The final shortlist of Centre of Research Excellence (CoRE) proposals were confirmed by the Royal Society of NZ 28th February. On Saturday, 1st March, we were advised that Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga was not short listed and thus is not being considered for further CoRE funding.

Obviously this is very disappointing and somewhat a surprise. This decision affects more than 100 of the country’s pre-eminent researchers engaged in research to benefit Māori communities. The centre is now set to close in 2015 unless other arrangements can be made.

Opportunity for a Yr 12 or Yr13 Māori student

8th Asian Science Camp, Singapore, 24th – 29th August

A fully funded opportunity for one Māori Yr12 or Yr13 student is available to attend the 8th Asian Science Camp in Singapore.

This opportunity has been made possible by Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga
NZ's Indigenous Centre of Research Excellence, hosted by the University of Auckland.

The 6th Biennial Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga conference is now calling for abstracts. The conference welcomes both oral and poster presentations. All oral presentations will be 20 mins, plus 5 mins for questions.

For more details please visit http://www.indigenousdevelopment2014.ac.nz/abstract-submissions

Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga, in conjunction with the University of Canterbury, are launching the manuscript 'Ka Awatea: A tribal-based study of high-achieving rangatahi.' Held at Whakarewarewa Village, Friday 21st February 2014.

For more details on the project please visit http://www.maramatanga.ac.nz/project/ka-awatea-iwi-case-study-maori-stu…

Our fifth annual research symposium Fostering Te Harakeke: Healthy and Prosperous families of Mana was held from 25th – 26th November in Tauranga. Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga was honoured to co-host the event with Tauranga Moana (Ngāti Ruanui Iwi, Ngāi Te Rangi Iwi, Te Au Maaro o Ngāti Pukenga and Ngā Potiki)

Most keynote videos are now published for you to view and share online. See link below.

In addition, Hon Tariana Turia's dinner speech was another outstanding talk. This speech was publically released and can be viewed or read online. Again please see link below.

Applications are now open!

Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga is pleased to announce students can now apply for its summer internship programme 2013-14. The programme is intended for Māori and indigenous students interested in advancing their skills and capacity in indigenous development research. There are 10 internships available with a wide range of projects to select from. Applicants can be upper level undergraduates, postgraduates or enrolled in a Master’s programme but cannot be enrolled in a PhD programme or already have a PhD.

The wide variety of cultural and social features among Māori present a formidable challenge to those who seek to understand Māori identity – what ‘it’ is and how ‘it’ may be conceptualised and defined.

The 5 October 2011 grounding of the MV Rena on Otaiti was acknowledged as the worst environmental disaster in New Zealand’s history. The grounding and subsequent pollution had significant environmental impacts that were experienced in anthropogenic terms as well impacts upon social, economic, and cultural well-being - this damaging the mauri.

Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga is pleased to announce its 2013 to 2014 summer internship programme. The programme is intended for Māori and Indigenous students wishing to advance their skills and capacity in indigenous development research. Students will work under the direction and guidance of a senior researcher on a research project that aligns and contributes to advancing the research plan of Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga.

There are 10 internships available.

Each internship is worth $NZD5,000

The 5 October 2011 grounding of the MV Rena on Otaiti was acknowledged as the worst environmental disaster in New Zealand’s history. The grounding and subsequent pollution had significant environmental impacts that were experienced in anthropogenic terms as impacts upon social, economic, and cultural well-being. The Ministry for the Environment responded with the Rena Long-Term Environmental Recovery Plan launched on 26 January 2012. The plan’s goal is to “restore the mauri of the affected environment to its pre-Rena state”.