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In the third of our Horizons of Insight seminars for 2015, Andrew Erueti from the University of Auckland will be talking about his research project: Māori Engagement in NZ’s Extractive Industry: Innovative Legal Solutions

In recent years New Zealand has seen a sharp increase in Extractive Industry (oil, gas and mining) projects. The New Zealand government is strongly supportive of investment in the extractives sector and recently adopted a new code to manage industry in New Zealand’s Exclusive Economic Zone.

Yesterday, Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga (NPM) received confirmation from the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) that it has succeeded in obtaining the new Māori Centre of Research Excellence (CoRE) Funding.

The announcement by the Minister, the Hon Steven Joyce, means that NPM’s future is now secure and it can continue to focus on forging new pathways of academic and research excellence for many more years to come.

Dr Tracey McIntosh is the Director of Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga, New Zealand's Māori Centre of Research Excellence is also an Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Auckland.

Her research in recent years has been focused on looking at the experiences of young Maori girls and women in prison, and she was recently interviewed about this work by Kathryn Ryan on Nine to Noon, Radio New Zealand.

An Environment Court hearing is imminent that will consider an application to leave the remnants of the MV Rena on the tupuna Otaiti (Astrolabe Reef).

This seminar will describe the contribution that the Mauri model has made to better understanding the complexity of New Zealand's worst environmental disaster.

Demonstrating the significant contribution that can be made from scientific studies grounded in mātauranga Māori, Te Arawa Takutai Moana focused the nation's response with the goal of restoring the mauri of the environment to its pre-Rena state.

The 6th biennial International Indigenous Development Research Conference 2014 was held in Auckland on 25-28 November 2014, hosted by Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga, New Zealand’s Māori Centre of Research Excellence.

The proceedings include 20 peer reviewed papers from around the world and can be freely downloaded below.

On Wednesday 11th March, at an event celebrating the increasing influence of Indigenous scholarship in New Zealand, Te Hononga Pūkenga – The Māori & Indigenous Researcher Directory was launched by the Minister for Māori Development, Hon. Te Ururoa Flavell.

Te Hononga Pūkenga brings together into one online and interactive environment, the details of some of the nation’s leading Indigenous experts.

The 2015 Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Horizons of Insight Seminar Series is beginning again. This year we will be focusing on some of our recent Māori economic performance research projects, as well as enjoying powerful presentations from some of the countries newest Māori Professors.

Running from March through to November, the NPM Horizons of Insight Seminar Series has been delivering high quality presentations and presenters to our community for more than 5 years.

The Fulbright-Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Travel Awards in Indigenous Development are for New Zealand academics, artists or professionals to present their work to American audiences.

A small number of awards, valued at up to NZD $5,000, are granted each year. These awards can go towards a 12 to 90 day visit to the United States which must include at least one major presentation, which fits within one of Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga’s research themes.

• New Frontiers of Knowledge
• Economic Development
• Environmental Sustainability
• Health and Social Well-being