Rangahau · Related projects
Universities in Aotearoa hold a vast, largely unmapped, collection of Māori data. With that, these institutions are in positions of power to control the ways in which Māori data is collected, stored, accessed and used, often without meaningful involvement from Māori communities. Organised across three objectives, this project explores how Māori data…
View projectActivating Māori Research Data Sovereignty in universities
Universities in Aotearoa hold a vast, largely unmapped, collection of Māori data. With that, these institutions are in positions of power to control the ways in which Māori data is collected, stored, accessed and used, often without meaningful involvement from Māori communities. Organised across three objectives, this project explores how Māori data governance can be strengthened within academic policy and institutional contexts in ways which give effect to Māori Data Sovereignty for Māori hāpori, hapū and iwi.
The first objective investigates the potential for Machine Learning to identify and locate Māori research data held within universities.
Objective two examines existing approaches to Māori data governance within a university context and identifies opportunities to bring institutional policies and practices into alignment with Te Kāhui Raraunga's Māori Data Governance Model.
The third objective focuses on the relationships between Māori rightsholders and their data, exploring how Māori aspirations for MDSov can be at the centre of all decision-making.
Kairangahau · Researchers
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Dr Paul Brown
Dr Paul Brown
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Dr Dion O’Neale
Dr Dion O’Neale
Dion O’Neale is a Principal Data Scientist at Nicholson Consulting. With a background in Mathematics and Physics, Dion is interested in all things network science-related. This has spanned from using networks for economic geography (to understand how scientific innovations cluster within regions leading to technological specialisation); archaeology (using networks of co-occurring obsidian artefacts to infer social networks in pre-European Aotearoa); through to behavioural ecology (using networks of species and traits to understand the mating systems of spiders). Much of his recent work has… -
Professor Te Taka Keegan
Professor Te Taka Keegan
Nō Waikato-Maniapoto, nō Ngāti Porou, nō Ngāti Whakaue hoki.Kei Ngāhinapōuri e noho ana, kei te pūtake o te maunga o Pirongia.Kua roa ia e mahi ana ki te Whare Wānanga o Waikato, me tana aro ki te whai huarahi mō te reo rangatira ki te ao hangarau.Te Taka received a Diploma in Computer Engineering from CIT (Wellington) in 1987. He spent six years working as a hardware engineer for Datacom and Digital before returning to the Waikato and Waikato University. He received a BA through the Te Tohu Paetahi stream (Māori immersion) and in 1996 was awarded an MA having completed a thesis on… -
Dr Daniel Wilson
Dr Daniel Wilson
Daniel Wilson (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Pikiao) is a lecturer in Computer Science at Waipapa Taumata Rau | University of Auckland. His teaching and research are in the areas of AI, Māori Data Sovereignty, Māori Algorithmic Sovereignty, and AI ethics. Daniel is a member of Te Pokapū in The Māori Data Sovereignty Network Te Mana Raraunga, Co-Director of the Centre of Machine Learning for Social Good, member of the Kāhui Māori for the AI Forum, treasurer of the AI Researchers Association, and an establishment member of the AI in Health Research Network. Daniel has a PhD in Philosophy and a Master of… -
Tracey Maniapoto
Tracey Maniapoto
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Dr Maree Sheehan
Dr Maree Sheehan
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Te Mihinga Komen
Te Mihinga Komen
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Dr Kim Southey
Dr Kim Southey
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Aamon Hāwea Apiata
Aamon Hāwea Apiata
Hāwea Apiata (Ngāti Kura, Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Toarangatira) currently works as the Poukōkiri Mātauranga Toi based in Te Iho o Te Manawataki|Library. In this role he works across both the University’s art & taonga collections as well as the open research space (research dissemination & publishing).In his work in the arts space he curates exhibitions, advises on and contributes to the campus gallery’s exhibition program, and applies an Indigenous lens to collection care, management, and research alongside the Poutiaki Taonga and Kaitiaki Mātangireia.In the open research space, he supports…
Inspired by an ancient mōteatea and grounded in the living whenua of Ngāti Porou, He Uru Mānuka is a creative cultural mapping project breathing new life into ancestral knowledge. As climate shifts reshape the Waiapu River, we pair traditional practice with modern technologies to document, protect, and uplift the mauri of the land, the waters, and the…
View projectHe Uru Mānuka — Creative cultural mapping and ‘restorying’ networked relations on the Waiapu River
Inspired by an ancient mōteatea and grounded in the living whenua of Ngāti Porou, He Uru Mānuka is a creative cultural mapping project breathing new life into ancestral knowledge. As climate shifts reshape the Waiapu River, we pair traditional practice with modern technologies to document, protect, and uplift the mauri of the land, the waters, and the stories in between.
