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Full project Scoping project
Project commenced:Inequalities in child health between tamariki Māori and non-Māori are largely preventable and unnecessary. An example is rheumatic fever, where tamariki Māori are 30 times more likely to contract the disease than non-Māori.
Being ill as a child has a big impact on school attendance and outcomes, and it may cause lifelong disability or illness. There are high costs involved, both for the health system and for society.
Professor Papaarangi Reid - 22PHD20
Doctoral Thesis
Pae AhureiPātai Te Ao MāoriPhD Candidate: Kapua O’Connor (Ngāti Kurī, Pohūtiare)
Primary Supervisor(s): Professor Tracey McIntosh
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Doctoral Thesis
Project commenced:Project completedPae OraPātai WhānauTe Kai Ora a Kāi Tahu: Conceptualising Kāi Tahu kai sovereignty and Māori nutrition data sovereignty
PhD Candidate: Hannah Rapata (Kāi Tahu)
Primary Supervisors: Associate Professor Donna Cormack
This research is focused on “Te Kai Ora a Kāi Tahu” and will use kaupapa Māori qualitative methods to explore opportunities to strengthen connections between Kāi Tahu whenua, peoples, and waters.
The centrality of mahika kai to Kāi Tahu identity will be explored with regards to the future of Kāi Tahu whānau and hapori control over kai sources, kai systems and kai practices for kai ora.
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Doctoral Thesis
Project commenced:Project completedPae TawhitiPātai PuāwaiPhD Candidate: Ashlea Gillon (Ngāti Awa, Ngāpuhi, Ngāiterangi)
Primary Supervisor(s): Professor Tracey McIntosh
How do fat Indigenous wāhine experience and enact body sovereignty (as resistance) within systems of oppression? AKA What does body sovereignty mean to you?
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Doctoral Thesis
Project commenced:Project completedPae TawhitiPātai MauriPHD Candidate: Coral Wiapo (Ngati Whātua)
Primary Supervisor(s): Dr Sue Adams
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Full project Kia Tō Kia Tipu - Seeding Excellence
Project commenced:What Māori-focused research has been undertaken in the field of speech-language therapy, what does this research tell us about the speech-language therapy needs of Māori, and what evidence is there in the broader health and education sectors for ways to address any inequities or problems with speech-language therapy service provision for Māori?
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Full project
Project commenced:The theory of value research platform is concerned with considering:
Dr Kiri DellDr Jamie NewthDr Jason Paul Mika -
Full project Kia Ārohi Kia Mārama - Scoping Excellence
Project commenced:What current methods do Māori (particularly those on low incomes and/or living in conditions of poverty) use to manage money?
What financial products and services are likely to be effective for Māori and how might these be successfully implemented?
What support can Māori organisations (including iwi) and the government provide to increase whānau financial literacy and savings?
Associate Professor Carla Anne Houkamau -
Full project Kia Ārohi Kia Mārama - Scoping Excellence
Project commenced:How can the synthesis of kaitiakitanga and green polymer science enhance and protect the mauri of water in Aotearoa?
How can innovative polymer technologies protect and improve the mauri, wairua and kaitiakitanga of water in rural Māori communities?
This project will conduct research into the impacts from septic tank seepage. This problem is both out-of-sight and out-of-mind but has a major impact in rural and coastal locations where traditionally, Māori have located their mahinga kai, sourced kai moana and accessed fresh water.
Dr Marama Muru-Lanning