MĀRAMATANGA

Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga was first established in 2002 with the founding Joint Director's - Professors Linda Tuhiwai Smith and Michael Walker. Professor Sir Hirini Moko Mead named the centre "Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga", one that references the following whakatauki or proverb... Our mission is to grow and enhance excellent Māori researchers and Māori-led research that together build the foundations for flourishing Māori futures. Te reo, tikanga and mātauranga, our vast network of Māori researchers, communities and partners in transformation define and distinguish Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga as New Zealand's Māori Centre of Research Excellence... In the period 2002 to 2010, the centre focused on addressing disparities in Māori participation and success in tertiary education and research training. One of our initial goals was to attain a total of 500 Māori PhDs (completed and enrolled), and over subsequent years successful participation in doctoral programmes rapidly increased to the point..

Primary location: Auckland New Zealand