Project Reports

Research Programme

He oranga whānau: mahi ngātahi: Whānau livelihoods within the context of work and Māori economies of wellbeing. These groundbreaking works celebrate Māori futures rooted in kaupapa Māori values while fostering pathways for responsible relationships, meaningful lives, and flourishing Indigenous wellbeing economies. By emphasising the central role of whānau…

• Mana Touchstones PDF · 183.21 KB
• Te Ahunga atu ki ngā Ōhanga Oranga Māori: Towards Māori Economies of Wellbeing PDF · 1.87 MB
• He Rauhī Kupu PDF · 1.87 MB

Full project

A new report from Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga (NPM) and Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research provides guidance for Te Ao Māori on climate change adaptation and mitigation. He huringa āhuarangi, he huringa ao: a changing climate, a changing world was produced by a multidisciplinary Māori research team working across many research institutions. Using a novel kaupapa…

• He huringa āhuarangi, he huringa ao: a changing climate, a changing world PDF · 2.36 MB

Internship project

The internship project was about Māori understandings of neurodiversity and development of digital technologies.

• Developing digital tools for ākonga kanorau-ā-roro PDF · 535.34 KB

Internship project

This project examined claims that the Waitangi Tribunal has exceeded its original mandate by engaging with contemporary issues. By analysing Tribunal reports across its full history, the research focused on how the Tribunal has operated in practice over time.

• Examining Tino rangatiratanga in post-Treaty Settlement Aotearoa through the Matike Mai Reports PDF · 799.51 KB

Internship project

This internship explored the long-term impacts of COVID-19 on wellbeing across communities and workplaces through an in-depth literature review. In collaboration with NPM and Methodist Mission Northern, the intern gained research and community engagement experience to inform future kaupapa.

• Witehira 2023 Long Term Impacts of COVID PDF · 767.86 KB

Internship project

This internship explored what motivates Ngāpuhi Year 5/6 students to succeed, revealing diverse expressions of success grounded in whanaungatanga and wellbeing. Supervised by Professor Melinda Webber, the project highlights the importance of fostering connection and rangatiratanga in education.

• NGĀPUHI ANGITU RAU A qualitative exploration into the success experiences of Ngāpuhi primary school students PDF · 986.24 KB

Internship project

This internship created a 3D-printed Tekoteko trophy using a biodegradable harakeke filament to honor the memory of Dr Paora Mato. The project blends traditional Māori carving with contemporary art, sparking conversations about tikanga and cultural practice.

• NPM Final Report - Waikauri Greensill PDF · 2.5 MB

Internship project

This qualitative summer internship research aims to: Explore key components of a child health consultation with te reo speaking tamariki and whānau in a primary health care setting. Specific objectives include: • Identify the structure that doctors employ in a consultation with te reo speaking tamariki • Explore te reo speaking tamariki and whānau…

• He taonga te tamariki Internship Report 2017-18 PDF · 838.04 KB

Internship project

The purpose of this summer internship project is to conduct an extensive search and review of literature relating to the constructs ‘wairua’ and ‘mauri’. In particular, the project aims to identify sources highlighting definitions and experiences of both wairua and mauri, as well as literature that speaks to how the constructs are differentiated. The…

• He aha to wairua? He aha te mauri? Internship Report 2017-18 PDF · 1022.71 KB

Internship project

In 2012, a wave of youth suicides in Northland featured far too many of Ngātiwai descent. 19 people under 25 years took their own lives, a huge increase from 5 the year before (Penney & Dobbs, 2014). Suicide rates for Māori youth in Te Tai Tokerau, including the Ngātiwai rohe, is therefore a major public health issue. In recognition of this, the Ngātiwai…

• Summer Intern Final Report - He ara toiora; Wellington 2016 PDF · 361.45 KB

This research project aims to determine how whānau might flourish. The researchers, led by Professor Mason Durie, focuses on six themes – the characteristics of flourishing whānau; profiling the contemporary lives of Māori whānau; exploring the cultural realities of modern whānau; identifying the necessary resources (cultural, social, economic) for whānau…

• Te Puawaitanga o nga whanau report.pdf PDF · 1.17 MB

The Ahuriri or Napier Estuary is of significant value to both tangata whenua and the Hawke’s Bay community as a whole. Historical and current environmental pressures, together with some questionable management processes over the years, had caused an almost total cultural disconnection between the tangata whenua and the estuary.

• Research Report - Napier Estuary.pdf PDF · 1.78 MB