Full project

Te Awaroa – 1000 Rivers in a State of Ora by 2050

Te Tai Ao - Natural Environment
Dr Daniel Hikuroa
The University of Auckland

Across New Zealand, many rivers are unsafe parts of the ecosystem, with Kiwis seriously concerned about declining river health.

The ‘bottom line’ regulatory approach of the government's freshwater reforms requires coordinated commitment across river stakeholders. Despite the talent and commitment of existing groups, the current fragmented approaches are not achieving the scale and rapidity of change needed; it is not enough to rely on government.

The Intergenerational Reality for Māori Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SME): Building resilience of Māori SMEs for the future

Whai Rawa - Māori Economies
Dr Diane Ruwhiu
Dr Shaun Awatere
University of Otago
Manaaki Whenua

The significance of this research project lies in its contribution to deeper understand what role Māori SMEs have as critical constituents of the Māori Economy. Recent years have seen attention paid to the merit of the Māori economy, based on the potential of an economy worth an estimated $42.6bn in 2013 (Nana, Khan, & Schulze, 2015).

Connections and Flows: Precarious Māori households in austere times

Mauri Ora - Human Flourishing
Dr Mohi Rua
Professor Darrin Hodgetts
University of Waikato
Massey University

In addition to public and scholarly deliberations regarding increased inequalities in society, this project responds to the continued socio-economic exclusion of many Māori households.

We draw on recent scholarship on the precariat as an emerging social class comprised of people experiencing unstable employment, unliveable incomes, inadequate state supports, marginalisation and stigma. Our focus is on the Māori precariat, whose rights are being eroded through punitive labour and welfare reforms.

While we document issues of employment, food, housing and cultural insecurities shaping precarious lives, we also develop a focus on household connections, practices and strengths. This focus is important because connections, practices and strengths can buffer whānau against adversity for a time, render aspects of their lives more liveable, and enable human flourishing.

Te Aho Tapu

Te Tai Ao - Natural Environment
Professor Helen Moewaka Barnes
Dr Garth Harmsworth
Wendy Henwood
Dr Gail Tipa
Massey University
Manaaki Whenua

Māori have a long association with the natural environment and are well-positioned to make important contributions to sustainably managing natural resources in New Zealand and the world.

Kaitiakitanga and other practices provide a powerful foundation for developing paradigms in governance, management, caring, development and benefit-sharing of land, water (freshwater and marine) and other natural resources.

Ngā Moemoea ō Ᾱpōpō: Empowering Taiohi Māori Leaders for the Future

Mauri Ora - Human Flourishing
Dr Joanna Kidman
Professor Huia Tomlins-Jahnke
Victoria University of Wellington
Massey University
Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi

E kore e ngaro nga tapuwae i nga wa o mua,
He arahina ke tatou ki te huarahi nei,
Me hangaia e tatou e tatou ano

We can never erase the footprints of our past,
They lead us to the paths of the future
We carve for ourselves.

In the 21st century, indigenous youth face an uncertain and challenging future. In the years ahead they will need to deal with a daunting range of issues, some of potentially unprecedented scale and scope.

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