Pūrongo Ā-Tau Annual Report 2017: Expanding Partnerships & Success

Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga's 2017 Annual Report showcases the expansion of our partnerships, collaboration and success over the year, with newly launched research and the ongoing development of our 15 foundational research projects and seed and scope projects. NPM researchers continued to expand their horizons leading and contributing to new and exciting initiatives, and increasingly building their profiles and growing the importance of Māori-led and influenced research on the national consciousness.

Melanie Mark-Shadbolt

Ngāti Porou, Te Arawa, Te Ātiawa, Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Tūwharetoa
Māori Research Manager
Lincoln University
NPM Researcher

Melanie is an Indigenous environmental sociologist, and the Māori Research Manager – Kaiārahi for the Bio-Protection Research Centre (a Centre of Research Excellence) based at Lincoln University.

Dr Ocean Mercier

Ngāti Porou
Senior Lecturer
Victoria University of Wellington
NPM Research Leadership Team, Theme Leader Te Tai Ao - Natural Environment

Ocean’s teaching and research interests are varied, but her key focus is how mātauranga Māori and science connect and relate, particularly in educational contexts and using novel digital technologies. She co-leads a National Science Challenge project investigating the perceptions of novel biotechnological controls of pest wasps in Aotearoa. Her research also involves kaupapa Māori reading of films. She is the presenter of Māori Television's Project Mātauranga and presents for TVNZ’s Coast.

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