NPM E-PĀNUI

NPM is excited to begin 2025 by welcoming on board a new Pou Matarua, Professor Melinda Webber (Te Paatu, Ngāti Hau, Ngāti Hine, Ngāti Whakaue).

What a month it has been with NPM welcoming 661 delegates from across the globe to the International Indigenous Research Conference (IIRC) at Waipapa Taumata Rau.

The NPM offices are abuzz with activity and excitement as we head into our biggest ever International Indigenous Research Conference yet.

Our NPM team has been working hard over the past month to confirm the programme for IIRC24 which will be held at

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He Maimai Aroha
Kaupapa Matua: Kaumātuatanga

In last month’s e-pānui we announced that Distinguished Professor Marcia Langton AO FASSA FTSE will be the opening keynote for our International Indigenous Research Conference to be held in Tāmaki

With the arrival of Matariki, our NPM whānau took some much needed time to rest and reflect - remembering those who have passed, celebrating the present with loved ones, and looking forward t

Two major events defined the month of Haratua (May).

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.