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22MR14The Interaction of Tikanga Māori Law, Climate Change and Tort Law

Matakitenga project · Commenced 2022 · Completed 2024
Project SummaryA new era is emerging in Aotearoa’s legal landscape—one where tikanga Māori is increasingly being recognised, tested, and applied within the state legal system. In 2021, Te Kōti Whenua Māori (the Māori…
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22MR13 Toiora, Hauora: Developing Māori arts-based pedagogy for whānau wellbeing

Matakitenga project · Commenced 2022 · Completed 2024
Toiora, Hauora is a Kaupapa Māori arts-based collaboration that theorises the pedagogy of Māori creative practices, specifically focusing on how Māori arts can support flourishing Māori whānau wellbeing.
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22MR12Motiti Marae and Tapuiwahine A12 whenua landblocks: The seen and the unseen – Exploring whenua and waterways ecosystems through sonic mapping and LiDar scanning technologies.

Matakitenga project · Commenced 2022 · Completed 2023
Motiti Marae and Tapuiwahine A12 whenua are full of unseen stories, rhythms, and vibrational energies. This research brought together cutting-edge sonic mapping and LiDar scanning technologies to explore the ecosystems…
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22MR06Kai Piro, Oranga Tangata: Māori Fermented Food and Derived Health Benefits to Māori

Matakitenga project · Commenced 2022 · Completed 2023
Revitalising kai piro – reconnecting traditional Māori food practices with community health, cultural identity, and future innovation.
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22MR03Combatting bias in schools: A Kaupapa Māori study into students’ experiences of racism by Māori, with Māori, for the benefit of Māori

Matakitenga project · Commenced 2022 · Completed 2023
Despite growing calls for anti-racism in education, many interventions fall short of meaningful impact. This kaupapa Māori project listened directly to Māori students in Northland to document their lived experiences of…
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22PHD07Mō ngā uri whakatipu: Women leaders paving a pathway for future generations in governance

Doctoral thesis · Commenced 2022 · Completed 2026
What does Māori women’s leadership in governance look like when told through their own voices? This project centres wāhine rangatira experiences and mentorship to develop a mana wāhine-led model of leadership and…
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Aituā: Death in a changing Māori World

Whakaaweawe - featured impact · Commenced 2022 · Completed 2022
Tangi is the ultimate form of Māori cultural and community expression. Addressing the dearth of scholarly information, this study considers tangi practice, whakapapa, changing environments, community values, sharing…
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21-24RP01He oranga whānau: mahi ngātahi: Whānau livelihoods within the context of work and Māori economies of wellbeing

Research Programme · Commenced 2022 · Completed 2025
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…
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23PHD08He whakapapa o ngā whare tikanga Māori me te uruhi ai i ngā ture mā i te Pākeha: A history of Māori building practises and imposed Pākehā building legislations

Doctoral thesis · Commenced 2022 · Completed 2025
Savannah’s research aims to compile mātauranga of whare tikanga (Māori building practises) to understand the processes and practices involved in customary whare Māori (Māori buildings) construction.
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23PHD22Kia rere te hekatai kei runga kia panonitia i te rehutai ¬– the transformative power of creative flows, tracing the spirals of mauri, wairua and ha

Doctoral thesis · Commenced 2022 · Completed 2025
The research considers our whanaungatanga relationships and whakapapa connections to ngā rākau and ngāhere. This has led to the creation of a plant-based 16mm film developer, replacing the environmentally damaging Kodak…
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23PHD27Pīkau i te Anamata: Re-imagining whānaucentric parenting practices in Aotearoa

Doctoral thesis · Commenced 2022 · Completed 2025
Arianna’s project demonstrates that connecting to the practice of pīkau where our tipuna carried their babies on their backs provides an active place to reclaim the strengths of our earliest parenting traditions as a…
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23PHD19Towards developing a Māori theory of fragmentation

