New MAI Journal Issue out soon

The next issue of MAI Journal will be published within the next few days. Papers appearing are:

Bridgette Masters-Awatere, Patricia Young, Rebekah Graham

State agencies and researchers engaging with Indigenous communities on climate change adaptation planning: A systematic review

Erana Hond-Flavell, Aroaro Tamati, Gareth J. Treharne, Reremoana Theodored, Jesse Kokauae, Will Edwards, Ruakere Hond, Richie Poulton, Mihi Ratima

Facilitators of, and barriers to, whānau engagement in kaupapa Māori early years provision: A retrospective survey at a Taranaki-based centre

Kiri Dell, Te Mihinga Komene, Natasha Tassell-Matamua, Pikihuia Pomare, Bridgette Masters-Awatere

Te ara o te moa: Patua te ngāngara e kai ana i ngā rākau taketake o Aotearoa

Waereti Tait-Wall (Deceased), Tess Kora, Shaun Awatere, Matua Rereata Makiha, Lara Taylor

21st century papakāinga: A blueprint for resilience

Nathan Hoturoa Gray, Ariana E. Athy, Taciano L. Milfont

Climate crisis as a catalyst to advance Indigenous rights

Shonelle Wana

Moko wahine: A framework for guiding and nurturing Māori women leaders

Paia Taani

Whakapapa: Our ways of knowing, being and doing

Nikki M. Barrett, Lisette Burrows, Polly Atatoa-Carr, Linda T. Smith

Hapū wānanga: A Kaupapa Māori childbirth education class for Māori and non-Māori māmā hapū and whānau

Ririwai Fox, Gloria Fraser, Tia Neha, Paul E. Jose

Tuia i roto: A qualitative exploration of Māori cultural embeddedness

Angelique Reweti

Developing a kaupapa whānau framework to explore social, cultural and health benefits of a whānau-inspired initiative

Jan Dewar

Journey towards understanding: The place of whakapapa as a Māori academic

Morgan Tupaea, Jade Le Grice, Fern Smith

Invisibilised colonial norms and the occlusion of mātauranga Māori in the care and protection of tamaiti atawhai

Te Reo Irirangi o Te Hiku o Te Ika

He reo tuku iho, he reo ora: Living language transmitted intergenerationally

He Kōrero | Our Stories

Tairāwhiti local Manu Caddie is a vocal critic of forestry companies engaged in unsustainable land practices in the rohe. He shares his insights on what needs to change".

Last year a new species of fresh water golden clam was discovered in the Waikato awa. Its discovery spurred whānau, hapū and iwi to learn about the invasive species and to mobilise to stop its spread.

Neuroscientist Nicole Edwards is establishing her own lab at the University of Auckland and is eager to tautoko students interested in a career in brain research.