Projects

Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga is a Centre of Research Excellence, which undertakes and invests in research concerning the needs and opportunities arising in Māori communities.

We are particularly interested in the creative potential of:

  • Resources, assets, organisations and institutions of Māori peoples
  • Mātauranga Māori (Māori knowledge)
  • Māori people.

Our research programme has specific themes and priorities, and we are critically aware of the importance of sharing research outcomes with appropriate audiences, user groups and stakeholders – Māori communities especially – so positive change can be achieved. We are keen to support emerging researchers in the field of indigenous development, and build capacity and capability through our research projects and programmes.

Taiora (Marine Life Monitoring Project)

Te Reo me Ngā Tikanga Māori
Te Reo
Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi

He āta mātai, he rangahau i te oranga o te waitai i tētahi rohe o te Tairāwhiti kia mōhiotia ai he wai ora rānei, he tai ora rānei, he mate rānei tēnei momo taiao. Hei reira anō ka whakamōhiotia atu ki ngā mana tiaki o taua rohe, ka whakariterite tikanga hoki hei tiaki i te tai. Ko te rohe e tohua ana ko te ākau o Tokomaru i te raki ki Whāngārā i te tonga. Ko te rohe tēnei o ngā karangatanga hapū o Ngāti Porou, o Te Aitanga a Hauiti, o Ngāti Konohi, o Ngāti Ira anō hoki.

 

Embedded expressions of a people

Te Reo me Ngā Tikanga Māori
Te Reo
Professor Poia Rewi
Dr Karyn Paringatai
Te Tumu - University of Otago

This summer internship project will identify occasions where haka, waiata and other oral art forms were commonly used as a form of expression, the frequency in which these occasions occurred and the purpose of these expressions for each situation. Each of these occasions employed a particular style of oral art form.

Tikanga, Technology & Trust: Approaches to the Governance of Māori Data

Whai Rawa - Māori Economies

The purpose of this internship project is to further the operationalising of Indigenous Data Sovereignty principles by identifying tikanga that could inform practical data governance mechanisms.

We will use kaupapa Māori as the theoretical framework to address the following research questions:
1. What concepts shape Māori views on the governance of data?
2. What customary practices could inform Māori approaches to the governance of data?

Intern - Tumanako Silveira
Ngati Whakaue, Ngati Raukawa, Pare Hauraki
University of Waikato

Te Reo o te Pā Harakeke

Te Reo me Ngā Tikanga Māori
Te Reo
Dr Dean Mahuta
Auckland University of Technology (AUT)

This summer internship project is in support of one of Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga's large te reo research projects, led through Te Ipukarea.

Te Reo o te Pā Harakeke seeks to understand the factors that contribute to successful intergenerational transmission of the Māori language in the home.

The interns join the research team and support the research in a number of ways with a focus on the research data collected at the first Te Reo o te Pā Harakeke wānanga (November 2017), and in preparation for the second wānanga.

Whai Rawa: The role of Māori women in the Māori economy

Whai Rawa - Māori Economies
Economic Development
University of Otago

This summer intern research project explores from the perspective of Māori women, their understanding of the ‘Māori economy’ and the roles they have in developing intergenerational growth within the Small-to-medium sized sector.

Māori whānau experience of Hospital Transfers

Mauri Ora - Human Flourishing
Health
Dr Bridgette Masters-Awatere
University of Waikato

This summer internship joins and contributes to a research project on Māori whānau experience of Hospital Transfers by being involved and undertaking literature review, in depth analysis of interview data and considering and reflecting on their research and the research impact and contribution.

Establishing the maternal gaze: The 4th trimester and life outside the womb

Mauri Ora - Human Flourishing
Dr Waikaremoana Waitoki
University of Waikato

Pregnancy is well known as consisting of 3 gestational periods; however very little research has been conducted that explores the postpartum, 4th trimester. The 4th trimester refers to the 3 month period post-birth, and may extend up to a year depending on social, physical and emotional issues related to birthing and motherhood. The 4th trimester is crucial for the psycho-social development of babies as they adjust to their new life outside the womb.

He taonga te tamariki: exploring healthcare interactions with whānau e kōrero ana i te reo

Mauri Ora - Human Flourishing
Health
Bridget Robson
University of Otago

This qualitative summer internship research aims to:
Explore key components of a child health consultation with te reo speaking tamariki and whānau in a primary health care setting. Specific objectives include:
• Identify the structure that doctors employ in a consultation with te reo speaking tamariki
• Explore te reo speaking tamariki and whānau experiences in a primary health care setting
• Investigate the value of te reo in a child health care setting

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