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21DSG13KAKAHU HAU: Breath of Cloth, Exploring the holistic essence of cloth, performance, and the lens through prescribed threads to which weave a braided universe of our ‘Primordial Beings’.

Doctoral thesis · Commenced 2021
Bobby Luke (Ngāti Ruanui, Ngaruahine, Taranaki Iwi Nui), Auckland University of Technology This research explores the potential for interdisciplinary-based multimedia, performance, and Fashion design investigations…
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21DSG12He Kohinga Kōrero: A selected group of Māori Showband musicians’ experiences of the 1960s and the creation of the unique Māori Showband identity

Doctoral thesis · Commenced 2021
Louise Mahinarangi, Kewene-Doig (Tainui/ Ngāti Maniapoto), University of OtagoMy research focus is Māori music experiences of the 1960s through the Māori Showband phenomenon. Using Kaupapa Māori and whakapapa research…
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21DSG11Exploring indigenous models of social entrepreneurship and economic theorv: the Aroha Economv

Doctoral thesis · Commenced 2021
Cain Kerehoma (Raukawa, Muaupoko, Porourangi), Massey University This research will explore this new conceptual framework underpinned by matauranga Maori, which is characterised as generous, regenerative and…
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21DSG10Identifying Epigenetic Predictor Markers of Cancer Metastasis using Liquid Biopsies

Doctoral thesis · Commenced 2021
Morgan Jones (Ngāi Tahu), The University of Otago The heterogenic nature of cancer and the ability for cancers to undergo metastasis has presented researchers with a major hurdle towards finding a cure or preventive…
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21DSG09Equitable access to medicines and pharmacist services for older Māori

Doctoral thesis · Commenced 2021
Joanna Hikaka (Ngāruahine), University of Auckland The aim of my research was to develop a pharmacist-facilitated medicines review intervention for Māori older adults in Waitematā DHB. Literature reviews undertaken…
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21DSG08The Intergenerational Rise of Ruku Kai

Doctoral thesis · Commenced 2021
Benjamin Hanara (Ngāti Kahungunu), University of OtagoMy research is to investigate and explore the on-going growth and popularity of ruku kai (diving). As Māori, our beliefs, values and history contributes an extremely…
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21DSG07He Whiringa Muka: The relationship between the Whanganui river, marae and waiata

Doctoral thesis · Commenced 2021
Meri Haami (Iwi affiliation Te Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi, Ngāti Rangi, Ngā Rauru Kītahi, Ngāti Tūwharetoa), Victoria University of WellingtonHe Whiringa Muka is a doctoral study that examines the relationship between the…
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21DSG06Body Sovereignty and the Intersecting Isms

Doctoral thesis · Commenced 2021
Ashlea Gillon (Ngāti Awa, Ngāpuhi), The University of Auckland Fat Indigenous wāhine and our bodies are subject to multiple forms of discrimination and intersecting oppressions. The ways in which fat Māori wāhine…
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21DSG05Te Rito o Te Harakeke: Child Protection and Children's Voices in Aotearoa New Zealand

Doctoral thesis · Commenced 2021
Luke Fitzmaurice (Te Aupōuri), Otago University My research examines Māori perspectives on child protection, children's rights, and children's voices, including the perceived tension between the voices of children…
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21DSG04Māori health and wellbeing: Voices from the margins

Doctoral thesis · Commenced 2021
Christine Elers (Ngāti Kauwhata), Massey University The broad aim of this research is to utilise the culture-centered approach (CCA) to foreground the voices of Whānau Māori, whose lived experiences reflect socio…
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21DSG03A Kōrero with the Maunga: Understanding the significance of Whakapapa on Well-being.

Doctoral thesis · Commenced 2021
Chelsea Cunningham (Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Kai Tahu), Univeristy of Otago The whakapapa that defines my geographical and cultural centre is captured concisely in our pepeha; it represents how we position…
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21DSG02Māori Climate Justice: Energy & Food Sovereignty in Preventing Future Land Confiscations

Doctoral thesis · Commenced 2021
Alison Anitawaru, Cole (Ngāti ;Ruanui, Ngāruahine, Taranaki Whānui), Victoria University of Wellington This research is examines Māori approaches to climate in order to propose an Indigenous foundation for…
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21DSG01Whāia te Ara a Tāwhaki – Pursuing Pathways to to Keep E Māori young people in the New Zealand care system engaged in Education.

