Whakakitenga |
Our Vision

He pukenga wai,

ka puta he tāngata.

He pukenga rākau,

ka puta he kōrero.

Whakatakanga | Mission

To lead innovative kaupapa Māori research that contributes to te puna mātauranga and supports flourishing whānau, hapū, iwi, marae and Māori communities

Ngā Uara | Our Values

Ngākau Mahaki

Kia ngākau mahaki tetāhi ki tetāhi

Mahi Kotahitanga

To develop meaningful relationships across the research sector with Māori communities and the organisation.

Rangatiratanga

To demonstrate kaupapa Māori research leadership.

Whakaritenga

To exercise te reo, tikanga and mātauranga Māori in all our activities

Kaitiakitanga

To affirm our connection and responsibility to the wellbeing of all things

Ngā Whainga | Goals

whāinga kotahi | Goal 1

To sustain sources of mātauranga.

whāinga rua | goal 2

To activate Kaupapa Māori research with communities.

whāinga toru | Goal 3

To provide rangahau opportunities that enable intergenerational knowledge transmission.

Ngā Wai

Wai Ora

Te reo, tikanga and mātauranga Māori

Wai Māori

Whānau, hapū, marae, iwi and community leadership and social change

Wairua

Education, health and well-being

Wai Ti

Building, design and landscape

Wai Ta

Māori economic and environmental innovations

Kaupapa Rangahau | Research Projects

Check out some of our mahi we've been working on!

Te Manaaki o te Marae Project

'Te Manaaki o te Marae' is a collaborative research project with Te Puea Memorial Marae, that investigated the role of marae in the Tāmaki housing crisis (2017-2019). This project was funded by Kāinga Tahi, Kāinga Rua, Building Better Homes, Towns and Cities, National Science Challenge.

Watch Dana's story here, to learn more about the Manaaki Tangata Programme at Te Puea Memorial Marae.

Whakarongo ki te tangi a te mātūī, “Tūī, tūi, tūī tūīa!"
Tūīa i runga, tūīa i raro, tūīa i roto, tūīa i waho.
Tūīa rātou kua mene atu ki te pō uriuri, ki te pō tangotango, ki te pō e oti atu ai
Tūīa te here tangata ki te whai ao, ki te ao mārama
Tihei mauri ora!