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Kaupapa · Projects 547
Ebony’s PhD research will explore the contribution of Māori nurse practitioners and opportunities to transform Primary Healthcare services within Aotearoa.
Indigenising movement: Building technology to fuel cultural vitality among rangatahi and whānau Māori in Aotearoa
Kapa haka provides a space for cultural expression, physical movement, and identity development. But how can technology be used to develop accessible kapa haka-informed physical movement resources that promote cultural identity development and overall wellbeing for rangatahi and whānau Māori?
Kairangahau · Researchers
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Dr Cecelia Faumuina
Dr Cecelia Faumuina
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Tita Leaupepe
Tita Leaupepe
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Associate Professor Jani Wilson
Associate Professor Jani Wilson
Jani Wilson (Ngāti Awa, Ngā Puhi, Ngā iwi o Mātaatua) hails from Pāroa on the outskirts of Whakatāne, in the Eastern Bay of Plenty, and grew up on the Rangitāiki river. She is currently Associate Professor in Aotahi, School of Māori & Indigenous Studies, but most importantly, she is the proud māmā of a very entertaining daughter, Manaaki (23). Initially trained in vocals/drama at performing arts school (Excel), she later studied Film, TV & Media Studies to PhD level at the University of Auckland. Since graduating, Jani has worked in public health (smoking cessation, child poverty & problem…
Weaving Māori Hearts in the Digital Wharenui: Nurturing Whakawhanaungatanga Through a Kaupapa Māori Social Media Platform - Tōku Whānau
The project will explore the research question: What would a kaupapa Māori based social media platform for Māori communities and whānau look and feel like? The research will involve engaging with a specific Māori community through wānanga/whakawhiti kōrero in order to ascertain the key elements required to develop it into a more Māori-specific and -friendly…
Kairangahau · Researchers
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BJ Walbaekken
BJ Walbaekken
BJ Walbaekken builds digital things that actually work — for organisations, for communities, and for whānau. Over 25 years BJ has led transformation from the inside of large enterprises and from the ground up as a founder. He's reported to boards, managed national programmes reaching 5,000+ people, and built platforms from concept to working product. As founder of Mana Digital and Tōku Whānau — a kaupapa Māori digital platform designed as a digital wharenui —BJ works at the intersection of technology, strategy, and community impact. BJ is particularly drawn to work where the stakes are real…
Kauora ki te Ao
Kauora is a whānau-derived theory and practice of swimming, developed through Raureti’s doctoral research, that redefines how whānau engage in kaupapa wai. This project supports its implementation by developing a data sovereignty policy for Ngāti Kapu to guide the protection and long-term sustainability of mātauranga, reo and whānau data gathered through…
Kairangahau · Researchers
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Dr Anne-Marie Jackson
Dr Anne-Marie Jackson
Anne-Marie Jackson is a lecturer in Māori physical education and health at the University of Otago, and joined the School of Physical Education as an academic staff member in 2011. After obtaining a Bachelor of Physical Education Honours degree majoring in Exercise Sport Science and a Master of Physical Education focusing on education policy at the School of Physical Education, she completed a doctorate in Māori studies and physical education examining rangatiratanga and Māori health and well-being within a customary fisheries context. Her research focuses on the examination of Māori… -
Te Kahurangi Skelton-Pue
Te Kahurangi Skelton-Pue
Investigating the influence of socio-cultural-political pressures on Māori suicide: A comparison of known Māori suicides from 1840-1939 with those from 1940-2019
This project uses Kaupapa Māori theory to challenge the current dominant Western explanations for suicide, which fail to consider socio-cultural-political pressures and historical processes such as colonisation as core to Indigenous suicide.
Kairangahau · Researchers
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Sonny Niha
Sonny Niha
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Te Waere Ti Peeti
Te Waere Ti Peeti
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Witeria Ashby
Witeria Ashby
Hononga Raraunga - Te Rohe Eke a Turora
This research project is creating a Digital Data Dashboard that links land blocks and sites with tūpuna and hapū names for the uri of Turora.
Kairangahau · Researchers
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Dr Des Kahotea
Dr Des Kahotea
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Anna-Marie Monk
Anna-Marie Monk
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Eve Henare
Eve Henare
Understanding and Enhancing Climate & Oranga/Wellbeing Research in Te Tairāwhiti
In collaboration with Te Weu Charitable Trust, this research seeks to address critical gaps in our understanding of climate change impacts and adaptation strategies specific to Māori communities in Te Tairāwhiti.
