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21-22INT02Unravelling the Whakapapa and Pūrākau of the Waikouaiti Recreation Reserve

Internship project · Commenced 2021 · Completed 2022
This project explored how the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi align—or conflict—with the management of public reserves, through a case study of Waikouaiti Recreation Reserve in the Kāti Huirapa ki Puketeraki rohe. …
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21-22INT01Whakapapa: Whānau Narratives

Internship project · Commenced 2021 · Completed 2022
This project explored whānau-submitted narratives to understand the potential of whānau research in reclaiming knowledge, supporting healing, and navigating barriers. The intern analysed submissions and reflected on…
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21-22INT03Tūrou 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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21-22INT07Te Au Roa – Predator sound lure trial: Draw possums out of those difficult to reach places on Taranaki Mounga

Internship project · Commenced 2021 · Completed 2022
This project trialled a bush-ready acoustic sound lure, co-developed with Auroa School students, to help draw out remaining possums from hard-to-reach areas of the Kaitake ranges. Supporting Taranaki Mounga Project and…
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21-22INT10Investigating traditional mahinga kai practices of preservation throughout Aotearoa

Internship project · Commenced 2021 · Completed 2022
This internship compiled a database of traditional Māori food preservation practices to better understand archaeological midden sites and mahinga kai history. Working with Otago’s SPAR team, the project links…
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21-22INTNP1He Tohu Maumahara ki a Paora Mato

Internship project · Commenced 2021 · Completed 2022
This internship created a 3D-printed Tekoteko trophy using a biodegradable harakeke filament to honor the memory of Dr Paora Mato. The project blends traditional Māori carving with contemporary art, sparking…
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He huringa āhuarangi, he huringa ao: a changing climate, a changing world

Full project · Commenced 2021 · Completed 2021
A new report from Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga (NPM) and Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research provides guidance for Te Ao Māori on climate change adaptation and mitigation. He huringa āhuarangi, he huringa ao: a…
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21DSG30Tōku Reo, Tōku Matemateāone

Doctoral thesis · Commenced 2021
Hana Mereraiha Skerrett-White ( Ngā Tahu, Ngāti Pikiao, Tainui, Taranaki), University of Canterbury The sociology of te reo Māori is the study of the relations between te reo Māori and Māori society, Māori values,…
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21DSG29Carers of Elderly Whānau: their invisible reality

Doctoral thesis · Commenced 2021
Te Piere Warahi (Ng>āti Maniapoto), The University of Auckland My thesis addresses the question: What is the value of care to the carers? To achieve this objective, I interviewed thirteen participants from the…
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21DSG28Novel inhibitors for combating obligate anaerobic pathogens

Doctoral thesis · Commenced 2021
Essie Van Zuylen (Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Kahungunu), University of OtagoThe purpose of this PhD project is to identify and characterise new drugs which are effective against obligate anaerobic pathogens. Our research is…
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21DSG27A Gendered Approach to Indigenous Self-determination in Realising the Right of Māori Women to Live Free from Violence.

Doctoral thesis · Commenced 2021
Hannah van Wilsem vos (Ngāi Tahu), Universtiy of WaikatoThe purpose of this thesis is to explore how the right of indigenous women to live free from violence could be more effectively realised by taking a gendered…
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21DSG26BEING ADOPTED: The Lifelong search for Self

Doctoral thesis · Commenced 2021
Jenni Tupu (Ngāpuhi, Te Aupōuri, Ngāti Hine, Sāmoa), University of OtagoThis research considers the identity journeys of Māori who were adopted during the closed adoption period 1955-1985 in Aotearoa. This work…
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21DSG25Me titiro whakamuri, kia anga whakamua

Doctoral thesis · Commenced 2021
Kahurangi, Tipene (Waikato Tainui), University of Otago I raro i ngaa parirau o te whakatakanga Marsden o Associate Professor Karyn Paringatai, he aronga taaku ki te titiro atu ki ngaa takahanga, ki ngaa wheako…
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21DSG24Beyond structuralism: Exploring semantic-based approaches to describing the Māori language in grammar books and textbooks for pedagogical purposes

Doctoral thesis · Commenced 2021
Michael Taiapa (Ngāti Porou, Ngāpuhi), Waikato University Since the 1950s, the advancements in second language acquisition and grammar theories in English language studies has had a profound impact on its own…
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21DSG23I ahatia taku reo Maori? What happened to my language? Tracking intergenerational transmission of te reo Maori.

