O Nāianei Tae Atu ki te Anamata: Normalising te Reo Māori and Culture in the Modern World

Te Reo me Ngā Tikanga Māori

Te Reo

Year Project Commenced :

2018

What existing research, collation, archivingand disseminating of knowledge specific to te reo me ngā tikanga Māori has been done to date across Aotearoa New Zealand within Māori communities, government agencies, and research institutions’, what additional strategies can be used to further support the normalising of te reo me ngā tikanga in the modern world to create communities of practice; and how can iwi, hapū, whānau and marae be further empowered to advance te reo me ngā tikanga, including to share and communicate knowledge effectively with one another?

This platform seeks to enhance new Māori community connections and engagement by bringing together NPM researchers to develop further strategies and knowledge to support the growing normalisation of te reo me ngā tikanga Māori.

The goal of the project is to develop a collective approachto te reo me ngā tikanga Māori by developing national shared knowledge and strategies for gathering, building and storing knowledge, and also to explore potential opportunities, including technology, for sharing and communicating knowledge.

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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.

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2019 MAI Doctoral Conference Outstanding Sucess

In mid November, 87 Māori doctoral students from a broad range of disciplines came together from all over Aotearoa, along with some international Indigenous PhD students, to share their research in a Māori supported way.

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Since 2017 a specialised team based out of the University of Waikato and led by NPM Principal Investigator Dr Haki Tuaupiki have been working on identifying the traditional Māori language of navigation with the NPM scoping project Te Mātauranga Wakatere Waka.

How was language used as a navigational aid in Māori navigation, what are the perspectives of contemporary tohunga whakatere waka on Māori navigation aids today, and which stars do contemporary tohunga whakatere waka use in Māori navigation?

Marsden Fund Success for NPM Researchers

Te Pūtea Rangahau a Marsden, the Marsden Fund, supports research of excellence in Aotearoa New Zealand in the areas of science, engineering, maths, social sciences and the humanities and again NPM researchers have succeeded in their bids to conduct research projects that will deliver impact and value to our communities.

Health Research Council Announcements

The HRC supports research that has the potential to improve health outcomes and the delivery of health-care, and also to produce economic gains for New Zealand.

It allocates the majority of its funds through an annual allocation to independent research projects that are researcher initiated, and NPM Principal and Associate Investigators have enjoyed success in this years round.

Professor Helen Moewaka Barnes (Massey University)
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O Nāianei Tae Atu ki te Anamata: Normalising te Reo Māori and Culture in the Modern World