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New Zealand’s Mäori Centre of Research ExcellenceTE KAIRANGAHAUJune 2009Haere atu rä e taku karereMä runga i ngä hau o TäwhirimäteaKia tae atu rä koeKi ngä töpito katoa o te aoMauria atu rä te arohaKi te hunga e päpängia anaKi ngä mamaetanga, ngä pöuritangaMe ngä pëpëhitanga o te wäRere atu rä e taku karereMä runga i ngä ia o te ipurangiKia tae atu rä koeKi ngä moka katoa o te aoKawea atu rä ngä rongo köreroMö ngä kaupapa e rangahautia ake räMe kore e tahuri ake te aoHei wähi ahuru mo te iti me te rahiFROM THE JOINT DIRECTORS …Nau mai rä Matariki-ahunga-nui! Ko töputanga mai, he tohu ake i te huringa atuo te tau tawhito me te huringa mai o te tauhou. Tü iho mai rä i roto i tö ätaahuatanga!The Participating Research Entities (PREs)Forum took place in Wellington on 30 April.The Forum acts as the hui-ä-tau of Ngä Paeo te Märamatanga and we were very pleasedwith the way it went. Representatives fromall but two of the PREs were present tomeet with the Board, led by Mike Stevens,and supported by Charles Royal and JimPeters in the absence of Sir Tipene O’Reganwho was recovering from surgery. Issuestraversed in general discussions coveredhow excellence in research is recognised,the definition and meaning of collaboration,and the challenges that go with participatingin collaborations across a widely distributedand diverse network of researchers andresearch organisations.The Forum also provided the opportunityfor a discussion of the Performance-BasedResearch Fund (PBRF) with a delegationfrom the Tertiary Education Commissionthat included Dr Roy Sharp (CEO), FrancesBlyth (Principal Adviser), Professor MarstonConder (Chair of the Sector Reference Groupand Director of the Institute of Mathematicsand its Applications–the Maths CoRE)Local Ruatähuna fieldworkers Celia Edwards and Mere Beale with principal investigator, Dr ToddDennis (centre) in the process of weighing a possum. Photo provided by Dr Todd Dennis.and Damien Cole of the PBRF Secretariat,together with Professor Pare Keiha (SectorReference Group) who was present inhis capacity as the representative of AUTUniversity to the Forum. The meetingprovided an opportunity for the TEC andmembers of the Sector Reference Group tohave a discussion about the PBRF with thePRE Forum, which included representativesfrom tertiary education institutions thatemploy a high proportion of the Mäoriresearchers population who are involvedin the PBRF through PBRF assessments.The meeting also enabled both therepresentatives at the Forum, the PBRF teamand the TEC to get to know more about oneanother and about the PBRF and the workbeing done on it before the next assessmentin 2012. The process for making submissionson the PBRF was outlined with the closingdate for submissions being on 18 June 2009.We were delighted by the launch ofthe monograph 'Te Ara Pütaiao–MäoriInsights in Science' in mid-May. We werealso very pleasantly surprised with the waythe external context has changed since thecontinued over pageKo te pae tawhiti, arumia kia tata. Ko te pae tata, whakamaua kia puta i te wheiao ki te ao marama1

continued from cover pagePolicy Seminar nearly four years ago, wherethe talks on which the book was basedwere given. What we recognised was thatwe have now reached the situation wherewe have a very well balanced age structurein the Mäori science community. Althoughthe community of professional scientists isstill small, there are now people at seniorlevels in the university and Crown researchinstitute systems, together with peoplewho are becoming established in careersand fresh PhDs emerging across disciplinesfrom astrophysics to zoology. So the futurefor Mäori in science is looking bright andthe challenge is to increase the size of thecommunity and its intellectual impact.Because the funding held by Ngä Paeo te Märamatanga is very limited, we haverecently been exploring research fundingopportunities available to Mäori researchersthrough organisations such as the HealthResearch Council (HRC) and the Foundationfor Research Science and Technology(FRST). A number of researchers awardedeither scoping or fully funded researchgrants by Ngä Pae o te Märamatanga haveobtained further funds to continue or scaleup their research through these agencies.We encourage researchers to considerapplying for funding both in their own rightand particularly in collaborations where itis possible to achieve synergy with otherresearchers. We are currently thinking aboutways in which we might be able to supportour researchers in pursuing these wideropportunities.Finally, applications