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22-23INT16He mauri tō te tamaiti: Ākonga Māori motivation in education

Internship project · Commenced 2022 · Completed 2023

This internship explored what motivates Ngāpuhi Year 5/6 students to succeed, revealing diverse expressions of success grounded in whanaungatanga and wellbeing. Supervised by Professor Melinda Webber, the project…

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22-23INT15Maramataka Māori Embedding Indigenous Knowledge(s) in Education

Internship project · Commenced 2022 · Completed 2023

This internship explored how Maramataka Māori and mātauranga can be meaningfully integrated into English and Māori-medium education in Aotearoa. It supported the protection and sharing of tohunga knowledge through…

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22-23INT14Traditional understandings of wāhine Māori, their roles, and maintenance of their safety: Kaumātua and kuia perspectives

Internship project · Commenced 2022 · Completed 2023

This internship applied kaupapa Māori methodology and Mana Wāhine theory to analyse interview data from the E Tū Wāhine, E Tū Whānau project. Working with leading researchers, the intern explored culturally grounded…

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22-23INT13Flourishing Wāhine Māori Identities in Women’s Rugby

Internship project · Commenced 2022 · Completed 2023

This internship explored the wellbeing and identity of wāhine Māori in rugby, highlighting barriers and opportunities through a systematic literature review. The project offers insights to better support wāhine Māori…

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22-23INT12Hangaia ana te whare o Indigenous Science

Internship project · Commenced 2022 · Completed 2023

This project explored archival and historical material across Aotearoa and the Pacific to inform a whare metaphor for the new Centre of Indigenous Science at the University of Otago. The intern contributed to kaupapa…

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22-23INT11Building an Indigenous Science curriculum in tertiary education

Internship project · Commenced 2022 · Completed 2023

This internship focused on Indigenous Science curriculum through a kaupapa Māori lens, producing a literature review of Māori and global Indigenous approaches. Working with Te Koronga and the Centre of Indigenous…

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22-23INT07Using a Māori lens to analyse media discourse on the introduction of the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Act 2022

Internship project · Commenced 2022 · Completed 2023

This internship explored media coverage of the Pae Ora Act 2022, analysing tone, key messages, promises around Māori health outcomes, Treaty and equity framing, and budget considerations. Working with Associate…

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22-23INT06Health systems and decolonisation: Preliminary activities to understand health system perspectives

Internship project · Commenced 2022 · Completed 2023

This internship supported the design of a survey to capture health system perspectives on decolonisation in Aotearoa. Working within a Kaupapa Māori research team, the intern contributed to stakeholder engagement and…

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22-23INT05Tihei Mauriora, Tihei Mana Motuhake: Breathing mauri and mana motuhake into the lives of rangatahi Māori who offend and their whānau with lived experience of trauma

Internship project · Commenced 2022 · Completed 2023

This internship project explored how trauma affects Māori youth who offend, and their whānau, aiming to inform more responsive youth justice policy. Through a systematic literature review and development of a policy…

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22-23INT04Te reo Māori Smart Home Voice Assistant

Internship project · Commenced 2022 · Completed 2023

The internship focused on developing an openHAB plugin that understood commands in te reo Māori for smart home systems. Supervised by Associate Professor Te Taka Keegan and others at the University of Waikato, the…

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22-23INT03Developing a Bibliography of Politics Research by Kairangahau Māori

Internship project · Commenced 2022 · Completed 2023

This internship compiled a bibliography of politics research by kairangahau Māori, supporting more inclusive and responsive political studies in Aotearoa. Guided by a multidisciplinary rōpū, interns built research…

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Indigenous Data Sovereignty and Universities Communiqué

Communiqué · Commenced 2022 · Completed 2022

This communiqué was developed by the Indigenous Data Sovereignty Collab held at the 10th International Indigenous Research Conference (IIRC22), 15-18 November 2022. Hosted by Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Centre of…

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22PHD08Kawa Whakaruruhau: Culturally-safe spaces for Māori nurse practice development

Doctoral thesis · Commenced 2022 · Completed 2025

PhD Candidate: Jennifer Tokomauri McGregor (Ngati Raukawa (Waikato)) Primary Supervisor(s): Dr. Alayne Mikahere-Hall Background:  Despite being a long-term government priority, the inequity of Māori…

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22MR01Tihei Mauriora, Tihei Mana Motuhake: Breathing mauri and mana motuhake into the lives of rangatahi Māori who offend, and their whānau, who have lived experience of trauma.

