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Rangahau me te Manaaki · Browse by Project Type

Ā Mātau Rangahau · Our Research by Project Type

Our rangahau spans six project types — from multi-year Research Programmes and doctoral theses through to Whakaaweawe impact projects. Choose a type below to browse projects of that kind.

Pātai Pātai Mauri Pātai Puāwai Pātai Te Ao Māori Pātai Whānau
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Full projects

Completed and active full research projects across all kaupapa.

Scoping projects

Shorter exploratory studies that map a question before full impact.

Doctoral research

PhD theses and doctoral studies supported through NPM.

Internship projects

Summer internship research by Māori tertiary students.

Research Programmes

Our seven multi-year foundational research programmes (2021-2028) — the strategic kaupapa that individual projects site within.

Whakaaweawe projects

Impact and transformation projects turning research into real-world change.

Our Pae and Pātai

Pātai Pātai Mauri Pātai Puāwai Pātai Te Ao Māori Pātai Whānau
Pae · Rautaki Pae Ahurei Pae Ora Pae Tawhiti Pae Auaha Rautaki Kounga Rautaki Whakaaweawe
Research question

Pātai Mauri

How can mātauranga inform and drive sustainable and just societal practices?

Research question

Pātai Puāwai

How can research be used transformatively to accelerate the achievement of flourishing Māori futures?

Research question

Pātai Te Ao Māori

How can te reo, tikanga and mātauranga continue to inform our futures?

Research question

Pātai Whānau

How can whānau wellbeing be realised in everyday life?

Knowledge cluster

Pae Ahurei · Living Uniquely

Research to cherish and celebrate distinctively Māori futures.

Knowledge cluster

Pae Ora · Living Well

Research to influence positive change for healthy and meaningful lives

Knowledge cluster

Pae Tawhiti · Living Lightly

Research that pursues responsible social, economic and environmental relationships.

Knowledge cluster

Pae Auaha · Living Smartly

Research that creates wise and ethical technological transformations.

Strategy

Rautaki Kounga · Inspire Māori Indigenous Research & Excellence

Growing the next generation of highly qualified Māori and Pacific researchers, with a sea change in tertiary participation and academic career pathways.

Strategy

Rautaki Whakaaweawe · Connect with Partners for Impact and Transformative Change

Turning research into practical solutions and strategic impact pathways that support Māori aspirations and empower over 100 communities across Aotearoa.