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As a national Centre of Research Excellence, we value the connections that we have to our 21 partners Te Tira Takimano who share our vision of research that empowers flourishing Māori futures. This month we were grateful to be hosted on the whenua of Waikato-Tainui College for Research and Development for our two-day Kāhui Ārahi research impact wānanga. The wānanga was a timely opportunity for our senior leadership team to take a deep dive into research impact from a Te Ao Māori lens and to learn more about the research aspirations and priorities of our iwi partner. We look forward to taking our strategies and actions forward into 2026 and beyond.

As we head into another busy year, we are grateful for our whānau at NPM and Kanapu who approach everything they do with purpose and commitment to our shared vision of flourishing Māori futures. In this e-pānui, we farewell those who have made an enduring contribution to NPM – including our longest serving AlterNative Co-Editor Professor Tracey McIntosh – and welcome in new team members. We also reflect on the re-release of Ngā Mōteatea, the extraordinary four-volume collection of Māori songs and chants, and get up close and personal with a giant glowing earthworm and 2026 Bug of the Year contender, Noke Waiū (Anisochaeta gigantea).

Our NPM team has been working hard over the past month to confirm the programme for IIRC24 which will be held at Waipapa Taumata Rau, 12 - 15 November. With more than 500 participants confirmed, seven keynotes and 200+ paper presentations, IIRC24 is not to be missed!

Amid ongoing efforts by the coalition government to redefine Aotearoa’s founding document, Te Tiriti o Waitangi, Māori around the motu continue to collectivise and strategize ways forward. The recent ‘Designing our Constitution’ conference at Waipapa Taumata Rau was one such initiative.