Kairangahau · Researchers
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Graeme Atkins
Graeme Atkins
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Lionel Matenga
Lionel Matenga
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Associate Professor Alex Monteith
Associate Professor Alex Monteith
Alex MonteithBorn Béal Feirste Belfast, Na Sé Chontae Northern Ireland;Lives at Te Piha, Aotearoa New Zealand. Alex Monteith is a multi-disciplinary artist, filmmaker, and Associate Professor whose practice intersects environmental activism, oceanic geographies, and contemporary art. Born in Éire/Ireland during the Na Trioblóidí (the troubles) she migrated to Aotearoa/New Zealand in the ‘80’s with family. A former Irish National Women's Surfing Champion (2001), she draws on her intimate knowledge of marine environments to create large-scale artistic interventions addressing colonial impacts… -
Dr Maree Sheehan
Dr Maree Sheehan
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Dean Savage
Dean Savage
Motiti Marae and Tapuiwahine A12 whenua are full of unseen stories, rhythms, and vibrational energies. This research brought together cutting-edge sonic mapping and LiDar scanning technologies to explore the ecosystems and acoustic heritage of these ancestral lands. In partnership with local hapū, marae, and iwi, the project captured both the seen and the…
View projectMotiti Marae and Tapuiwahine A12 whenua landblocks: The seen and the unseen – Exploring whenua and waterways ecosystems through sonic mapping and LiDar scanning technologies.
Motiti Marae and Tapuiwahine A12 whenua are full of unseen stories, rhythms, and vibrational energies. This research brought together cutting-edge sonic mapping and LiDar scanning technologies to explore the ecosystems and acoustic heritage of these ancestral lands. In partnership with local hapū, marae, and iwi, the project captured both the seen and the unheard — illuminating the mauri of the whenua and awa in powerful new ways.
Kairangahau · Researchers
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Dr Maree Sheehan
Dr Maree Sheehan
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Dr Valance Smith
Dr Valance Smith
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Professor Maui Hudson
Professor Maui Hudson
Maui Hudson (Whakatōhea, Ngāruahine, and Te Māhurehure) is an interdisciplinary researcher working on Indigenous ethics, Indigenous data sovereignty, and the challenges of working at the interface of mātauranga Māori and science. He is currently the Co-Director of the Te Kotahi Research Institute working on projects around Indigenous Trade, benefit sharing, and improving research practices when working with Indigenous communities. Maui is a founding member of Te Mana Raraunga Māori Data Sovereignty Network and the Global Indigenous Data Alliance as well as a co-author of the CARE Principles… -
Associate Professor Claudio Aguayo
Associate Professor Claudio Aguayo
Claudio Aguayo is an Associate Professor in Digital Innovation in Education at Te Ara Poutama, the Faculty of Māori and Indigenous Development at Auckland University of Technology (AUT). With a background in Biology and a PhD in Science & Technology Education, Claudio’s work bridges human-computer interaction (HCI), user experience (UX) design, cross-cultural responsive design, and critical design in digital learning environments. As Director of AUT's AppLab, Claudio leads projects exploring emerging technologies for educational transformation and curriculum innovation. His research-driven…