Ngā mihi mō te wā o
Hineraumati!
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Every summer we welcome Māori students who are taking up research internships in every part of the country. Most are post-graduate students but some are senior undergraduates or even PhD students.
They are encouraged to look beyond their disciplines and universities and to share and listen to others as they pursue a research activity under the supervision of knowledgeable and experienced Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Māori researchers.
This is Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga in action with interns emerging at the end of summer more knowledgeable of a specific research issue, more aware of working as part of a team, and nationally connected across a powerful network of fellow interns and leading Māori researchers. But there is more.
Many of our researchers and interns are intimately engaged at the level of community, in the ordinary everyday lives of Māori people, organisations and activities. Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga is about being in the lives of our people and we work in a significant variety of ways to achieve this. Being a Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga intern is much more than just ‘doing a project’.
It is about transforming lives and imagining futures - flourishing futures - for both students and supervisors, the communities and organisations they engage with.
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So, as you’re all taking a well-earned break over the festive season, have a thought for our interns who will continue to be beavering away and importantly, advancing our understanding of the world.
Kāti rā, e kore e mutu ngā mahi nō Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga
Hakoa, he wā tāngia manawa e kainamu mai nei
Tāwhaitia tonutia te akaaka matua tō te kairangahau Māori
Nā reira, Koutou e whakatā manawa, e hoki ipukarea
Noho haumaru i raro i ngā pupuhi o te haukāenga
Mauri ora!
Nā Professor Linda Waimarie Nikora
NPM Co-Director
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HIGHLIGHT ON: RACISM IN OUR TERTIARY SECTOR
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Glass Ceilings In New Zealand Universities: Inequities In Māori And Pacific Promotions And Earnings
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The latest paper in the MAI Journal by Dr Tara McAllister, Dr Jesse Kokaua, Dr Sereana Naepi, Professor Joanna Kidman and Dr Reremoana Theodore has stimulated robust discussion throughout Aotearoa.
Infographic Credit: Anna McAllister
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It examines the ethnic inequities in earnings and promotions for Māori and Pacific academics within New Zealand universities. Moreover, it examines whether these inequities could be explained by differences in research performance, age or field using a globally unique dataset: New Zealand’s PBRF.
Read the paper here:
MAI Journal Article V9_3
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Co-author Dr Reremoana Theodore being interviewed on Breakfast TV
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Second Open Letter By Māori Professors Support Glass Ceiling Research And Reissue Call For A National Review Of Universities
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In response to the recent MAI Journal paper "Glass Ceilings In New Zealand Universities: Inequities in Māori and Pacific promotions and earnings" – Māori professors from across all 8 of Aotearoa New Zealand’s Universities, penned a second letter to the government reissuing their call for an urgent national review of the tertiary sector for Te Tiriti o Waitangi compliance.
Read the letter here: Open Letter
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Bicultural, bilingual, bijural: a plan for a new model of legal education in Aotearoa
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In a year that has had the spotlight focussed on racial inequities around the globe University of Otago Law Professor and NPM Co-Director Professor Jacinta Ruru weighs in on the national discussion around racism in the tertiary sector with an opinion piece that dreams for a bijural, bicultural, bilingual legal profession.
Read Article: Spinoff Opinion Piece
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SNAP ON PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
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Media Savvy Course For Māori Researchers
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NPM hosted another Media Savvy workshop in Auckland this month.
The immersive two day workshop is designed for NPM affiliated researchers to be trained in a wide range of practical communication skills that will enable them to not only better engage with media, but also with their networks and communities.
It provides the skills required to raise their research profiles, reach new audiences, adapt their messages and approach media directly with more confidence.
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Researchers who attended were galvanised by the opportunity that the workshops provided to not only learn new skills, but also create connections with fellow researchers and learn about the exciting new project work that is underway across the country.
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Dr Rangimarie Turuki Rose Pere CM CBE
(Ngāi Tūhoe, Ngāti Ruapani, Ngāti Kahungunu)
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Photo Source: Linked-In
Kei te ruānuku e Te Rangimārie
Nā tō wehenga kua pōwhara te ao Māori
Hoake nā ki te paenga purapura tuawhiti
He tōhunga matekite nō te ao whakapata
Kua ea ai tō rahi, tō ihi tē taea te wareware
Nā tō Hinenuitepō porokī, kua riro
Nā reira, takoto pū ki tōna korowai manaaki
E Te Rangimārie, our esteemed Wisdom Keeper and Tōhunga Tipua
The Māori world has become impoverished by your departure
Travel swift now to the gathering place of chiefs
For your great contribution has been realised and will not be forgotten
Rest now, in the eternal sleep of the Goddess of the night
Kei te mūrau a te nuipuku
Nei a Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga e mihi e tangi
Haere e Te Aitanga a Tiki, okioki ai
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FAREWELLS
We acknowledge some dear colleagues who have helped shape Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga over many years as they now move on to further enhance their careers.
Daniel Patrick, our NPM Executive Director since 2011, has now been appointed Director of New Zealand's Biological Heritage National Science Challenge, based at Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research. Over the past few weeks we have been acknowledging his remarkable service to Māori research excellence.
Media & Communications Advisor, Michael Hennessey has a left after six years of leading NPM’s communications to take on a new role with New Zealand Trade and Enterprise as Communications Specialist. Mike has been instrumental in working with us to share and celebrate the stories of Māori research excellence.
MAI Journal Coordinator Carel Smith leaves us after two years of expertly managing the MAI Journal to pursue her own exciting enterprising aspirations.
We wish them all the very best in their new endeavours, and will remain in close association with them as they continue to flourish in their careers.
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NPM OFFICES CLOSED FOR HOLIDAY PERIOD
Our secretariat offices will be closed for the holiday period, reopening on Monday 18 January. We are all looking forward to a restful and enjoyable summer break with whānau and friends.
Ngā mihi mō te wā whakatā,
Ngā mihi anō hoki mō te tau hou!
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