for the position ofDirector of Ngä Pae o te Märamatanga justclosed at the end of June and we look forwardto having a strong field of candidates. As thecurrent Joint Directors, we are very confidentthat the next Director will immediately beable to play a leading role in a communityof scholars supported by a Secretariat thatis performing very effectively. The Board hasworked closely with the Vice Chancellor andofficials of the University of Auckland and willcontinue to do so throughout the process ofselecting the next Director for Ngä Pae o teMäramatanga.Joint DirectorsProfessor Michael WalkerDr Tracey McIntoshNew Staff MemberDr Helen RossPRE representatives, TEC representatives and members of the Board andSecretariat at the PRE meeting in Wellington. Photo by Zaine Mitchell.Participating Research Entities MeetingDuxton Hotel, Wellington, 30 April 2009We are pleased to welcome Dr HelenRoss to the newly established positionof Production Manager―Publications.Dr Ross starts on 1st July and willmanage the production of the NgäPae o te Märamatanga journals andthe operations of the other Centrepublications. Dr Ross comes highlyrecommended, with a great deal ofpublishing experience, academicqualifications and experience/skill.Most recently she was a ResearchAdvisor at the University of Otago andprior to that Publishing Editor, TheRoyal Society, UK.The 2nd Annual Participating Research Entities (PREs) meeting was held recently inWellington. The forum gave the opportunity for the PREs to meet directly with the Boardof Ngä Pae o te Märamatanga to consider the Annual Report, IRAP Report and to discussthe issues directly related to their institutions. The Tertiary Education Commission (TEC)was also invited along to discuss the PBRF funding. It was a very successful meeting andrepresentatives of 13 of the 15 Participating Research Entities attended.2

THE RESEARCH PROGRAMMEA Papueru bush possum being outfitted with a global positioning system collar.Photo provided by Dr Todd Dennis.Dr Todd Dennis, Research Fellow‘Use of Advanced Technologies to Develop Culturally AppropriatePest-Management Strategies for Rural Mäori Communities’Using recently developed tracking devicesbased on the Global Positioning System,Professor Michael Walker and Dr Todd Dennisfrom the School of Biological Sciences at theUniversity of Auckland have been carryingout extensive research on the ‘movementecology’ of common brushtail possums,ultimately to develop culturally appropriate,pest-management strategies for rural Mäoricommunities.In this project funded by Ngä Pae o teMäramatanga, Professor Walker and DrDennis, along with members of the NgätiTäwhaki Restoration Trust have used GPStelemetry to investigate fine-scale movementpatterns of possums in the MangakirikiriValley, a remote site near Ruatähuna inthe Urewera mountains. Over a period of ayear the research group made more than70 deployments of the state-of-the-artGPS collars on possums inhabiting a mixedlandscape of farmland, bush and forest inthe valley.The collars were configured to recordposition fixes at 15–minute intervals overan 11–hour period encompassing the timeduring night when possums are known tobe active outside their dens. In total, morethan 33,000 locations were recorded fromthe possums’ collars over 959 survey nights.These data are being used by MSc studentErin Kennedy (School of Biological Sciences,University of Auckland) to describe thenightly movement patterns, home-rangeareas, habitat preferences and responsesto weather and lunar conditions of possumsin the native Te Urewera forest. Suchinformation, along with that collected in asimilar study at Muriwai Beach, as well aslocal knowledge from Ruatähuna communitymembers, is contributing to developmentof ‘smarter’ control regimes for possumsand a means of ensuring that rural Mäoricommunities benefit environmentally andecononomically from local efforts.Dr Dennis says, ‘Precise tracking usingsatellite telemetry can help us betterunderstand the movement patterns ofintroduced pests, and may well suggest themost effective control measures for differentsituations–all the while helping to develop apossum-fur industry that is important to thelocal economy. By working with membersof the Ngäti Täwhaki Trust we have seenclear evidence that trapping in suitablecircumstances is a workable alternative toaerial poisons such as sodium fluoroacetate(1080)’.Whänau Knowledge in ActionEastern Institute of TechnologyTaradale, Napier, 20–22 April 2009The Research Programme of Ngä Pae ote Märamatanga were co-sponsors of the2nd national hui of the Aotearoa Networkof