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26PHD19Mātāhihiko: A Māori-Led Framework for AI in Māori Tertiary Education

Doctoral thesis · Commenced 2026
Karamea Tina Tukukino (Ngāti Awa, Ngāi te Rangi, Ngāti Maru, Ngāti Tamatera), Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi The aim of this research is to co-develop a values-based evaluative framework that supports ethical AI…
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26PHD16Kia Whanake Me He Rākau: The Power of Māori Whakapapa Knowledge to Promote Wellbeing

Whakaaweawe - featured impact · Commenced 2026
Awatea Waimārie Moxon (Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Pāhauwera, Ngāi Tahu), Te Herenga Waka Victoria University My research explores the relationship between wellbeing and whakapapa knowledge (Māori history, genealogy and…
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26PHD15Cultivating Science Possible Selves: Culturally Responsive Strategies for Māori Student Success in STEM Education

Whakaaweawe - featured impact · Commenced 2026
Maren Tahata (Ngāti Maniapoto, Waikato-Tainui), The University of Auckland Māori students remain underrepresented in STEM fields in Aotearoa-not due to lack of ability or interest, but because the education system…
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26PHD07He Iti Kahurangi: Investigating the neonatal outcomes for Māori term infants born in 2017-2022 and reimagining perinatal data with whānau in the context of whakapapa

Doctoral thesis · Commenced 2026
Marama Robin Kainamu-Wheeler (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Kahu), Te Herenga Waka, Victoria University of Wellington. This research adopts a whakapapa research paradigm to investigate national-linked perinatal datasets to (1) make…
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26PHD05Hoatu to kauhau taniwha ki uta! Digital guardianship as a framework for protecting and transmitting Ngāti Konohi knowledge

Whakaaweawe - featured impact · Commenced 2026
Jolene Barletta Rangihaeata (Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Konohi, Ngāti Ruanui, Ngā Rauru, Ngāti Ruahine, Ngāti Toa Rangatira, Ngāti Hikairo, Ngāti Apa), University of Waikato. Climate change poses profound environmental and…
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26PHD02He Taura Mana: Reimagining Cancer Screening Through a Mana-Enhancing Māori Framework

Doctoral thesis · Commenced 2026
Nadine Helen Riwai (Ngāti Porou, Te Aitanga a Mahaki, Te Uri o Hau, Ngai Takoto), The University of Auckland Across Aotearoa, national cancer screening programmes—breast, bowel, cervical, and emerging areas such as…
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25PHD12A Timeless Approach to Mental Wellbeing: Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Oranga and Te Taiao

Whakaaweawe - featured impact · Commenced 2026
Awardee: Leticia Joesphine Ngoi Vizor (Leticia Joesphine Ngoi Vizor), The University of Auckland This research explores how Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei (NWŌ) whānau understand, experience, and sustain collective oranga and…
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25WHA06Tikanga and the State - Selected Papers of Sir E. Taihākurei Durie.

Whakaaweawe - featured impact · Commenced 2026
Awardee: Linda Te Aho (Ngāti Koroki Kahukura, Waikato-Tainui), University of Waikato The Awardee will undertake the Whakaaweawe Impact and Transformation Grant titled Tikanga and the State - Selected Papers of Sir E…
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25MR13He Mahinga-Ora ki te Tairāwhiti: 'Ki te whai-ao, ki te ao-mārama'

Whakaaweawe - featured impact · Commenced 2025
Project lead: Mr Kāhui Iles (Ngāti Porou), Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi This project explores future sustainable economic developments in Te Tairāwhiti, specifically within Te Rohe Pōtae o Ngāti Porou…
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25MR18Kaitiakitanga: On the Philosophical Foundations of Indigenous Climate Activism in Aotearoa

Matakitenga project · Commenced 2025
Project lead: Associate Professor Krushil Watene (Ngāti Manu, Te Hikutu, Ngāti Whātua ō Orākei, Tonga) The University of Auckland | Waipapa Taumata Rau (Host) Recognising the value and interconnectedness of human and…
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25MR08Mā te mōhio ka mārama: Understanding the primary care data and digital landscape to support hauora Māori and Māori health equity in Aotearoa

Matakitenga project · Commenced 2025
Project lead: Dr Karen Wright Kāi Tahu The University of Auckland | Waipapa Taumata Rau (Host) Māori in Aotearoa experience large and persistent differences in health outcomes compared to non-Māori in nearly all…
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25MR05He Whawhai Hou – A New Struggle: Aotearoa Perspectives on Mass Incarceration

Matakitenga project · Commenced 2025
Project lead: Dr. Emmy Rākete Ngāpuhi, Te Rarawa The University of Auckland | Waipapa Taumata Rau (Host) In the last four decades, New Zealand has begun imprisoning on a scale never seen before in this land’s history…
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25MR01Mana Ngahere: The Past, Present, and Future of Māori Forestry