Kairangahau · Researchers
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Dayna Chaffey
Dayna Chaffey
Dana Chaffey (Ngāti Porou) has worked on a number of kaupapa with Te Weu, most recently the Kura Taiao capacity-building programme, Wellbeing & Extreme Weather research and our Cyclone Gabrielle anniversary Ka Muri Ka Mua research symposium. -
Renee Raroa
Renee Raroa
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Manu Caddie
Manu Caddie
What is Data Sovereignty in Triangulation with Māori Innovation and Western Intellectual Property Regimes? Of Registries, Reality and Rangatiratanga
The research project is analysing the WIPO’s proposal to develop databases of Indigenous Knowledge and genetic resources through a case study on mātauranga Māori innovations in papakāinga and assessing findings about novel mātauranga vis-à-vis existing and proposed domestic and international laws regarding data in registries.
Kairangahau · Researchers
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Professor Jessica Lai
Professor Jessica Lai
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Dr David Jefferson
Dr David Jefferson
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Harriet Kennelly
Harriet Kennelly
Mā te Taiaho Matawai kia Whakahura Ngā Korero o Nehe – Laser Beam Scanning Technologies for Unlocking Landscape Narratives
LiDAR technology offers unprecedented access to the whenua—capturing the contours of the landscape at fine detail and revealing wāhi tapu and heritage sites often lost under forest canopies or inaccessible locations. This research explores how hapū and iwi can utilise geospatial technologies like LiDAR to identify, connect-with, and enrich the management…
Kairangahau · Researchers
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Susanna Finlay-Smits
Susanna Finlay-Smits
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Jessica Webber
Jessica Webber
Te Rangianiwaniwa a Te Harakeke – The Harakeke’s Rainbow
This research supports iwi-led, tikanga-informed innovation, grounded in Kaupapa Māori methodology. Through wānanga and co-design with Ngāti Tukorehe, the team is developing safe, solvent-free dye processes that respect tikanga and are reproducible in community settings.
Kairangahau · Researchers
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Sonya Withers
Sonya Withers
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Tanya Ruka
Tanya Ruka
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Briar Moffat
Briar Moffat
Kō Tainui te WakaKō Tararua te MaungaKō Ōtaki me Ōhau ngā AwaKō Ngāti Tukorehe me Ngāti Raukawa te iwiKō Briar Moffatt tāku ingoaI am the Founder and Director of Whare Kōtare -
William Xu
William Xu
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Ally Ataria
Ally Ataria
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Julia Hope
Julia Hope
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Huhana Smith
Huhana Smith
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Faith Kane
Faith Kane
Te Ara Pokanga o te Kiri – Patient Experiences of Apronectomy for Excess Skin Removal following significant Weight Loss in Te Tairāwhiti
Underpinned by a Kaupapa Māori methodological stance, this project seeks to undertake research at the interface of mātauranga Māori and surgery to produce resources that will practically improve care for whānau who have an apronectomy.
Kairangahau · Researchers
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Professor Matire Harwood
Professor Matire Harwood
Matire Harwood (Ngāpuhi) is the Manukura Rua/Deputy Dean at the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences.A Kaupapa Māori clinical academic, Matire teaches MBChB Years 4 to 6, supervises postgraduate students, and leads clinical and qualitative research with a focus on managing long term conditions in the community.Qualifications:MBChB Auckland, PhD Otago, FRNZCGPDistinctions/Honours:2024 King's Service Medal for Services to Māori Health2023 Butland Teaching Award for Excellence in Research Supervision2022 Community Services Medal, NZ College of GPs2021 Greg Judkins Poetry Award, NZ College of… -
Dr Samantha Grace
Dr Samantha Grace
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Ms Atareta Mangu
Ms Atareta Mangu
Tohunga Talks: Digital Narratives of Tohunga that Nurture Multiliteracies of Ākonga
This project explores how digital narratives of tohunga can be curated to support and enrich the multiliteracies of ākonga, particularly in Te Tai Tokerau. At its heart, Tohunga Talks is a collaborative digital storytelling initiative grounded in Te Tai Tokerau mātauranga tuku iho, Kaupapa Māori research approaches, and the Mana Model.