Indigenous Health Knowledge andDevelopment Trust held recently at TeAra o Täwhaki Marae, Eastern Institute ofTechnology, Napier. This hui continuedthe focus of the International Networkof Indigenous Health Knowledge andDevelopment Conference in Rotorua (2007),with its theme of ‘Whänau Knowledge inAction’. The hui focused particularly on howwhänau knowledge is best translated intoaction within the realms of health services,workforce, policy and research development.The hui also provided the perfect opportunityfor people working in the areas of traditionalhealth, community, service delivery, research,policy and workshop development to networkwith one another.Keynote speakers and their topics were:Amster Reedy, ‘How does tikanga supportwhänau knowledge in action?’; Suzanne Pitama,‘How does research support whänau knowledgein action?’; Andre Le Geyt and HeatherSkipworth, ‘Models of whänau knowledge inaction’; Teresa Wall, ‘How does policy/theMinistry framework support putting whänauknowledge in action?’; and Paraire Huata whogave the conference summary.3

Ka Mau Te Wehi – Conversations in Mäori DanceSt Paul Street Gallery, Auckland, 4 June 2009‘Ka Mau Te Wehi–Conversations in MäoriDance’, an exhibition curated by MoanaNëpia, opened recently in Auckland. Theexhibition examines Mäori dance as art-form,entertainment and cultural identity, througha juxtaposition of archival and contemporaryimagery. The exhibition is a strikingcelebration of the dynamic force felt throughmovement in Mäori performance whilealso bearing testimony to the performers,choreographers, artists, photographers, filmand documentary makers whose creativeefforts help inform us about who we are asNew Zealanders.From some of the earliest drawings andprints of haka, to photographs and video ofMäori contemporary dance, this exhibitiondraws together moving and still images fromprivate collections and public institutions–including the Auckland City Library, theHocken Collections, University of Otago,the New Zealand Film Archive, Archives NewZealand, the National Library of New Zealandand the Alexander Turnbull Library.THE CAPABILITY BUILDING PROGRAMMEDr Pauline Harris, AstrophysicistRongomaiwahine, Ngäti Räkaipaaka andNgäti KahungunuMätauranga Mäori tätai arorangi (traditionalMäori star lore) will help astrophysicist DrPauline Harris in her three-year post-doctoralstudy search for extra-solar planets.Both Mäori and ‘Western’ astronomicalknowledge systems, and their interface, willassist her research, which uses gravitationalmicrolensing. Her planet hunting will involveparticipating in and contributing to a wellestablishedNew Zealand and internationalresearch project in the field of astronomyand astrophysics.The research field is gravitationalmicrolensing, and the NZ – Japan researchcollaboration is Microlensing Observation inAstrophysics. It consists of astronomers fromfour New Zealand universities, Auckland,Canterbury, Massey and Victoria, andastronomers from Japan, using a dedicated1.8 metre diameter telescope, the largest inNew Zealand, situated at Mt John, Tekapö.Dr Harris completed her Doctorate ofPhilosophy in Physics at the University ofCanterbury this year. Her dissertation, ‘ASearch for Gamma Ray Burst NeutrinosUsing the Radio Ice Cherenkov Experiment’,was researched as part of an internationalcollaboration, the Radio Ice CherenkovExperiment, located at the South Pole.Her university career has included manyprestigious awards and fellowships. Shealso played representative level basketball,netball and softball. She admits to ‘havingbeen known to be a bit of a protester’, wasinvolved in student politics, Te Akatoki,president of the Mäori students' associationin 2001 and whänau member at the kohangareo in Paraparaumu.Her research interests are astrophysics,Mäori astronomy and ethics. Aged 34, shehas one child, Te Päea, aged six. Her lateststudy? ‘I have just started to learn how toSalsa,’ she admits.Dr Pauline Harris. Photo providedby Dr Harris.2009 MAIDoctoral ConferenceThe 2009 MAI Doctoral Conferencewill be held at Otago University from8–12 October 2009. The conferenceis aimed at Mäori students currentlyenrolled in PhD study.MAI Review journal www.review.mai.ac.nz – CALL for papersThis journal is specifically designed for predoctoral,current-doctoral and post-doctoralscholars engaging with knowledge regardingcapability building in its broadest sense.It offers ‘target’ articles, peer commentarypapers, short articles, research notes,columns on writing and other skills and postsopportunities for interaction between scholarsthrough its Forum and Chat facilities.We know that there is much valuablematerial and knowledge ‘out there’ and thisjournal provides a flexibility of form to permita wide range of papers, so we invite all readersand scholars to submit material.There is no registration fee for these students.For enquiries please contact Dr AdreanneOrmond (a.ormond@auckland.ac.nz) or JaneRangiwähia (j.rangiwahia@auckland.ac.nz).4