Matakitenga project · Commenced 2022 · Completed 2024

Māori youth are vastly over-represented in New Zealand’s justice system — a clear sign that the system isn’t working for everyone. This project aims to change that.

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22PHD18Protecting Ngāti Tiipa hapū data sovereignty

Doctoral thesis · Commenced 2022 · Completed 2025

This project explores hapū data sovereignty for Ngāti Tiipa, using tikanga to protect and manage data for whānau. It tests a Māori data privacy framework with Ngāti Tiipa’s digital databases, drawing on their mātauranga…

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21-24RP03Toitū he Kāinga: Healthy Environmental Relationships in Urban Settings

Research Programme · Commenced 2022 · Completed 2025

Reimagining our cities through Indigenous knowledge, identity, and environmental care. Today, over 85% of Māori live in urban environments across Aotearoa. These modern kāinga (settlements) are more than places to…

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22MR18Te Kōrero a te Reporepo – Understanding the Connection Between Tohu, te Maramataka and the Health of te Taiao

Matakitenga project · Commenced 2022 · Completed 2024

This kaupapa explored the relationships between environmental tohu (signs) observed in reporepo (swamplands), the phases of the maramataka, and the health of local ecosystems in the Hokianga.

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22MR17Whakamana: Empowering well-being for rangatahi takatāpui - Phase 1

Matakitenga project · Commenced 2022 · Completed 2023

This project marked the first phase of an initiative to support the long-term flourishing of rangatahi takatāpui within Te Ranga Tupua rohe (Whanganui, Rangitīkei, Ruapehu, and South Taranaki).

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22MR16E rua ngaa marae, kotahi te Iwi – Stories of Ngaati Koroki Kahukura

Matakitenga project · Commenced 2022 · Completed 2024

Spanning from Maungatautari to the Waikato River, this project centres the identity, resilience, and knowledge of Ngaati Koroki Kahukura. Through research grounded in whakapapa, reo, tikanga and mātauranga, we…

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22MR15Examining the contribution of mātauranga Māori to climate health in Aotearoa

Matakitenga project · Commenced 2022 · Completed 2023

Climate change disproportionately affects Indigenous communities across the globe. In Aotearoa, Māori face these inequities while also holding deep-rooted knowledge systems that offer powerful, holistic responses to…

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22MR14The Interaction of Tikanga Māori Law, Climate Change and Tort Law

Matakitenga project · Commenced 2022 · Completed 2024

Project SummaryA new era is emerging in Aotearoa’s legal landscape—one where tikanga Māori is increasingly being recognised, tested, and applied within the state legal system. In 2021, Te Kōti Whenua Māori (the Māori…

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22MR13 Toiora, Hauora: Developing Māori arts-based pedagogy for whānau wellbeing

Matakitenga project · Commenced 2022 · Completed 2024

Toiora, Hauora is a Kaupapa Māori arts-based collaboration that theorises the pedagogy of Māori creative practices, specifically focusing on how Māori arts can support flourishing Māori whānau wellbeing.

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22MR12Motiti Marae and Tapuiwahine A12 whenua landblocks: The seen and the unseen – Exploring whenua and waterways ecosystems through sonic mapping and LiDar scanning technologies.

Matakitenga project · Commenced 2022 · Completed 2023

Motiti Marae and Tapuiwahine A12 whenua are full of unseen stories, rhythms, and vibrational energies. This research brought together cutting-edge sonic mapping and LiDar scanning technologies to explore the ecosystems…

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22MR06Kai Piro, Oranga Tangata: Māori Fermented Food and Derived Health Benefits to Māori

Matakitenga project · Commenced 2022 · Completed 2023

Revitalising kai piro – reconnecting traditional Māori food practices with community health, cultural identity, and future innovation.