Doctoral thesis · Commenced 2021
Paia Taani (Ngāi Tūhoi, Ngāti Whare, Te Upokorehe, Ngāti Wakaue The aim of this research is to investigate whanau use of te reo Maori in order to support, inform and influence current and future intergenerational…
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21DSG22A Maori Legal History of Wairarapa Moana

Doctoral thesis · Commenced 2021
Oliver Skinner (Waikato Tainui), University of Otago This thesis is a legal history of Wairarapa Moana, the wetlands comprising lakes Wairarapa and Onoke and their tributaries, from early Maori occupation of the area…
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21DSG21Hauora Kaumatua Maori, Mai I te Wheiao ki te ao Mlrama/ Maori Elders' Health & Wellbeing in Life Transitions

Doctoral thesis · Commenced 2021
Pita Shelford (Te Rararawa, Ngāpuhi), University of Waikato My research is connected to an Ageing Well National Science Challenge funded project: Kaumatua mana motuhake (KMM): Kaumfltua managing life-transitions…
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21DSG20Understanding contemporary Māori demographic birth patterns

Doctoral thesis · Commenced 2021
Moana Rarere (Rongomaiwahine, Nga.ti Kahungunu ki Wairoa/ki Heretaun a, Tiihoe, N ati Whare, Te O okorehe), Waikato University My doctorate critically reviews Maori birth patterns in demography. Since the late 1970s…
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21DSG19Taku Waiora

Doctoral thesis · Commenced 2021
Awhina Ruby Pitiroi (Ngati Tuwharetoa, Ngai Tai, gati Raukawa, Waikato-Maniapoto, Tuhoe), Victoria University of Wellington My background is in Kura Kaupapa Māori education. I have led various water enhancement…
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21DSG18Kura Huna: How to protect Māori Intellectual Property Rights for on screen Māori material?

Doctoral thesis · Commenced 2021
Hineani Melbourne (Ngāti Pōrou, Maniapoto), Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiarangi Since the inception of film to the present day in New Zealand Māori people, their language and customs have been recorded on film or other…
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21DSG17Whakatipuria he rangatira

Doctoral thesis · Commenced 2021
May Jane McKenzie (Tūhoe, Ngāti Porou), Te ;Whare Wananga o AwanuiarangiKa arotahi teneki tuhinga whakapae ki te whakawhanaketanga o nga rangatira o te hapii o Ngati Haka ki Tawhia o te iwi o Ngai Tiihoe. Kai te…
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21DSG16Mahi Rangatira in the Entrepreneurial Context: Past and present

Doctoral thesis · Commenced 2021
Abigail McClutchie (Te Rarawa, Ngāti Porou), The University of Auckland This research explores ‘mahi rangatira’ as central to Māori entrepreneurship, innovation and risk. Māori have a long history of entrepreneurship…
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21DSG15 Taringa Whakarongo – Older Māori and whānau experiences of hearing loss and hearing services.

Doctoral thesis · Commenced 2021
Alehandrea Raiha Manuel (Ngāti Porou), The University of AucklandMy PhD research entitled ‘Taringa Whakarongo: older Māori and whānau experiences of hearing loss and hearing services’ seeks to…
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21DSG14Ka Hao te Rangatahi / Exploring School and Work pathways for Rangatahi Maori I youth growing up in Aotearoa Gang spaces.

Doctoral thesis · Commenced 2021
Bonnie Maihi (Waikato Tanui, Ngāti Maniapoto), University of WaikatoThis study explored school and work pathways for our rangatahi Maori growing up and located in Aotearoa gang spaces. Through interviews it gained an…
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