THE KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE PROGRAMME2009 Conference Attendance Grant RecipientsThe first of two rounds of the 2009 Conference Attendance Grant closed recently. This grant is intended to support researchers and developingresearchers wishing to disseminate their research work at national and international conferences, leading to the potential publication of theirresearch findings. We would like to congratulate the following 14 recipients who were awarded a Round One 2009 Conference AttendanceGrant:Name Iwi ConferenceJames Graham Ngäti Kahungunu ‘2009 American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting’,San Diego, USA.Hokimate Harwood Ngä Puhi ‘Weavers National Hui 2009’ at Täkitimu Marae in Te Wairoa, Hawke’s Bay,Aotearoa.Dan Hikuroa Tainui, Te Arawa ‘International Conference on Science in Society’ at Cambridge University,Murray Edwards College, Cambridge, England.Te Kapua Hohepa-Wätene Te Arawa, Käi Tahu ‘ISA–International Sociological Association–Research Committee onParticipation, Organizational Democracy and Self-Management RC10’ atHatzikiriakio Child Care Institution, Piraeus, Athens, Greece.Robert JosephNgäti Raukawa/ Maniapoto/Tüwharetoa/ Kahungunu,Rangitäne and Käi Tahu‘The Politics of Identity and Community: Learning from One Another’ at TheUniversity of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.Pareputiputi Nuku Ngäti Kahungunu ‘The 16th Annual Stabilizing Indigenous Languages Symposium: IndigenousLanguages Across the Generations–Strengthening Families & Communities’at Arizona State University, Tempe, USA.Pip Pëhi Ngä Puhi ‘The 15th International Symposium on Society and Resource Management’at The University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences (BOKU) inVienna, Austria.Lynne PereRäwiri TaonuiKäi Tahu, Käti Mämoe, NgätiKahungunu/Porou, RangitäneTe Hikutü, Te Kapotai, NgätiWhëru/Rora‘The Mental Health Services (TheMHS) Management Committee, Sydney,Australia’ and the ‘Western Australia Transcultural Mental Health Service,Australia’ at The Perth Convention Exhibition Centre, Perth, WesternAustralia.‘Children and the Law: International Approaches to Children and theirVulnerabilities’ in Prato, Tuscany, Italy.Juan Tauri Ngäti Porou ‘2nd International Conference: Widening Our Lenses–Connecting OurPractice’ at The Centre for Restorative Justice, Simon Fraser University inVancouver, Canada.Kate Timms Ngäti Raukawa ‘Using Gaelic: Criteria in Language Maintenance in the Community’ at SabhalMor Ostaig, the Gaelic College of Scotland, The Isle of Skye, Scotland.Valmaine Toki Ngäti Wai, Ngä Puhi ‘XXXIst International Congress on Law and Mental Health’ at New YorkUniversity Law School, New York, USA.Emma Hana WyethKäi Tahu, Te Atiawa, Ngäti Tama/Mutunga‘9th National Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion’ atMonash University Accident Research Centre and the Victorian Institute ofForensic Medicine on behalf of the Australian Injury Prevention Network,Melbourne, Australia.Lorna Dyall Ngäti Maniapoto ‘19th IAGG World Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics’, Paris, France.2009 Conference Attendance Grants (CAGs) Round TwoOpens 1 July, closes 31 July 2009Round Two of the Conference Attendance Grant opens on 1 July 2009 andcloses at 5pm on 31 July 2009. Successful applicants can be awarded upto a maximum of $3,000. Application forms can be found at:(www.maramatanga.co.nz).All enquiries should be directed to Knowledge ExchangeProgramme Co-ordinator, Zaine Mitchell z.mitchell@auckland.ac.nz09 373 7599 extn 83265.5

