga (environmental guardianship), Whanaungatanga (relational kinship), and Mana Motuhake (indigenous self-determination), this paper articulates a bicultural framework for higher education in the Pacific. Furthermore, it evaluates the legal recognition of natural ecosystems as legal entities, legal pluralism, and the preservation of indigenous oral histories in digital academic repositories.