Kairangahau · Researchers
145 people
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Dr Wayne Ngata
Te Aitanga a Hauiti, Ngāti Ira, Ngāti Porou
Raised in the Tairāwhiti, Wayne resides in Ūawa (Tolaga Bay), and with others in the community, is an advocate for what…
Dr Wayne Ngata
Raised in the Tairāwhiti, Wayne resides in Ūawa (Tolaga Bay), and with others in the community, is an advocate for what Ūawa offers itself, the region, the country and the world. He is an active supporter of education towards constructive and productive citizenship, particularly in te reo Māori. His particular area of scholarship is Māori literature, specifically the language of mōteatea (traditional chant). He is a long time supporter of the renaissance in local Māori art as a platform for tribal intellectual, social and economic development, and with other members of Te Aitanga a Hauiti, have developed strong working and research relationships with regional, national and international institutions. He is a teacher, and helped establish Māori Studies at the Tairāwhiti Polytechnic (now EIT Tairāwhiti) in the last two decades. He has been a member of the Board of the Māori Language Commission and currently works in a managerial role for the Ministry of Education with a focus on te reo Māori in schools.
He is Principal Investigator on the NPM project: Te Ataakura: Re-connecting voyage collections in archives and museums through the creation of digital taonga.
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Dr Jane Kitson
Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Mamoe, Waitaha
Dr Jane Kitson is an ecologist and environmental scientist with a background in traditional ecological knowledge…
Dr Jane Kitson
Dr Jane Kitson is an ecologist and environmental scientist with a background in traditional ecological knowledge research. She has worked in a range of research and management projects including doctoral research on traditional ecological knowledge and harvest management of tītī (Puffinus griseus); microbial food webs in lakes; and coastal and freshwater environmental science as a scientist at Environment Southland, Southland Regional Council. Jane works at Te Ao Mārama Incorporated in Invercargill, which is a resource management agency set up by manawhenua to look after resource management and other aspects related to local government in Southland/Murihiku.
She leads the Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga project on kanakana/lamprey and the use of harvest mātauranga to monitor population trends. She also managed the compilation of the State of Southland’s Freshwater Environment Reports, co-authored by Environment Southland and Te Ao Marama Inc. and until recently was heavily involved in the science of Waituna Lagoon. Jane is also involved with the New Zealand Freshwater Sciences Society and is on its executive committee.
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Dr Marion Johnson
A former shepherd and farm manager, Dr Marion Johnson combines academic science and research with practical and…
Dr Marion Johnson
A former shepherd and farm manager, Dr Marion Johnson combines academic science and research with practical and traditional farm knowledge. Now a Senior Scientist at The Future Farming Centre, Lincoln Dr Johnson holds degrees in Agricultural Science, Environmental Biology and Veterinary Parasitology.
Her research interests encompass Te Rongoā (Māori traditional medicine) and how native medicinal plants can be incorporated on farm promoting animal health, biodiversity and ecosystem support. Other smaller projects include subclinical parasitism in red deer, the development of mixed pastures and leys incorporating native plants, ( Te Rongoa pastures: healthy animals, resilient farms) and multispecies pastures in cut and carry systems for dairy goats.
She is Principal Investigator on the NPM Project Indigenous Agroecology.
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Dr Kepa Morgan
Ngāti Pikiao of Te Arawa
Dr Kepa Morgan's (BE, MBA, PhD, CPEng, FIPENZ ) bi-cultural background is rooted in his cultural identity as Ngāti…
Dr Kepa Morgan
Dr Kepa Morgan's (BE, MBA, PhD, CPEng, FIPENZ ) bi-cultural background is rooted in his cultural identity as Ngāti Pikiao of Te Arawa. During his engineering career Kepa has strengthened his understanding of Pikiaoanga while also striving for excellence both professionally and academically. As an indirect result of this combination of identity, interests and expertise, Kepa has found himself at the juncture between Māori aspirations and the engineering profession on many occasions. At times these have been adversarial situations, and sometimes the results have been less than optimal, however in all cases he has benefited from the opportunities gaining an understanding decision making processes and frameworks.
Kepa's involvement with The University of Auckland allows exploration of the interface between Māori and engineering, with research interests that can be understood broadly as Indigenous engineering and technologies. In his research, the focus is on the enhanced outcomes that are possible when the contributions of multiple knowledge systems produce designs and solutions that are unlikely to originate from any knowledge system on its own. Specifically Kepa has developed alternative construction systems and materials (Uku fibre reinforced earth composite) and a decision framework known as the Mauri Model. He is Principal Investigator on the NPM project How do we return the mauri to its Pre-Rena state?
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Dr Hēmi Whaanga
Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Mamoe, Waitaha
Dr Hēmi Whaanga is a research officer in Te Pua Wānanga ki te Ao (The School of Māori and Pacific Development) at the…
Dr Hēmi Whaanga
Dr Hēmi Whaanga is a research officer in Te Pua Wānanga ki te Ao (The School of Māori and Pacific Development) at the University of Waikato. Hēmi has been a project leader, writer and researcher in a range of linguistic, indigenous Māori knowledge and curriculum projects. He is the principal investigator on the NPM project The ethics, processes and procedures associated with the digitisation of the Pei Jones collection. He has published in the areas of indigenous Māori knowledge, traditional ecological knowledge, language revitalisation, linguistics, language teaching and curriculum development.
