Kaupapa Māori

Research focussed on uplifting Te Ao Māori, led by Māori researchers.

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Oranga 2022

Oranga is a suite of kaupapa Māori projects that aim to restore the collective health of trees, forests and people. The team will do this…
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Scientists’ Warning to Humanity on Threats to Indigenous and Local Knowledge Systems

The knowledge systems and practices of Indigenous Peoples and local communities play critical roles in safeguarding the biological and cultural diversity of our planet. Globalization,…
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Te heahea me ngā toi, te hikohiko: Productive Idiocy, mātauranga Māori and Art-activism Strategies in Aotearoa/New Zealand

This article explores what it can mean to navigate notions of productive idiocy with aspects of mātauranga Māori (Māori knowledge), through some recent art-as-activism practices…
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Proceedings and conclusions of a workshop on biodiversity data sharing and sovereignty

Highlights from discussions at this workshop.
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Indigenous Resource Management Plans: Transporting Non-Indigenous People into the Indigenous World

The paper explores the degree to which Indigenous groups perceive that resource management plans they develop are able to help deliver outcomes they seek through…
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Weaving place-based knowledge for culturally significant species in the age of genomics: Looking to the past to navigate the future

Relationships with place provide critical context for characterizing biocultural diversity. Yet, genetic and genomic studies are rarely informed by Indigenous or local knowledge, processes, and…
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Te Kōhanga Āhuru

An ArcGIS storymap created by the Ngāti Mutanga Biodiversity Management Area documenting the research mahi delivered through Te Whakahononga Pou and funded by Ngā Rākau…
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Dr Kiri Dell on what Māori and Pākehā need to consider in their te reo Māori journey

Dr Kiri Dell explores what Māori and Pākehā need to consider for the revitalisation of te reo Maori to become a reality.
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Kaitiakitanga

A storymap exploring the term’s meaning and use in contemporary Aotearoa
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Making the Kāwanatanga Accountable for Te Tiriti: Possible Mechanisms for Fiscal Accountability

Any progress made by Indigenous peoples in advancing accountability within a settler-colony is fragile. At the time of writing, many of the processes that have…
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Te W’are o Ngā Manu Kōrero

Te W’are o Ngā Manu Kōrero – ‘e pukapuka tēnei e kōrero and mō ngā kaupapa tiaki mounga o Taranaki Mounga Project. Kua tu’ia ngā…
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Te Honongā Kawanatanga Māori – Palmerston North

This project has been designed to assist DOC to better understand their challenges and priorities when partnering with Māori, identifying material and resources likely to…
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WEBPAGE: Whare Taonga | Seed Banking

A Te Tira Whakamataki webpage providing information and resources on seed banking: What is Seed Banking (video) The Hub and Spoke Model – Te Tira…
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Conservation and Restoration 2021

It’s a huge challenge to conserve and restore kauri and native plants vulnerable to myrtle rust for future generations. It requires Te Ao Māori world…
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THESIS: He Kākano Ahau: Exploring Everyday Engagement with Rongoā Māori and Well-Being

Rongoā Māori is a holistic healing system based on traditional Māori beliefs and values. Although New Zealanders use rongoā to tend to health and well-being,…
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He taura here ki te taiao

A Māramatanga Indigenous Psychologies seminar presented by Neihana Matamua and Te Rā Moriarty titled: “He taura here ki te taiao – Exploring synchronistic meaning in…
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