Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha PhD student Clare Wilkinson says scientists are becoming more open to including Māori knowledge because it is rigorous and it’s based on centuries of observations of living with the land and it is a valid knowledge space.
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Mātauranga Māori takes vital role in protecting Antarctic climate research
Advisory group Kāhui Māori will share its knowledge with the Antarctic Science Platform to help guide the Deep South Challenge: Changing with our Climate programme.
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Ōpōtiki fitness program incorporates mātauranga Māori
New fitness program in Ōpōtiki aims at using mātauranga Māori for people exercising in their own homes.
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Mātauranga Māori could help to manage dementia
Dr Margaret Dudley, from the University of Auckland, is leading a research project to try and find a treatment for Māori with dementia.
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A new wave of education revives ancient customs
Te Aitanga-a-Hauiti are reconnecting to the sea and reviving traditional Māori voyaging knowledge through an inter-island sailing vessel, Terehauiti.
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Iwi research whalebone treatment for kauri dieback
Northland iwi are investigating how whalebone could treat kauri dieback disease. Māori medicinal expert Tohe Ashby is using traditional knowledge to test the possibilities.
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Traditional ocean voyaging providing education and lifestyle
To the East Coast now, where the rural, isolated community of Anaura Bay is hosting the inaugural Matangirua Waka Festival 2019. The festival brings experience waka experts, crew and families together to develop the growing knowledge base around inter-island sailing.
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Ngāti Awa school celebrates 125 years
The Simpson family of Ngāti Awa have had four generations attend Te Pāroa School. As the school celebrates 125 years, former student and current CEO of Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Awa Leonie Simpson says the school has quite the legacy amongst the long-standing families of the Whakatāne area.
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Rupapera hopes to maintain traditional teachers for others
Playing a kaitiaki role in handling dead whales when rescue efforts had failed, Harina Rupapera is taking her experiences into schools and communities with the hope this knowledge doesn't fade away.
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Principal warns of pressure on Māori-medium teachers
A principal of a South Auckland Wharekura says the pressures experienced by Māori medium schools are 'four times' worse than their mainstream counterparts.
