Projects

The project will explore the research question: What would a kaupapa Māori based social media platform for Māori communities and whānau look and feel like?  The research will involve engaging with a specific Māori community through wānanga/whakawhiti kōrero in order to ascertain the key elements required to develop it into a more Māori-specific and -friendly platform. 

The research project is analysing the WIPO’s proposal to develop databases of Indigenous Knowledge and genetic resources through a case study on mātauranga Māori innovations in papakāinga and assessing findings about novel mātauranga vis-à-vis existing and proposed domestic and international laws regarding data in registries.

Keita’s research is a qualitative case study on MANUKURA and sets out to explore what practices and/or principles are gained from the kura that support ākonga Māori in their educational aspirations. To achieve this, Keita is interested in the voices of raukura (graduates) of MANUKURA and their whānau, current senior ākonga and their whānau, kaiako, and key people who contributed to the early stages of developing this kura.

Intern

Jury Teniteni-Smeaton, Victoria University of Wellington

Supervisor

Dr Jesse Pirini & Associate Professor Jessica Lai, Victoria University of Wellington

Overview

Intern

Stacy-Ria Te Kurapa-King, University of Auckland

Supervisor

Dr Anneka Anderson, University of Auckland

Overview

This internship project was a targeted literature review adopting a Whakapapa research methodology to explore the facilitators and barriers of immunisation for tamariki Māori in NZ. 

This internship focused on the creation of a ‘supervisor’s package’ to support He Ara Pūkeko, an apprenticeship programme.

This internship created briefs for whānau Māori that explored what Māori Data Sovereignty is and why the protection of Māori data is important in today’s world of rapid technological advancement.

This internship project explored the intergenerational impacts of FASD on Indigenous whānau, hapū, iwi and hapori.

This internship focused on decolonisation in the context of Aotearoa’s child protection system.

This internship canvassed a localised Māori community’s response to severe weather events to highlight the implications for psychology.

Intern

Rihipeti-Paerau Forbes, Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland

Supervisor

Professor Tahu Kukutai, University of Waikato

Overview

This internship project examined the collision and contest of te ao Māori and the intellectual property system with respect to mātauranga Māori.

This internship aim was to scope the possibilities hapū, iwi and Māori organisations have to exercise Māori data sovereignty over electoral roll data, collected compulsorily about Māori for the administration of the electoral rolls by the Electoral Commission.

Intern

Jack (Haki) Hamilton, University of Otago

Supervisor

Professor Linda Waimarie Nikora, The University of Auckland

Overview 

Intern

Keely Ranga, University of Otago

Supervisor

Dr Jade Tamatea, Waipapa Taumata Rau; The University of Auckland

Overview

Intern

Punua Waitoki, University of Waikato

Supervisor

Associate Professor Te Taka Keegan, University of Waikato

Overview

Intern

Elena Kingham, University of Canterbury

Supervisor

Adrienne Paul, Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury

The internship is provided as part of the prestigious NPM Borrin Foundation Legal Research Internship award.

Intern

Te Oranoa Matthews, The University of Auckland

Supervisor

Kerri-Anne Hancock, Te Kāhui Raraunga

Overview

Intern

Ngaronoa Kainamu-Davis, Victoria University of Wellington – Te Herenga Waka

Supervisor

Dr Joeliee Seed-Pihama, The University of Waikato

Overview

This summer internship project researched how Auckland Museum could support Tiaki Taonga through museum practices, using Āta Tiaki Taonga Tuku Iho as an example framework.