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Research Methods and Skills Scholarship Partnership

Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga joined in partnership with the New Zealand Social Statistics Network (NZSSN) to sponsor and support Māori students and researchers to attend research methods and skills short courses in NZSSN’s Summer Programme 2010. These were very well received and provided a great opportunity to our students and researchers.

Conference attendance grants open 1 March 2010

The Conference Attendance Grant is intended to support researchers and developing researchers wishing to disseminate their research work at national and international conferences leading to the potential publication of their research findings.

The grant should be regarded as partial support only, for attendance at conferences. Applicants are encouraged to seek alternative sources of funding as well. No more than $3,500 will be available per person. The total fund available each round is limited.

The Conference Attendance Grant application form is attached below.

Pōwhiri to Welcome Charles Royal to Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga and the University of Auckland

Te Ahukaramū Charles Royal has recently been appointed Director of Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga, one of New Zealand’s eight centres of research excellence. He has also been appointed Professor of Indigenous Development in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Auckland. Charles’s appointment commenced the 1st of December 2009.

Tena koe

Firstly thank you to those who attended the Investigator Briefing Meeting held on the 15th of October in Auckland. The PowerPoint Presentation and Questions and Answers from the meeting are now available.

Latest issue of ALTERNATIVE

The latest issue of AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples is now available.

Seventh International Indigenous Research Wānanga

The Seventh International Indigenous Research Wānanga for mid-career and senior Māori and Indigenous researchers was held in Rotorua in November.

Welcoming Dr Charles Te Ahukaramū Royal as new Director

The Board and Joint Directors of Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga are delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Charles Te Ahukaramū Royal to the position of Director of Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga.

Crown Research Institute Scion and Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Research Internships

We wish to recruit two students to complete a 10 – 12 week internship programme. Crown Research Institute Scion together with Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga have recently formed a partnership and we are pleased to announce this first joint initiative. The aim of the internship is to work with an active researcher and to develop research skills in the context of clearly-defined parts of a research project.

While Scion has a broad range of research programmes, there are currently five projects that we seek skilled and enthusiastic students to fill. These are:

Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Research Methods and Skills Māori Scholarships

Up to 15 Māori scholarships are being offered to tertiary students and emerging researchers to attend any of the short courses offered by NZSSN in their Summer Programme 2010.

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

Introducing New Emerging Researchers' Leader

Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Co-Directors Professor Jacinta Ruru and Professor Linda Waimarie Nikora are thrilled to welcome Dr Hinekura Smith into a new position in our Research Leadership Team.

Dr Hinekura Smith (Te Rarawa, Ngāpuhi, Te Ati Awa) has commenced as our Emerging Researchers’ Leader to provide further national leadership and coordination of MAI Te Kupenga and develop and nurture initiatives that contribute to the outcomes and objectives of NPM’s Capability and Capacity Strategy.

Borrin-NPM Legal Internship Awards Open

Calling all Māori Legal Scholars and Students! Opportunity for two Māori law research summer interns

Once again, Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga is proud to partner with the Borrin Foundation, with the support of Te Hunga Roia Māori o Aotearoa, to offer two Māori law research interns for the summer months of 2018-2019.

Whakaruruhau - Partnering for Whānau Symposium

Waikato Women's Refuge Te Whakaruruhau and Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga hosted Te Whakaruruhau-Partnering for Whānau Symposium on the 19th - 20th July 2018.

This symposium brought together targeted groups of government, non-government, and local community organisations, as well as Iwi, researchers, specialist, legal, reformed perpetrators and survivors of domestic violence.

All of these groups gathered together over two days to share information, exchange success stories and discuss the ongoing challenges that whānau face when dealing with domestic violence.

Media Skills for Māori Researchers

In partnership with the Science Media Centre, NPM recently hosted another successful media workshop bringing established and emerging Māori researchers together from around the country, to help nurture and further develop their skills, in preparation for future media interest in their work.

Activities over the two days included workshops on how to best manage media interest, highlight your research and pitch your ideas - as well as a visit to TVNZ's Auckland studios to meet and talk with Māori media.

Te Hononga: International Business Research Symposium

The Te Hononga (The Connection): Indigenous Business Research Symposium is being held in Rotorua at Tangatarua Marae, on Monday 8th October and is focused on bringing together Indigenous researchers with business and entreprenuers for the benefit of Indigenous peoples. There will be three panel sessions throughout the day.

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