Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga | New Zealand's Māori Centre of Research Excellence

NPM calls for a National Māori Research Strategy

Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga (NPM), New Zealand’s Māori Centre of Research Excellence, hosted its 7th Biennial International Indigenous Research Conference from Tuesday 15th - Friday 18th November, with almost 500 delegates attending from New Zealand and around the world.

On the first night of the conference, NPM together with the Independent Māori Statutory Board (IMSB) held an event which launched the IMSB’s Māori Report for Tāmaki Makaurau 2016, and at the same time NPM’s patron Dr The Honorable Sir Pita R. Sharples announced a call for a new National Māori Research Strategy.

NPM Pre-Conference Workshops

On the Monday before the start of this year's International Indigenous Research Conference, NPM successfully hosted three important pre-conference workshops:

NPM 2016 Conference Programme Now Available

The programme for NPM's 2016 International Indigenous Research Conference is now available online and for download.

This programme details over 177 Panel, Oral, Roundtable and Academic Poster sessions and 6 keynote presentations.

Link here to download a copy of our full conference programme

Māori Scholars Recognised by Royal Society

Two outstanding Māori scholars - Professor Linda Tuhiwai Smith and Professor Jacinta Ruru - have today been elected as Fellows of the Royal Society of New Zealand, honouring their careers and distinction in research and scholarship.

Linda and Jacinta are the first Māori women to be elected as Fellows in the 149 year history of the Society and are researchers of international repute. They have deep and enduring ties with Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga, New Zealand’s Māori Centre of Research Excellence.

NPM Conference Programme Outline

Registrations for NPM's 2016 International Indigenous Research Conference close on 31st October. Get in now to secure your place!

The conference runs from 15 - 18 November, with a series of exciting pre-conference workshops being held on Monday 14 November.

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Te Hononga Pūkenga

Te Hononga Pūkenga - ‘the connection of experts’, was created by Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga to make Māori and Indigenous research expertise, location and contact information readily available, in response to the need for stronger engagement between Māori Researchers and Government, the wider public/private sector and to facilitate our communities to access us as Māori & Indigenous researchers. Visit site.

Projects

The Cost of Doing Nothing - Health inequities between Māori and non-Māori Adults in New Zealand

Mauri Ora - Human Flourishing

Health

What is the cost of Māori health inequities in Aotearoa?

In New Zealand, the most compelling and consistent health inequalities occur between Māori and non-Māori. Although the cost of reducing inequalities is perceived as high, a recent study for Māori children showed that the economic cost of “doing nothing” is significant for New Zealand society highlighting the fact that such inequalities are preventable, unnecessary and a breach of human rights.

Mai i te Mahana ki te Apakura Makariri

Te Tai Ao - Natural Environment

Environment

What can be learnt and applied now from traditional knowledge and adaptation to future environmental and resource issues?

This project seeks to understand how quickly early Māori society changed from its initial wasteful use of environmental resources soon after the Polynesian migrations, to then live within its ecological means in the face of resource decline pressures. These pressures were largely caused by ongoing extinctions and depletion, compounded by adverse climate change during the period 1350-1900.

Ngā Ture o Te Tai Ao - New Laws for the Environment

Te Tai Ao - Natural Environment

Environment

How can New Zealand’s state legal system recalibrate to challenge the Crown’s assumption of sovereignty over lands and waters treasured by Māori?

Drawing on the research findings of the other Te Tai Ao foundational projects, this project will lead to new laws, policies, plans and models for government and iwi/Māori communities, and will enable Māori to reassert traditional knowledge in governing land, water and resources to better enable flourishing Māori health, wellbeing and prosperity.

Persisting Inequalities and the Potential for Intervention through “New” Governance Models

Whai Rawa - Māori Economies

Economic Development

What is the potential for new governing structures to intervene in persisting social, cultural, political and economic inequalities that disproportionately accrue to Māori?

The multiple accountabilities of Māori leaders to whānau and community members, beneficiaries and external stakeholders make Māori governance challenges unique. Māori entities are collective, ancestry based and do not have easy exit mechanisms for owners and so Māori governance poses complex challenges.

Promoting Effective Māori Leadership and Decision Making for Prosperous Economies of Wellbeing – Te Whakatairanga i te Ārahitanga Whai Hua me te Māori te Whakatau Kaupapa