Professor Maria Bargh
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Maria Bargh is Professor of Politics and Māori Studies. She completed her PhD in Political Science and International Relations at the Australian National University.
Her research interests focus on Māori politics including constitutional change and Māori representation, voting in local and general elections, and Māori resource management economy including renewable energy, freshwater, mining and biodiversity. She has also written about hidden and diverse economies such as Māori in the private military industry.
Maria is a member of numerous Boards and has broad governance experience with academic, NGO and Crown entities.
She has supervised PhD and MA theses on topics including New Zealand politics, Māori land and environmental issues, Māori rights and identity and how Pākehā work as allies with Māori
Rangahau · Related projects
In 2025, the Waitangi Tribunal marks 50 years since its founding. This new collection, edited by Carwyn Jones and Maria Bargh, will bring together Māori scholars to reflect on the Tribunal’s impactful work across key issues like whenua, awa, taonga, and rangatiratanga. It will highlight the enduring significance of Tribunal findings for Māori communities…
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Reflecting on 50 Years of the Waitangi Tribunal
In 2025, the Waitangi Tribunal marks 50 years since its founding. This new collection, edited by Carwyn Jones and Maria Bargh, will bring together Māori scholars to reflect on the Tribunal’s impactful work across key issues like whenua, awa, taonga, and rangatiratanga. It will highlight the enduring significance of Tribunal findings for Māori communities, despite ongoing challenges in government response.
This project explored how Ngāti Kea/Ngāti Tuara are revitalising their role as kaitiaki of Horohoro maunga near Rotorua. Faced with ecological threats from pests and limited access control, the hapū is leading efforts to restore native biodiversity and protect culturally significant whenua. Their story sheds light on Māori approaches to achieving a…
View projectStrengthening Māori Agency: Te Whakamaru o Horohoro Maunga
This project explored how Ngāti Kea/Ngāti Tuara are revitalising their role as kaitiaki of Horohoro maunga near Rotorua. Faced with ecological threats from pests and limited access control, the hapū is leading efforts to restore native biodiversity and protect culturally significant whenua. Their story sheds light on Māori approaches to achieving a predator-free Aotearoa by 2050.
Kairangahau · Researchers
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Professor Maria Bargh
Professor Maria Bargh
Maria Bargh is Professor of Politics and Māori Studies. She completed her PhD in Political Science and International Relations at the Australian National University.Her research interests focus on Māori politics including constitutional change and Māori representation, voting in local and general elections, and Māori resource management economy including renewable energy, freshwater, mining and biodiversity. She has also written about hidden and diverse economies such as Māori in the private military industry.Maria is a member of numerous Boards and has broad governance experience with… -
Tame Malcolm
Tame Malcolm
“𝒯𝓊𝓀𝓊𝒶 𝓂𝒶𝒾 𝓀𝒾𝒶 𝓅𝒾𝓇𝒾, 𝓉𝓊𝓀𝓊𝒶 𝓂𝒶𝒾 𝓀𝒾𝒶 𝓉𝒶𝓉𝒶, 𝓀𝒾𝒶 𝑒𝓀𝑒 𝓂𝒶𝒾 𝓀𝒾 𝓉𝑒 𝓅𝒶𝑒𝓅𝒶𝑒 𝓅𝑜𝓉𝑜 𝒶 𝐻𝑜𝓊𝓂𝒶𝒾𝓉𝒶𝓌𝒽𝒾𝓉𝒾” 𝒯𝑒 𝒜𝓇𝒶𝓌𝒶 𝓌𝒶𝓀𝒶, 𝒯𝑒 𝒜𝓇𝒶𝓌𝒶 𝓉𝒶𝓃𝑔𝒶𝓉𝒶, 𝓀𝒾𝒶 𝒶𝓇𝑒𝒶𝓇𝑒 𝓂𝒶𝒾 𝓃𝑔ā 𝓉𝒶𝓇𝒾𝓃𝑔𝒶 𝓀𝒾 𝓉ē𝓃𝑒𝒾 𝓀𝒶𝓇𝑒𝓇𝑒 𝓌𝒽𝒶𝓀𝒶𝒽𝒾𝓇𝒶𝒽𝒾𝓇𝒶. Te Arawa Lakes Trust is proud to announce the appointment of Tame Malcolm as its new General Manager. A proud product of Te Arawa, and with an impressive track record in indigenous and environmental conservation, Tame has the knowledge, skills, and experience to lead the Trust at this critical time.Te Arawa Lakes Trust Chairman, Wally Haumaha, expressed his enthusiasm for the appointment, following a thorough and…
Ētahi atu · Other people
Professor Sarah-Jane Paine
Tūhoe
Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland
Professor Sarah-Jane Paine (Tūhoe) is a leading Māori health researcher and internationally respected authority on…
Professor Sarah-Jane Paine
Associate Professor Deborah Heke
Ngā Puhi, Te Arawa
Te Whare Wananga o Wairaka Unitec
Associate Professor Deborah Heke (Ngā Puhi, Te Arawa) is the Director of Ngā Wai a Te Tūī Māori and Indigenous Research…
Associate Professor Deborah Heke
Kiri Edge
Ngāti Maniapoto
Te Wānanga o Aotearoa
Kiri Edge has contributed to a wide range of interdisciplinary research and evaluation projects across both academic…
