Two major events defined the month of Haratua (May). One was the huge turnout of Māori and allies around the motu on Budget Day to protest the coalition government’s approach to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and policies…
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It is with mixed feelings that we deliver our final e-pānui for 2023. These are unsettling times for many and we are grateful to be able to draw on our collective strength and enduring resilience as a people, and to…
To say that 2024 started off with a flurry of activity is an understatement. Many of our NPM whānau travelled to Tūrangawaewae Marae in Ngāruawāhia on 20 January to join the hui-ā-motu called by Kīngi Tuheitia. The…
The past month has been a welcome period of collaboration and celebration. Our valued partnership with The Michael and Suzanne Borrin Foundation has resulted in scholarships being awarded to two stunning Māori legal…
The wider NPM whānau have been preparing for a busy November with two major events on the calendar - the virtual International Indigenous Climate Change Research Summit that will take place 13 - 17 November (read more…
The past month has been an extremely busy one at NPM with our network being in full planning mode for the upcoming International Indigenous Climate Change Research Summit. The virtual gathering, which will take place…
This month the NPM whānau were thrilled to celebrate the news that our NPM Ruānuku Emeritus Professor Ngahuia Te Awekotuku (Te Arawa, Tūhoe, Ngāpuhi, Waikato) was elected as a Companion of the Royal Society Te Apārangi…
July has been a busy month for our NPM secretariat with calls for proposals out for our New Horizons summer internships and Whakaaweawe Impact and Transformation grants, as well as the opening of submissions for our Indigenous Climate Change Research Summit.
At NPM we feel privileged to be home to a national network of Māori researchers who are deeply committed to building the foundations for flourishing Māori futures. In this month’s e-pānui we kōrero with two of our…
This month was one of celebration, with the announcement of increased funding for Te Mataini in Budget 2023 and several prestigious awards going to wāhine across our networks. The NPM whānau were thrilled to see the…
April has been an action-packed month for our NPM team. We kicked off with a two day strategic planning session at Vaughan Park in Long Bay. It was the first time our Secretariat has come together since gaining new…
February has been a devastating month for whānau and communities, with the flooding in Northland and Auckland, and then Cyclone Gabrielle. We are grateful that the NPM secretariat was not directly impacted by Gabrielle…
Welcome to our first e-pānui of 2023! We are grateful that our Tāmaki-based secretariat and researchers were able to return to the office this week after the recent flooding. Our aroha goes out to the many whānau…
After a very busy period, the NPM whānau are looking forward to a period of rest, reflection and recuperation. Last month we virtually hosted more than 600 participants at our 10th International Indigenous Research…
Scholars at Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga call for a 1988 report to be our blueprint for how we begin to restructure our country in the wake of Covid-19. Written more than three decades ago by Māori for the Department of…
"We are thrilled to announce these recent appointments to our Research Leadership Team. These Māori scholars are bringing new depth and inspiration to our team in this year of exciting transition and confirmation of…
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Special Edition | Ngā Kete Mātauranga National Celebration 2021
Special Edition | Ngā Kete Mātauranga National Celebration 2021 ↗
On 24th March, Associate Minister of Education (Māori), Hon Kelvin Davis, officially launched NGĀ KETE MĀTAURANGA at Rongomaraeroa in Te Papa Tongarewa New Zealand’s national museum. “Rongomaraeroa was the perfect place…
This issue is dedicated to our Māori Postgraduates and the Te Kupenga o MAI (MAI) network. After the many disruptions of 2020, we finally came together, kanohi ki te kanohi, in late April for our much loved annual MAI…
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Special Edition: A Tribute to Mānuka Henare 2021
"Dr Henare was a long-serving member of Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga who provided critical research leadership and mentorship in the fields of mātauranga, Māori and Indigenous business enterprise, development economics…
Matariki - marking the beginning of the Māori New Year - is an opportunity to pause and reflect: to take stock of the year that has been, to remember those that have passed, and to look ahead. For Ngā Pae o te…
The month of August - Ākuhata - also known as Hereturikōkā or Here o Pipiri - is the time of our maramataka where conditions are optimal for planting and fishing. It is a time for grounding, and to be in close…
The month of September - known to many as Mahuru - is a time of regrowth, rebirth and renewal, marking the first phase of summer in the maramataka (Māori Lunar Calendar), and the beginning of spring in the Gregorian…
Whiringa-ā-nuku has been a busy month for the Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga team, many of whom continue to work from home in Tāmaki and Waikato. Concern over the increasing COVID-19 case numbers and the challenges of…