International Indigenous Development Research Conference 2012
27 June, 2012 - 30 June, 2012

Registrations are now open for The International Indigenous Development Research Conference 2012 in Auckland, New Zealand. Our conference will again be all-encompassing and multi-disciplinary, welcoming indigenous scholars from many different research fields and many nations to come together and share knowledge, develop ideas and create innovative approaches to research. Working together, we can connect over our horizons and create future opportunities for indigenous peoples worldwide.

NPM Research Symposium 2011
14 November, 2011 - 15 November, 2011

Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga hosted a two-day symposium in November on optimising Māori economic development. The symposium provided an essential national platform for researchers, communities and policy makers to examine critical success factors for Māori economic development, including aspirations, capacity and capability, collaboration, and local solutions and  opportunities. The programme is listed below, with links to available videos.

DAY ONE – Monday November 14th

MAI Doctoral Conference 2011
04 November, 2011 - 06 November, 2011

The 2011 MAI Doctoral Conference, funded by Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga and hosted by Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi, will be held at Te Manuka Tutahi Marae, Whakatane on the 4th - 6th November. All Māori and indigenous doctoral candidates are invited to attend the conference, which will focus on "Transformation: The politics of advancing knowledge". The conference theme explores the challenges and activities associated with advancing knowledge, particularly in relation to contexts where there is an existing archive and body of knowledge.

Critical and Sensitive Research Issues Symposium (CSRI) 2010
15 November, 2010 - 16 November, 2010

Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga hosted this two-day research symposium to provide a much needed national platform for researchers, policy makers and communities to discuss issues surrounding Water. The topic is broad, wide-ranging and of vital importance to the future of Aotearoa New Zealand. The management and restoration of rivers and waterways are essential for a healthy environment and we must undo mistakes and learn from the past. Appropriately managing water-related food resources is a major challenge for the future.

International Indigenous Conference 2010 (Mātauranga Taketake: Traditional Knowledge)
06 June, 2010 - 09 June, 2010

This conference addressed the question of difference. What are the costs to communities and society of failing to understand others? Can we reflect on our own assumptions and practice, our shared past and present and imagine and pursue a better future for individuals and the greater collective?

Critical and Sensitive Research Issues Symposium (CSRI) 2009
09 November, 2009 (All day)

The Critical and Sensitive Research Issues Symposium was held on 9 November 2009 in Auckland and was attended by approximately 200 participants. A key driver of the symposium was to begin a process of finding constructive research approaches from a Māori perspective to the highly sensitive issues of domestic violence and violence against children.