An Environment Court hearing is imminent that will consider an application to leave the remnants of the MV Rena on the tupuna Otaiti (Astrolabe Reef).

This seminar will describe the contribution that the Mauri model has made to better understanding the complexity of New Zealand's worst environmental disaster.

Demonstrating the significant contribution that can be made from scientific studies grounded in mātauranga Māori, Te Arawa Takutai Moana focused the nation's response with the goal of restoring the mauri of the environment to its pre-Rena state.

The 6th biennial International Indigenous Development Research Conference 2014 was held in Auckland on 25-28 November 2014, hosted by Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga, New Zealand’s Māori Centre of Research Excellence.

The proceedings include 20 peer reviewed papers from around the world and can be freely downloaded below.

On Wednesday 11th March, at an event celebrating the increasing influence of Indigenous scholarship in New Zealand, Te Hononga Pūkenga – The Māori & Indigenous Researcher Directory was launched by the Minister for Māori Development, Hon. Te Ururoa Flavell.

Te Hononga Pūkenga brings together into one online and interactive environment, the details of some of the nation’s leading Indigenous experts.

The 2015 Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Horizons of Insight Seminar Series is beginning again. This year we will be focusing on some of our recent Māori economic performance research projects, as well as enjoying powerful presentations from some of the countries newest Māori Professors.

Running from March through to November, the NPM Horizons of Insight Seminar Series has been delivering high quality presentations and presenters to our community for more than 5 years.

The Fulbright-Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Travel Awards in Indigenous Development are for New Zealand academics, artists or professionals to present their work to American audiences.

A small number of awards, valued at up to NZD $5,000, are granted each year. These awards can go towards a 12 to 90 day visit to the United States which must include at least one major presentation, which fits within one of Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga’s research themes.

• New Frontiers of Knowledge
• Economic Development
• Environmental Sustainability
• Health and Social Well-being

For those of you based in Wellington, or visiting the city next Wednesday, 11th March, we are inviting you to attend a celebration of Indigenous Scholarship and the launch of the new Māori & Indigenous Researcher Online Directory - Te Hononga Pūkenga.

One of NPM's main national platforms is to build academic rigour, scholarship and capacity amongst our Māori graduates and experts.

Every year Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga presents a range of grants and awards from pre-doctoral through to early, mid-career and senior levels. All of these grants are positioned to advance an aspect of our research plan, and a series of new grants have been made available in 2015.

These grants are part of our ongoing program to support the development and delivery of excellent research which leads to positive change.

Please note that all the grants outlined below need to be completed by 20 December 2015. There will be no extensions this year.

A new 28min documentary has been published on our Media Centre website.

Te Pito o te Rohe documents the NPM funded project Te Rau Tītapu, a community‐based wānanga initiative which is currently being conducted in the community of Waipoua, north of Dargaville in Northland.

The project is investigating how wānanga can contribute to knowledge sharing, knowledge creation and also the fostering of community identity and cohesion.

Multiple NPM documentaries and videos were added to our Media Centre website throughout 2014 and are continuing to attract a large audience from NZ and around the world.

From our four most recent documentaries ...

A fully funded opportunity for a high achieving Year 13 Māori student who has a passion for science, has once again been made available.

This grant, made possible by Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga, will enable the chosen student to attend the 9th Asian Science Camp in Thailand from the 2nd - 8th August, 2015.