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  • Critical Success Factors for Māori SMEs: Evidence from the South

    The overarching question driving this research is, what are the critical success factors for Southern Māori SMEs at the different stages of the business life-cycle? To address this question the project team will undertake an in-depth case-study of Southern SMEs and in order to answer the overarching research question, the following questions will be investigated: 1. What are the characteristics of SMEs at the different stages of the business life-cycle (start-up, growth, resource maturity, take off)?

    Project commenced:
    Economic Development

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  • 2023 International Indigenous Climate Change Research Summit

    Day One Keynote Kyle Powys Whyte

    Kyle Powys Whyte is an Indigenous philosopher and climate/environmental justice scholar. He is a Professor of Environment and Sustainability and George Willis Pack Professor at the University of Michigan's School for Environment and Sustainability.

  • 2020 Conference

    Day One Keynote: The Global Importance of a "Gathering of Indigenous Minds"

    NPM's biennial 2020 International Indigenous Research Conference (#IIRC20) was our first online conference

    From 18 - 20 November, we hosted a virtual "Gathering of Indigenous Minds" from our base here at Waipapa Marae, University of Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand.

  • 2023 International Indigenous Climate Change Research Summit

    Day Three Keynote

    Around the world Indigenous peoples are actively engaged in finding actionable solutions in response to climate change to ensure the survival and flourishing of our planet, places and peoples. IICCRS 13-17 November 2023 is an International Indigenous-led online gathering designed to amplify Indigenous voices, ideas and actionable solutions.

  • 2020 Conference

    Day Three Keynote: The Impact of Covid-19 on Indigenous Communities

    From early in 2020, across our planet, Indigenous peoples followed the emerging COVID-19 pandemic with keen interest. We have vivid memories of the impact that infectious diseases can wreck on our communities, from the 1918 Influenza pandemic, to SARS, Ebola and measles.