Disease Narratives and Artistic Alternatives
The dominant colonial scientific narrative of managing disease is one of risk, response, and control. This narrative, while shifting, continues to frame the priorities and…
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Te Mauri o te Kauri me te Ngahere: Indigenous Knowledge, te Taiao (the Environment) and Wellbeing.
Ko te kauri he rākau rongonui, he rākau rangatira puta noa i Te Tai Tokerau. The kauri (Agatha australis) is a chiefly tree that represents…
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Why understanding the biology of Phytophthora agathidicida matters – Jochem Vink
Presented as part of the Kaurilands Summit 2023, hosted by Ngā Rākau Taketake. To find out more about the Control, Protect, Cure research theme…
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Indigenous Biosecurity: Māori Responses to Kauri Dieback and Myrtle Rust in Aotearoa New Zealand
It is widely acknowledged that Indigenous peoples have traditional knowledge relevant to modern environmental management. By asserting roles within associated science and policy networks, such…
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Te Whakahononga – Episode 1
Te Whakahononga led a new approach to scientific research aiming to ensure equitable status for mātauranga Māori alongside western knowledge, and mana whenua with researchers…
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Ngāti Rēhia: Ngā Rākau Taketake Summary Report
An ArcGIS storymap created by the Ngāti Rēhia Biodiversity Management Area documenting the research mahi delivered through Te Whakahononga Pou and funded by Ngā Rākau…
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THESIS: Exploring the Role of Drama in Environmental Education: A Case Study on Child Agency and Participation on Aotea Great Barrier Island
Environmental education is increasingly important worldwide as complex environmental challenges continue to emerge. Aotearoa-New Zealand is not exempt from this, with extreme weather events, ecosystem…
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Mātauranga Māori in the Mātauranga Māori Framework for Surveillance of Plant Pathogens – A Literature Review
This report has been commissioned by Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research as part of the research programme ‘Mātauranga Māori Framework for Surveillance (MMFS) of Plant Pathogens’.…
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Indigenous Knowledges of forest and biodiversity management: how the watchfulness of Māori complements and contributes to disaster risk reduction
The United Nations Sendai Framework 2015-30 for disaster risk reduction (DRR) reaffirms the role of Indigenous Knowledges (IK) as complementing and contributing to more effective…
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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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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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Toitū te Ngahere Lesson Plan
Toitū te Ngahere, the Arts in Schools for Forest Health project, was a collaborative research project involving university researchers, five primary schools and their communities,…
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Dots Mark the Spot
On the footsteps of kauri forest users with bingo dabbers — a novel participatory mapping method with Aotearoa’s park rangers. A storymap outlining research where,…
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Saving a forest from kauri dieback with rongoā Māori
As the fight against kauri dieback continues, a traditional Maori healer is using indigenous medicine to help save the ancient trees. Tohe Ashby belongs to…
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Control, Protect, Cure 2022
The ‘Control, Protect, Cure’ team have been using an extensive outreach process to develop and socialise new technologies, assess important values and concerns, and ensure…
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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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