Kairangahau · Researchers
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Professor Melinda Webber
Professor Melinda Webber
Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Co-Director Melinda Webber is Professor of Education at Te Pūtahi Mātauranga | The Faculty of Arts and Education, Waipapa Taumata Rau | University of Auckland. Melinda specialises in Māori Education and Social Psychology and is the Aotearoa New Zealand co-director of the Atlantic Fellows for Social Equity programme based at The University of Melbourne. She wrote Walking the space between: Identity and Māori/Pakeha (NZCER Press, 2008), co-wrote A fire in the belly of Hineāmaru A collection of narratives about Te Tai Tokerau tupuna & Ka ngangana tonu a Hineāmaru - He… -
Dr Maia Hetaraka
Dr Maia Hetaraka
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Professor Rebecca Jesson
Professor Rebecca Jesson
Dr Rebecca Jesson is Professor in literacy education at the Faculty of Education and Social Work. Rebecca's research is situated in schools and their communities in New Zealand and the Pacific. Her focus is on designing, with teachers, teaching and learning innovations that will improve the literacy learning experiences of students.Rebecca studies the reciprocal relationships between research and teaching. Her studies highlight both the application of research in real world contexts and the application of real world craft to research through teacher decision making, co-design and…
He rau rangatira, he rau MANUKURA: A Māori Model of Education
Keita’s research is a qualitative case study on MANUKURA and sets out to explore what practices and/or principles are gained from the kura that support ākonga Māori in their educational aspirations. To achieve this, Keita is interested in the voices of raukura (graduates) of MANUKURA and their whānau, current senior ākonga and their whānau, kaiako, and key…
Kairangahau · Researchers
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Professor Huia Tomlins-Jahnke
Professor Huia Tomlins-Jahnke
Associate Professor Huia Tomlins Jahnke has been involved as a researcher and research coordinator of the D Company Māori Battalion Oral History Project since 1997 when the Ngāti Kahungunu veterans of D Company established the project. She is Principal Investigator on the NPM project Au e ihu! Nga Morehu TauaThose that are left must endeavour to complete the work. Huia is currently an Professor of Māori Education, and Head of School in the College of Education at Massey University.
Māori Perinatal Mental Health Resource
This research, grounded in Kaupapa Māori and mana wāhine methodologies, explores the experiences of Māori mothers and whānau during the perinatal period. It highlights the expertise of Māori birthing parents and identifies strengths and solutions to address inequities in perinatal mental health care.A publicly accessible resource was developed to share…
E hoa, e hoariri rānei? How will Corbicula Fluminea affect Te Mauri o Waiwaiā?
This project examined the impact of the invasive freshwater gold clam on the mauri of Waiwaia and taonga species in the Waipā River. It assessed the species' role from a Te Ao Māori perspective and proposed culturally grounded responses for environmental protection.
Māori Pharmacists: Staying, going, or gone?
Why do Māori pharmacists stay—or leave—the profession? This project explored the career experiences of Māori pharmacists, using surveys and literature to uncover the key factors influencing their decisions. The findings will help shape a more supportive and sustainable future for Māori in pharmacy.
Māori whānau mental health and addiction journeys
How do Māori experience and navigate cannabis and methamphetamine use in their lives and communities? This kaupapa Māori project internship centred whānau voices to better understand the challenges and solutions from within – aiming to shift the narrative from criminalisation to healing and wellbeing.
INFORMING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MATAURANGA MAORI MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH TOOL
How do whānau define and experience quality engagement from health services? This internship included a Kaupapa Māori-informed literature review to inform development of a maternal mental health tool.
Borrin Internship: Supporting the build of a research and teaching repository for the Indigenisation of the LLB
InternOcean Bartlett, Ngati Porou, Ngāpuhi, University of CanterburySupervisorAdrienne Paul, Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of CanterburyThe internship is provided as part of the prestigious NPM Borrin Foundation Legal Research Internship award.OverviewThe project team is leading the indigenisation of the LLB at the University of Canterbury. This…
Tihei Mauri Ora, Tihei Mana Motuhake: Investigating how trauma impacts rangatahi Māori who offend and their whānau engaged with the youth justice system
This internship project focussed on analysing data to address two questions 1. How does trauma impact Māori youth who offend, and their whānau, and 2. how can their lived experiences and Māori approaches to Trauma Informed Care shape law and policy related to youth justice to foster whānau flourishing?
Effective Co-Governance of Natural Disasters
This project investigated the impacts of Cyclone Gabrielle on Māori and wider communities in Hawke’s Bay, highlighting the delayed government response. It explored how co-governance between Māori and local authorities could improve disaster preparedness and recovery planning.
Raw material identification of toki in the Auckland War Memorial Museum archaeology collection
This internship uncovered the hidden stories of 2,000 toki from Auckland Museum’s collection, combining archaeology and mātauranga Māori to trace their stone origins and reconnect them to whakapapa. The work opens new paths to understand historic resource use, trade, and sustainable practices in Aotearoa.
Providing the voice for kanakana –assisting with storytelling and being part of the restoration journey for this taonga species
This internship is about the kanakana/piharau/pouched lamprey, a struggling fish species in New Zealand due to decline in river water quality, industrialisation, and river alteration.
PARS wars: a systematic review of 'Play, Active Recreation and Sport' (PARS) in promoting mental health among Māori youth
This internship investigates how physical activity and sports (PARS) support the mental wellbeing of rangatahi Māori, combining research review and lived experiences to explore culturally relevant pathways to flourishing.