Commenced 2022 · Completed 2025
Simon’s research is concerned with the imposition of Western thought on Māori which has displaced our ways of knowing and being. Colonisation is most visible in the political and biophysical spheres, however, less…
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23PHD16Making Mōkihi: Kāi Tahu Learning and Care of Our Iwi and Gender Identities

Matakitenga project · Commenced 2022 · Completed 2025
Ahinata’s project engages with the experiences of wāhine and gender diverse Kāi Tahu, informed by iwi and gender specific contexts, in order to answer the question: How do we as wāhine and gender diverse Kāi Tahu learn…
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21-24RP02Research to Interrupt Racism and (In)equity (RIRI)

Research Programme · Commenced 2022 · Completed 2025
This research programme dives beneath the surface to expose how efforts to address racism in Aotearoa can be symbolic, sidelining Māori worldviews and limiting true transformation. Led through a kaupapa Māori lens,…
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22MR10Hikairo whānau book series – Culturally responsive teaching in Aotearoa

Matakitenga project · Commenced 2022 · Completed 2023
Project SummaryCurrently, the New Zealand Education system is failing Māori in almost every measure of educational progression. A significant part of the problem is the lack of cultural competence of the non-Māori…
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22PHD11The Inequities of the NASC system in Aotearoa for Whaikaha Māori

Doctoral thesis · Commenced 2022 · Completed 2025
This project explores the barriers Māori whānau face in accessing disability funding through New Zealand’s Needs Assessment and Coordination system. Combining a literature review with interviews of whānau and Kaupapa…
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22PHD09Utilising Mātauranga to Guide Biomedical Research

Doctoral thesis · Commenced 2022 · Completed 2025
This research draws on mōteatea, whakataukī, and insights from Māori experts to illuminate the ethical foundations of Kaupapa Māori methodologies. By mapping these principles against Western theories, it guides…
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21-22INT08Tūrou Hawaiki: Morning karakia and waiata as a culturally responsive pedagogy

Internship project · Commenced 2021 · Completed 2022
This internship explored the wellbeing benefits of daily karakia and waiata at the University of Canterbury, highlighting their role in fostering cultural connection and belonging. Using a braided rivers methodology,…
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21-22INTC01Te Pītau Whakarei Karahipi Scholarship - Seagrass Restoration

Internship project · Commenced 2021 · Completed 2022
This project advanced seagrass restoration in Aotearoa by building on new evidence that Zostera muelleri produces viable seeds, enabling less invasive restoration methods. It supports large-scale recovery of these…
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21-22INTBOR01The Legitimacy of Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Under International Law: Case Studies from the Americas

Internship project · Commenced 2021 · Completed 2022
This internship examined how the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples has influenced domestic law reforms, drawing lessons from Canada, Belize, and beyond. It explored strategies for Indigenous peoples…
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21-22INT11Explore the historical context of Lake Karapiro to support Māori holistic wellbeing

Internship project · Commenced 2021 · Completed 2022
This internship explored Lake Karāpiro’s cultural narratives to support Māori holistic wellbeing and challenge colonial environmental views. Using indigenous frameworks, the project contributed to decolonising health…
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21-22INT04Tautohetohe: The Art of Debate

Internship project · Commenced 2021 · Completed 2022
This project investigated the linguistic features of te reo Māori in formal debates (tautohetohe) broadcast in the 1990s, supporting the development of Papa Reo—an Indigenous-led multilingual language research platform.
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21-22INT12Whakarauora: Whanganui pātaka construction

Internship project · Commenced 2021
This internship supported the Whakarauora Project by researching traditional Whanganui pātaka practices to help revive customary fishing and storage methods. Working with Te Morehu Whenua, the project contributes to…
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21-22INT06Separatism, or sovereignty? Exploring social media and news media narratives of Maaori tino-rangatiratanga in politics and health

Internship project · Commenced 2021 · Completed 2022
This internship analysed how race and racism are framed in New Zealand’s social and traditional media around key issues like constitutional reform and Māori health. Guided by a research team, the intern conducted…
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