Doctoral thesis · Commenced 2021
Tania Cliffe-Tautari (Tania Cliffe-Tautari), The University of Auckland The purpose of this scoping exercise is to explore the research potential of a key issue emerging from my PhD thesis which was titled ‘Cultural…
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21DSG43Te Reo o te Whānau: Second Language Speaking Parents and their First Language Speaking Children

Doctoral thesis · Commenced 2021
Roma Simmons-Donaldson (Ngāti Porou, Taranaki, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāti Kauwhata), University of Otago The aim of this research is to investigate the re-establishment of intergenerational language transmission in…
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21DSG42Emphasising the ordinary in our extraordinary lives. Pūrākau of everyday learning through lived experiences.

Doctoral thesis · Commenced 2021
Sarika Rona (Sarika Rona), Massey University This research will use Kaupapa Māori approaches to bring forward narratives of learning from the candidate's whānau, hapū, and iwi. It is important that specific whānau,…
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21DSG41Te Oriori mō Whakaewa-i-te-rangi: An ontological study

Doctoral thesis · Commenced 2021
Rewa Paewai (Ngāti Rangitāne o Tamaki nui-a-Rua; Ngāti Pikiao), The University of Auckland This doctoral study is primarily philosophical, using theory and Māori ontological concepts to engage with culturally…
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21DSG40Tihei Mauri Ora! An Exploration of Māori Flourishing After Injury

Doctoral thesis · Commenced 2021
Vicky Jane Nelson (Te Ātiawa, Ngāti Ruanui), University of Otago Māori experience significant health inequities compared to non-Māori, and injury incidence and outcomes are no exception. Evidence from the Prospective…
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21DSG39Sprouts of knowledge: Weaving New Knowledge with the Resonance of Ancient Rhythms.

Doctoral thesis · Commenced 2021
Jovan, Mokaraka-Harris (Ngāpuhi, Te Rarawa, Ngāti Wai), Ngāpuhi, Te Rarawa, Ngāti WaiIn the context of Aotearoa New Zealand, prior to our arrival, the native flora, fauna and…
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21DSG38Assembling Māori Kuku Economies

Doctoral thesis · Commenced 2021
Georgia McLellan (Te Whakatōhea & Ngāi Te Rangi), The University of AucklandThrough my PhD research, I intend to explore the assemblage of Māori kuku economies over time. I will explore how Māori kuku economies have…
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21DSG37Hauora Rangatahi Maaori: Assessing the appropriateness and acceptability of health-related quality of life measures for rangatahi Maaori

Doctoral thesis · Commenced 2021
Georgia, McCarty (Waikati Tainui, Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa), University of Otago Understanding the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) preferences of rangatahi Maaori and adapting or creating a specific HRQoL…
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21DSG36How can technologies that use AI techniques provide for cultural well-being for whānau and their futures?

Doctoral thesis · Commenced 2021
Petera Hudson (Te Whakatoohea), Waikato University This research takes the position that technologies using AI techniques are promoting a diversity crisis throughout industry, academia, and society. These techniques…
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21DSG35Deborah Heke (Nga Puhi, Te Arawa), Auckland University of Technology Tūpuna Māori were a strong and active people whose relationship with their natural environment was fundamental to their ability to adapt and flourish in challenging environments.  It is

Doctoral thesis · Commenced 2021
Deborah Heke (Nga Puhi, Te Arawa), Auckland University of Technology Tūpuna Māori were a strong and active people whose relationship with their natural environment was fundamental to their ability to adapt and…
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21DSG34Tracking indicators of mental health: The case of antidepressants in streams

COVID project · Commenced 2021
Sky Caitlyn Halford (Ngati Kahungunu ki Wairarapa, Rangitane o Wairarapa), University of Canterbury Antidepressant medications are .frequently prescribed medications, with over 600,000 New Zealanders taking an…
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21DSG33Imagining an Indigenous Embodiment oflmprovisation and Spontaneous Composition.

Doctoral thesis · Commenced 2021
Riki Neihana Gooch (Patuharakeke, Ngāti Wai, Ngāti Mahanga Hourua), University of Otago The intention is to create a lexicon of musical conducting gestures that embody the physical movements, symbolism, and form that…
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