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Research Overview

Rangahau o NPM 

Our Research NPM research solves real world challenges facing Māori. We do so in Māori-determined and inspired ways engendering sustainable relationships that grow the mana (respect and regard) and mauri (life essence) of the world we inhabit. 

The Matakitenga research framework 

The expertise of the Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga researcher network is organised by four Te Ao Māori knowledge and excellence clusters or Pae: Pae Ahurei (Living Uniquely), Pae Tawhiti (Living Lightly), Pae Ora (Living Well), Pae Auaha (Living Smartly).

Four Pātai or critical systems-oriented questions generate transformative interventions and policy advice for stakeholders and next users. Their integration in our Matakitenga Research Framework articulates our research funding and reinforces the foundations of mātauranga Māori through sound research attuned to the lived experience of Māori:

  • Pātai Te Ao Māori - How can te reo, tikanga and mātauranga continue to inform our futures?
  • Pātai Whānau - How can whānau wellbeing be realised in everyday life? 
  • Pātai Mauri - How can mātauranga inform and drive sustainable and just societal practices? 
  • Pātai Puāwai - How can research be used transformatively to accelerate the achievement of flourishing Māori futures?

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  • Protective Factors Impacting Maori and Pasifika Student Success in Higher Education

    Māori and Pasifika students are under-represented in higher education. Despite important interventions, such as The University of Auckland's Tuakana programme, Māori and Pasifika students are still under-represented in the student body. This project will rely on focus group interviews with Māori and Pasifika students from both sexes at different university educational levels.

    Project commenced:
    Education

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  • Research Impact Evaluation

    Author: Nick Allison

    In 2014 Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga (NPM) commissioned a report from the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research (NZIER) to assess the economic, social and other impacts of the Māori Centre of Research Excellence.

    A summary of key findings from this research impact evaluation were:

    Project commenced:
    Economic Development

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  • Ringihia i te ketenui a Tane: The language of the stars

    Astronomy is the study of the objects in the sky (stars, planets, moons, galaxies, comets etc). Traditionally Māori held great knowledge of astronomy and their studies of the night sky played an important role in everyday life. Much of this knowledge remains recorded in te reo Māori and sits within karakia, waiata, whakataukī, and within place names.

    Project commenced:
    Te Reo

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  • Taunakitia Te Marae: Te Arawa Marae Centres of Excellence

    Scoping project

    Taunakitia Te Marae aims to research the key contributors of success that will enable marae to be centres of excellence for hapū development. It will explore with whānau, hapū and iwi the characteristics that enable or inhibit the success of marae as centres of excellence; and undertake case studies of successful models for marae that enhance hapū development. Through the research, Taunakitia Te Marae will identify critical determinants of marae wellbeing and construct a marae wellbeing framework to be available for use by marae, hapū and iwi within Te Arawa.

    Project commenced:
    Environment Te Reo

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  • Te Rongoā Pastures: Healthy Animals, Resilient Farms

    Full project

    This research identified native rongoā plants that improve animal health and pasture resilience on farms. The project explored integrating these species into pastures to support biodiversity, reduce erosion, and enhance livestock wellbeing amid climate change. A theoretical pasture mix was developed with farmers and researchers to promote sustainable, diverse farming systems based on Te Rongoā principles.

    Project commenced:
    Environment

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  • The contributions of Maori knowledge to an indigenous psychology; Implications for psychology, education, research and practice

    Practitioner wisdom is an undervalued source of knowledge, particularly that of practitioners working successfully with Māori in uniquely Māori ways. In the field of psychology, there are some who have successfully married clinical psychology and mātauranga Māori to realise successful outcomes for those Māori clients they serve.

    Project commenced:
    Education

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