Kaupapa Māori

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

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Hōhā Riha: Pest Insect Control in Māori Tradition

Ongoing Māori connections to natural environments mean that tangata whenua ‘people of the land’ and mātauranga Māori ‘Māori knowledge’ must be key to identifying, designing…
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‘Pūrākau o te Ngahere’: Indigenous Māori Interpretations, Expressions and Connection to Taonga Species and Biosecurity Issues

The utility of mātauranga Māori (Māori knowledges) in Aotearoa|New Zealand Forest conservation is not particularly visible in research and policy. Indeed, current forest biosecurity processes…
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Steps towards authentic Te Tiriti o Waitangi relationships at a local government level

The Review into the Future for Local Government (The Review) is an independent review exploring new approaches to local governance where communities can “prosper and…
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Oranga Programme – Critical Friend Measurement Framework 2022

The purpose of this framework is to help us measure progress at the Oranga Program level. This means that the contents of this report, although…
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Reimagining governance for ‘Yellowstone’ modelled national parks in the new era of indigenous legal recognition

National parks provide an ideal locale for considering Indigenous customary rights and interests in modern landscapes. This is particularly true for national parks modelled on…
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Hōhonu – deepening Te Ao Māori within Aotearoa New Zealand’s environmental restoration work

I te timatanga, ko Māori te mātauranga tuatahi o Aotearoa   Te Ao Māori was the first lore of environmental caretaking in Aotearoa New Zealand.…
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Opportunities for modern genetic technologies to maintain and enhance Aotearoa New Zealand’s bioheritage

In the past few years genetic technologies springing from advances in DNA sequencing (so-called high-throughput sequencing), and/or from CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing, have been proposed as…
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Tauranga Moana – Mauao

Ngā Pūrākau o Tauranga Moana: Pōhutukawa Moana An ArcGIS storymap created by the Tauranga Moana Biodiversity Management Area documenting the research mahi delivered through Te…
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Matauranga-guided screening of New Zealand native plants reveals flavonoids from kanuka (Kunzea robusta) with anti-Phytophthora activity

Kauri is an ecologically important and culturally treasured tree species in Aotearoa New Zealand. It is under threat from the pathogenic oomycete Phytophthora agathidicida, which causes…
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Using long-term experimental restoration of agroecosystems in Aotearoa New Zealand to improve implementation of Nature-based Solutions for climate change mitigation

Tree planting has long played a major role in the New Zealand Government’s approach to climate mitigation and is increasingly understood as important for climate…
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Me Tū ā-Uru An Action Plan for a Flourishing an Abundant Environment 2023

This report presents a vision for a healthier natural environment, and for healthier long-term human and environmental relationships.
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Crazy & Ambitious 4: Me Tū ā-Uru – Together for a flourishing Aotearoa

Online presentation from Crazy & Ambitious 4: Me Tū ā-Uru – Together for a flourishing Aotearoa, with Maria Bargh, Victoria University of Wellington.
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Te Honongā Kawanatanga Māori – Rotorua

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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Mātauranga Māori Framework for Surveillance – Issues Paper

Working with Tangata Kokiri and mana whenua, ‘an issues paper’, provides the foundation for potential impacts for mana whenua and their whanau/hapū, communities and other…
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Safeguarding Māori Cultural Rights and Stewardship: Te Tira Whakamātaki’s Position Paper on Seed Conservation

This document represents TTW’s expectations or principles when seed banking with Māori communities. We do not wish to speak on behalf of all iwi, hapū,…
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Crazy & Ambitious 2 – 2019

A playlist of presentations given at New Zealand’s Biological Heritage Science Challenge conference, Crazy & Ambitious 2. 20 – 21 May 2019, Te Papa Wellington.
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