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Tangata · Researcher

Dr Maree Sheehan

Rangahau · Related projects

Research Programme

25-28RP03Activating Māori Research Data Sovereignty in universities
Kaiārahi · Project lead Dr. Kiri West
Whare wānanga · Host Te Wānanga o Aotearoa
Matakitenga · Framework
Wā rangahau · Timeline Commenced 2025

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…

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Matakitenga project

23MR08He Uru Mānuka — Creative cultural mapping and ‘restorying’ networked relations on the Waiapu River
Kaiārahi · Project lead Dr Natalie Robertson
Whare wānanga · Host Auckland University of Technology (AUT)
Matakitenga · Framework
Wā rangahau · Timeline Commenced 2023 · Completed 2024

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…

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Matakitenga project

22MR12Motiti Marae and Tapuiwahine A12 whenua landblocks: The seen and the unseen – Exploring whenua and waterways ecosystems through sonic mapping and LiDar scanning technologies.
Kaiārahi · Project lead Dr Maree Sheehan
Whare wānanga · Host Auckland University of Technology (AUT)
Matakitenga · Framework
Wā rangahau · Timeline Commenced 2022 · Completed 2023

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…

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