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New issue of MAI Review out now

The August issue of MAI Review is available at www.review.mai.ac.nz It contains a mix of articles, reflections and poetry.

World expert in integration of indigenous knowledge and science appointed Research Director

Dr Daniel Hikuroa, a world leader in the integration of indigenous knowledge and science, has been appointed Research Director of Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga, a Centre of Research Excellence hosted by The University of Auckland.

Doctoral scholarships open

Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga is pleased to announce applications are now open for its 2011 doctoral scholarships.
There are three NPM doctoral scholarships available to students who are enrolled (or in the process of enrolling) in a recognised doctoral programme of study and research at a tertiary institution.

The scholarships support doctoral study in the area of indigenous development research and aim to develop excellent research capabilities to deliver research in two specific areas:

Interview with NPM Research Director on Media 7

Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Research Director Dr Dan Hikuroa appeared on Media 7, Thursday August 4, 9.05pm. The show looked at the role of Māori in science and applied, cutting-edge technology. This is part of a special one hour programme to mark TVNZ 7's spotlight on Science + Innovation month.

Research projects wanted for internship programme

Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga (NPM) is calling for research projects suitable for an intern to complete over a 10-week period. The internship programme is for Māori and indigenous pre-doctoral students who want to advance their skills and capacity in indigenous development research. Each student will work under the direction and guidance of a senior researcher within an existing programme of research aligned to the research direction of, but not necessarily currently funded by, NPM.

Call for conference abstracts

Submissions are open for The International Indigenous Development Research Conference 2012, hosted by Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga. The 5th biennial conference to be held 27th – 30th June 2012 will highlight indigeneity and the multidisciplinary approach used for indigenous development.

NPM mourns Dame Kāterina Te Heikōkō Mataira

Auē ana te ao Māori i te kopinga whakamutunga o te waha o te kahurangi nei a Kāterina Te Heikōkō Mataira i tōna hinganga i ngā rangi nei. Nāreira, whakatā mai rā e te kaitaunaki o te reo Māori, nāhau nei rā hoki i whakapau tō kaha i ngā tau maha nei, kia noho pūmau tonu ai tō tātau reo motuhake nei ki tēnei whenua. Whakapiri atu rā ki a Ngoingoi, ki a Te Kapunga mā. Waiho mai mā ngā uri whakaheke te kaupapa nei e kawe ake ki roto i ngā tau e haere ake nei. Tihei mauri mate! Tihei mauri ora!

Horizons of Insight Seminar - July

The purpose of the quantitative LiLACS NZstudy is to (i) establish how life is, (ii) what is important to ongoing wellbeing and (iii) record the pathways of living during the next 10 years for 600 Māori people aged 80 to 90 years old and 600 non-Māori people aged 85 years old living in Bay of Plenty, New Zealand. This multi-organisational study involves five Māori organisations and two non-Māori providers in the Bay of Plenty region. In this presentation, Dr Kēpa will discuss why and how the research is not merely a neat, linear process.

NPM Director on BFM for Māori language week

Student radio station BFM interviewed Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Director Professor Charles Royal during te wiki o te reo Māori, Māori language week. Professor Royal discussed the goals and vision of the Centre; its Te Pae Tawhiti: Te Reo Māori research initiative; as well as his own research. Listen to the interview here.

Fulbright-Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Graduate Award

Applications for The Fulbright-Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Graduate Award close on August 1. The award is for a promising New Zealand graduate student to undertake postgraduate study or research in the US in the field of indigenous development.

Te Hononga Pūkenga

Te Hononga Pūkenga - ‘the connection of experts’, was created by Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga to make Māori and Indigenous research expertise, location and contact information readily available, in response to the need for stronger engagement between Māori Researchers and Government, the wider public/private sector and to facilitate our communities to access us as Māori & Indigenous researchers. Visit site.

News & Events

NZ Science Review - Mātauranga Māori Issue

Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga and NPM researchers have contributed to the latest special issue of New Zealand Science Review, which is the first of two dedicated to Mātauranga and Science in Practice.

Dr Tahu Kukutai, Professor of Demography at Te Rūnanga Tūtari Tatauranga, Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato has joined with Professor Juliet Ann Gerrard the Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor, to write the forward for the issue.

Celebrate New Māori Professors

A series of promotions have were announced at universities across Aotearoa New Zealand at the end of 2019, to bring to a conclusion a very busy and productive year.

NPM's congratulations go to the following:

University of Otago

30 Summer Internships Underway!

NPM'S 2019-2020 Summer Internship programme is now well underway with an outstanding group of inspiring emerging Māori researchers, working with Principal and Associate Investigators all over the country and engaged in an exciting range of projects across our research themes.

The interns and supervisors came together (mostly online) at the beginning of the summer programme in December, and are continuing to meet as a national rōpu on a weekly basis to share and be inspired by the career stories, insights and experiences of notable senior Māori leaders and researchers.

Mai Pitopito Kōrero Ki Roto i te Reo - CALL FOR PAPERS

I tēnei tau 2019 kua tukua mai e Ngā Pae o Te Māramatanga, he taumata o MAI Pitopito Kōrero (MAI Journal) kia whakaaratia mai e ngā kaituhi reo a rātou pūkenga rangahau tuhituhi ki roto i tō tātou reo rangatira. He taumata hohonu, ātaahua tēnei kia whakaaratia te kounga o te reo rangahau haepapa matatau. Ko te kōmata taketake mō āu nei kaupapa rangahau kia tuhia mai ki roto i te reo.

2019 MAI Doctoral Conference Outstanding Sucess

In mid November, 87 Māori doctoral students from a broad range of disciplines came together from all over Aotearoa, along with some international Indigenous PhD students, to share their research in a Māori supported way.

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