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Eugenics, Race ideologies and Biotechnology in Aotearoa: a Scoping Study

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This research project examined the extent to which eugenics and race theories as discourses promoted certain forms of relationships that played a key role in defining social structures for both Māori and Pākehā.

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Perceptions of Papakāinga: An examination of ‘home’ and how to cater services for Māori
Wā rangahau · Timeline Commenced 2020

This study will explore how comparative views of “home” relate to concepts such as identity, whakapapa, and hauora and how these concepts thereby impact service utilisation and uptake in two areas (one rural and one urban). The research seeks to ask How do urban and rural Māori conceptualise “home” and do these ideas of home differ across generations? Do…

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Tuurangawaewae Marae: A Place to Stand
Whare wānanga · Host University of Auckland
Wā rangahau · Timeline Commenced 2020

The guiding research question for this project are: 1) How has Tuurangawaewae Marae fostered community mauri ora (wellbeing) within Waikato and in Te Ao Maaori more broadly? 2) What role has Tuurangawaewae Marae played as both a repository and a place of action for te Reo me ngaa Tikanga in Waikato and in Aotearoa-New Zealand? 3) What are the factors…

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What we were and what we could be: Restorative Justice and its impact on Māori
Whare wānanga · Host University of Otago
Wā rangahau · Timeline Commenced 2020

We have identified a set of questions relating to Māori restorative justice in the Aotearoa Justice system and its effectiveness for Māori: What are the barriers Māori face when they participate in restorative justice as it stands? What can we learn from the traditional ways of resolving conflict that could minimise these barriers? The over-representation…

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