A new study has found self-testing for cervical cancer screening could save Māori women's lives. The study found Māori women were more receptive to self-testing, citing whakamā, lack of time and fear of discomfort as the current barriers to screening.
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Examining Tairāwhiti voyaging philosophies
The list of recipients of the Health Research Council of New Zealand's 2019 Career Development Awards has been announced.
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BioHeritage agency's tikanga Māori approach to science
The government has announced a further $13.75mil for research to combat the spread of kauri dieback and myrtle rust. A single agency named NZ Biological Heritage National Science Challenge, based on Treaty of Waitangi partnership principles, has been tasked with combating the diseases.
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NewsMarsden funding secured for Whānau Ora project
Dr Aroha Harris of the University of Auckland and Dr Melissa Williams, an independent researcher and university alumni, have won $622,000 in Marsden funding for their project, which looks at Māori whānau and the struggle for whānau well-being across the twentieth century.
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Māori researcher to study how whakamā affects mental health
A Ngāti Porou woman has won a scholarship to research the area of Māori emotions, particularly whakamā (shame or embarrassment).
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The continuing legacy of Princess Te Puea
The legacy Princess Te Puea left as a leader in the women's movement of the 1960's and 1970's continues at a South Auckland marae named in her honour.
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Manukau City a melting pot of reo dialects
Manukau City has the largest Māori population in Aotearoa, so what is the state of the Māori language in the region?
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Treaty process 'dirty deals, done dirt cheap'
Iwi negotiators have been left traumatised and feel bullied and let down by Crown Treaty settlement processes according to research by academic Margaret Mutu.
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Longitudinal study to measure te reo Māori
The study Growing Up In New Zealand collects information from 7000 children and their families from before birth and into the children's adulthood. Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi says the resource will help develop policies for Māori language retention and revitalisation.
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Largest ever study of te reo Māori
The "largest and most sophisticated" study ever of the Māori language is about to be undertaken by Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi.
