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Toi Ako – Developing Māori Arts Pedagogy: A Kaupapa Māori Literature Review

This article weaves together literature to theorise whatu – the traditional Māori practice of weaving used to make cloaks – as a toi Māori (Māori arts) pedagogy. In its simplest form, pedagogy can be understood as the deliberate processes by… Continue Reading →

Whakarongo ki te Tangi! – Listen to Our Tears, Listen to Our Call! Learnings from a Summer Research Mentorship to Grow Kaupapa Māori Community Health Researchers

This co-authored paper centres the Māori cultural practice of tangi, both as a way to heal and to be heard, for four new and emerging Māori community health researchers involved in a Kaupapa Māori research mentorship. If research mentorships are… Continue Reading →

Using Kaupapa Māori Research to Inform Practice

This paper explores the profound connections between Kaupapa Māori research and practice through the reflections of Māori practitioners. As part of a Kaupapa Māori research internship funded by Te Whatu Ora, hosted at Ngā Wai a Te Tūī, and co-led… Continue Reading →

Growing Kaupapa Māori Research Capabilities and Confidence Through Whanaungatanga as Research Mentorship

The Ngā Wai a Te Tūī – Hiringa Hauora Summer Research Mentorship is a kaupapa Māori collaboration to increase hauora Māori (Māori wellbeing) research capacity. The idea of research internships is not new, nor is a focus on hauora Māori…. Continue Reading →