The research challenges facing Aotearoa New Zealand and Māori society are multi-dimensional and complex. Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga has trans-disciplinary and multi-institutional teams of researchers situated throughout the country that collaborate to seek solutions and create positive enduring change. NPM supports and fosters quality collaboration at local, national and international levels. Our formally named partners are:
- AUT University | Te Wānanga Aronui o Tāmaki Makau Rau
- Auckland War Memorial Museum | Tāmaki Paenga Hira
- Cawthron Institute
- Eastern Institute of Technology | Te Aho a Māui
- Ngāti Whātua ki Orakei - Whai Māia
- Lincoln University | Te Whare Wānaka o Aoraki
- Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research
- Massey University | Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa
- Te Atawhai o Te Ao: Independent Māori Research Institute for Environment and Health
- Museum of New Zealand | Te Papa Tongarewa
- Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Whai Maia Ltd (via The University of Auckland)
- Te Tapuae o Rēhua (via The University of Canterbury)
- Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi
- Te Wānanga o Aotearoa
- The University of Auckland | Waipapa Taumata Rau (Host)
- The University of Canterbury | Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha
- The University of Otago | Te Whare Wānanga o Ōtākou
- The University of Waikato | Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato
- Unitec Institute of Technology | Te Whare Wānanga o Wairaka
- Victoria University of Wellington | Te Herenga Waka
- Waikato-Tainui College for Research and Development
- Whakauae Research for Māori Health and Development
Together these partners form Te Tira Takimano (TTT; NPM's Electoral College of Partners), with each of the 21 partners having an appointed representative to act on their behalf. TTT helps ensure there is the appropriate mix of skills and attributes of the NPM Board by nominating Board members, as well as upholding the voice and mana of researchers and partners in NPM, supporting the vision of NPM and meeting the NPM Board to discuss strategic and annual plans.