Matakitenga project · Commenced 2025
Project lead: Professor Carla Houkamau Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Kahungunu, Kāi Tahu The University of Auckland | Waipapa Taumata Rau (Host) This research project partners Waipapa Taumata Rau (University of Auckland) with…
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25MR07Scoping Kaupapa Māori Grounding for ADHD Research Among Māori Adults

Matakitenga project · Commenced 2025
Project lead: Associate Professor Byron Rangiwai (Ngāti Manawa, Ngāti Whare, Ngāi Tūhoe, Ngāti Porou), Unitec Institute of Technology | Te Whare Wānanga o Wairaka This foundational phase of He Ara Mārama establishes…
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25WHA02Ngā Pou Māreikura – Virtual pillars as building blocks for engagement.

Whakaaweawe · Commenced 2025
Awardee: Deborah Heke (Nga Puhi. Te Arawa), Unitec Funding from this Grant will contribute to activities that support the dissemination, engagement, and impact of research and creative outputs, specifically: the…
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25WHA04Kai, Race, Data, and Identity: Sharing Insights from Doctoral Research

Whakaaweawe · Commenced 2025
Awardee: Hannah Rapata (Ngāi Tahu), Te Wānanga o Aotearoa The NPM Whakaaweawe Impact and Transformation Grant supports Māori researchers to achieve impact and transformational research outcomes and knowledge sharing…
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25WHA07Creating digital assets and illustrations for whānau who have pēpi in the neonatal unit

Whakaaweawe · Commenced 2025
Awardee: Lisa Jean Kremer, University of Otago The Awardee will undertake the Whakaaweawe Impact and Transformation Grant titled Creating digital assets and illustrations for whānau who have pēpi in the neonatal…
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25WHA09Pātaka Wā: storehouse for time.

Whakaaweawe · Commenced 2025
Awardee: Tia Barrett (Ngāi Tahu, Waikato, Ngāti Maniapoto), Auckland University of Technology The Awardee will undertake the Whakaaweawe Impact and Transformation Grant titled Pātaka Wā: storehouse for time. The…
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25WHA10Ngā Au o Te Awaroa: Podcast Project Celebrating Māori Philosophy, Creativity, and Community.

Whakaaweawe · Commenced 2025
Awardee: Kirsty Dunn (Te Aupōuri, Te Rarawa), University of Canterbury The Awardee will undertake the Whakaaweawe Impact and Transformation Grant titled Ngā Au o Te Awaroa: Podcast Project Celebrating Māori…
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25WHA13Ngāti Kuia: He Pūtake, Hei Pakiaka Ora | A History. The first book focused on the history and identity of Ngāti Kuia.

Whakaaweawe · Commenced 2025
Awardee: Madi Williams (Ngāti Kuia, Ngāti Koata, Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō, Rangitāne o Wairau), University of Canterbury The Awardee will undertake the Whakaaweawe Impact and Transformation Grant titled Ngāti Kuia: He…
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25WHA14Te Rito o te Harakeke: Collective Resilience and Relational Research with Whānau Māori.

Whakaaweawe · Commenced 2025
Awardee: Anna Adcock (Ngati Mutunga), Victoria University of Wellington The Awardee will undertake the Whakaaweawe Impact and Transformation Grant titled Te Rito o te Harakeke: Collective Resilience and Relational…
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25WHA16Kia kārohirohi te wairua: Empowering rangatahi Māori and their whānau to understand, nurture, and practise wairuatanga to support wellbeing.

Whakaaweawe · Commenced 2025
Awardee: Alan Haenga O'Brien (Ngāti Porou), Massey University The Awardee will undertake the Whakaaweawe Impact and Transformation Grant titled Kia kārohirohi te wairua: Empowering rangatahi Māori and their whānau to…
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25WHA18Lalanga e Ako’ae Māori and Pacific – Weaving together the learnings of Māori and Pacific ECR knowledge holders.

Whakaaweawe · Commenced 2025
Awardee: Alehandrea Raiha Manuel (Ngāti Porou), The University of Auckland The Awardee will undertake the Whakaaweawe Impact and Transformation Grant titled Lalanga e Ako’ae Māori and Pacific – Weaving together the…
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25WHA19Māori nurse practitioners: Kaupapa Māori workforce development realising equity.

Whakaaweawe · Commenced 2025
Awardee: Josephine Davis (Ngā Puhi me Ngāti Whatua Orakei), The University of Auckland The Awardee will undertake the Whakaaweawe Impact and Transformation Grant titled Māori nurse practitioners: Kaupapa Māori…
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