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Professor Shaun Ogilvie
Te Arawa (Ngāti Whakahemo), Ngāti Awa (Ngāti Pukeko)
Shaun Ogilvie has a PhD in Ecology from the University of Canterbury and is the Director of Eco Research Associates…
Professor Shaun Ogilvie
Shaun Ogilvie has a PhD in Ecology from the University of Canterbury and is the Director of Eco Research Associates Ltd, a private environmental research company. He is also the Māori Business Development Consultant for the Cawthron Institute in Nelson, and a contractor to other organisations, including Lincoln University and The Environmental Protection Authority.
Shaun is the principal investigator on several Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga research projects:
- Mātauranga Māori of naturally occurring toxins in native plants
- Commercial feasibility of using mātauranga Maori-based fish traps to eliminate bycatch
- Tetrodotoxin in kaimoana: Science and mātauranga mitigating health risks from a lethal neurotoxin.Shaun was previously Associate Professor of Wildlife Management at Lincoln University, and Tumuaki of the Kaupapa Māori Unit of Lincoln’s Agriculture and Life Sciences Faculty. Before this, he was the Principal Scientist – Māori Research at the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research in Christchurch. He was also a Scientist at Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research. Shaun has extensive experience of environmental research with Māori communities and his research interests include the development of techniques for the management of animal pests. To watch a presentation by Shaun on his research, click here
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Tom Roa
Waikato-Ngāti Maniapoto
Tom Roa is a senior lecturer at Waikato University. He is the principal investigator on the project Exploring a Māori…
Tom Roa
Tom Roa is a senior lecturer at Waikato University. He is the principal investigator on the project Exploring a Māori classificatory system of flora and fauna within Tainui waka. His research interests are translation and interpretation of Māori-English, Kīngitanga, Waikato-Maniapoto oral and written history and traditions. He is the Chair of Te Arataura, Waikato Tainui's Executive.
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Dr Jason Turuwhenua
Ngāti Porou, Ngāi Tūhoe
Dr. Jason Turuwhenua is a Research Fellow who works between The University of Auckland’s Auckland Bioengineering…
Dr Jason Turuwhenua
Dr. Jason Turuwhenua is a Research Fellow who works between The University of Auckland’s Auckland Bioengineering Institute and the Department of Optometry and Vision Science. He is the principal investigator on the project Whatukura: A bioengineered model of the human eye. Jason is interested in how engineering methods might be applied to problems in vision. At present he is working on developing 'the virtual eye', a physics-based system for investigating eye disease. In 2003 he won the National Māori Academic Excellence Award.
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Dr Daniel Hikuroa
Ngāti Maniapoto, Tainui, Te Arawa
Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland
Dr Daniel (Dan) Hikuroa is an Earth Systems Scientists who integrates mātauranga Māori (Māori knowledge) and science to…
Dr Daniel Hikuroa
Dr Daniel (Dan) Hikuroa is an Earth Systems Scientists who integrates mātauranga Māori (Māori knowledge) and science to realise the dreams and aspirations of the communities he works with. He is an established world expert on integrating indigenous knowledge and science and has undertaken many projects including co-writing the 2014 State of the Hauraki Gulf Environment Report, geothermal developments, co-writing iwi environmental management plans, hazard and vulnerability assessments and industrial waste rehabilitation.
Dan was the Research Director for Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga from July 2011 - December 2015.
Previously he was the Community Earth Systems Science Programmes Manager at the Institute of Earth Science & Engineering University of Auckland and has an extensive background in Earth Systems Science. After leading a deep field geology mapping expedition for the British Antarctic Survey for his PhD he then completed a Post-Doc Fellowship investigating how the worlds oceans and biota have responded to naturally driven climate change in the ancient past.
Dan has led the following NPM projects:
- Restoring the Mauri to Rotoitipaku (Industrial Waste Site): Implementing Matauranga in a Scientific Paradigm
- Harvesting the Fruits of Papatuanuku - A Kaitiaki Approach to Geothermal Development.He is contributing to the following NPM project:
- How do we return the mauri to its pre-Rena state?
He has supervised the following NPM interns:
- Ani Kainamu
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Professor Rawinia Higgins
Tūhoe
Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington
Professor Rawinia Higgins was appointed Te Tumu Ahurei (Māori) / Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Māori) of Victoria University…
Professor Rawinia Higgins
Professor Rawinia Higgins was appointed Te Tumu Ahurei (Māori) / Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Māori) of Victoria University of Wellington in 2016. She was previously Victoria’s Assistant Vice-Chancellor Māori Research and Head of School for Te Kawa a Māui / School of Māori Studies and went to Victoria as a senior lecturer in 2009 after holding academic positions at the University of Otago for 12 years. Her research expertise is Māori language revitalisation and, more specifically, language planning and policy.
She was Co-Principal Investigator of Te Kura Roa, the three year Ngā Pae o Te Māramatanga Pae Tawhiti initiative on the value of the Māori language which examined state and community responsiveness to Māori language revitalisation efforts in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Professor Higgins is a board member of NPM, a member of the Waitangi Tribunal, a board member of Te Mātāwai, and is the Deputy Chair of the Māori Knowledge and Development PBRF portfolio.
In 2015, the Minister for Māori Development appointed her chair of the review of the Māori Language Bill and she helped shape the legislation enacted in April 2016. Te Mātāwai was created as part of the new legislation and governs The Māori Language Strategy dedicated to whānau, hapū, iwi and Māori communities.