Ngä Pae o te Märamatanga Biennial International Indigenous Conferencewww.traditionalknowledge2010.ac.nz4th Mätauranga Taketake: Traditional Knowledge Conference, 6 – 9 June 2010Venue: The University of Auckland, Auckland, New ZealandTheme: Kei muri i te awe käpara, he tangata kë Recognising, engaging, understanding differenceAbstract: This conference addresses thequestion of difference. What are the coststo communities and society of failing tounderstand others? Can we reflect on ourown assumptions and practice, our sharedpast and present and imagine and pursue abetter future for individuals and the greatercollective? The conference will provideopportunities to discuss strategies forengaging, understanding and accommodatingdifference in order to build relationships thataddress social, economic, resource, andenvironmental risks associated with failure tounderstand sufficiently the differences amongindigenous and non-indigenous communitiesand societies. Given the diversity presentin those attending there will be manyopportunities to learn from diverse contextsaround the world about efforts to engageacross the inter-face between indigenousand non-indigenous communities, acrossall disciplines, from individuals to societies,governments and nations. The intention is tomove beyond identifying and understandingproblems towards creative solutions thatmeet the needs of present and futuregenerations. The conference providesthe opportunity to develop a broaderunderstanding by seeing and hearing thingsoutside our own scope, to make connectionsacross boundaries, and to formulatepartnerships across new interfaces.Calls for abstracts and proposals forsession panels will open shortly. Submittersare encouraged to consider the followingstrands:• Science & Knowledge• Resources & Environment• Society, Culture & Language• Health• Education• Law & Justice• Economic Development & Business• Alterity and Difference• Communities: past, present and futurePlease visit our website(www.traditionalknowledge2010.ac.nz)for updates on the conference includingkeynote speakers, significant dates,registration of interest; and to viewvideo highlights of our 2006 and 2008conferences.Alter Native – An InternationalJournal of Indigenous Peopleswww.alternative.ac.nzThe Knowledge Exchange Programme ispleased to announce the appointmentof Emeritus Professor Ranginui Walker,DCNZM, who accepted the position ofEditor-in-Chief of AlterNative. Walkerbrings to this role a lifetime of dedicationto advancing indigenous peoples inthe academy and a strong internationalreputation. We also welcome Dr SamElworthy, Director of the AucklandUniversity Press, to the Board ofAlterNative.AlterNative is showing strong signs ofgrowth. The number of articles submittedfrom Africa and Europe is steadilyincreasing, demonstrating the importantrole the journal performs in platformingindigenous research. The journal iscurrently undergoing a peer-reviewer driveto increase capacity to deal with a diverserange of disciplines and local indigenousknowledges. AlterNative currently acceptssubmissions from all disciplines thatrepresent the viewpoints of more than5,000 indigenous groups across the world.This unique brief means that each edition isthe result of cross-continental cooperationthat forges new connections betweenindigenous peoples. In the last few monthsalone, AlterNative has appointed more than140 academics from around the world asMembers of the Board of AlterNative. Photo by Zaine Mitchell.peer-reviewers.As a result of our publishing partnershipwith EBSCO Holdings, a provider ofacademic databases for libraries around theworld, AlterNative will soon have increasedaccessibility for researchers. Dr SusanHealy and her dedicated team are currentlypreparing second editions of the earliestjournals for this release.6

Book launch: ‘Te Ara Pütaiao:Mäori Insights in Science’The University of Auckland, Waipapa Marae,13 May 2009The launch of a new publication fromNgä Pae o te Märamatanga provided theopportunity for a celebration of Mäorischolarship and an exploration of theunique contributions thatMäori can offer to science.The monograph was editedby Drs Joe Te Rito andSusan Healy.At the launch in thewharenui at WaipapaMarae, Professor MichaelWalker discussed the recentadvances in Mäori scholarshipand the measures taken toachieve this. He spoke ofthe uniquely rich perspective of Mäoriresearchers in New Zealand, partly bornof the intimate knowledge of two culturesand ways of thinking, which leads to arich dual perception of scientific and otherphenomena and an inclination to exploremultiple solutions to complex challenges.Michael is one of a group of Mäoriscientists who have earnedinternational reputations inrecent times. His discoverieson the navigation ofbirds and other animalshave been extensivelypublished. Dr ShaneWright has made a worldacclaimedbreakthrough inunderstanding evolution inwarmer climates.Michael’s address wasfollowed by the launchof ‘Te Ara Pütaiao: Mäori Insights in Science’.The monograph comprises papers by fourMäori scientists–Dr James Ätaria, AssociateProfessor Elizabeth McKinley, ProfessorMichael Walker and Dr Shane Wright whoall presented as part of the Policy SeminarSeries, ‘Progressing Mäori Developmentthrough Research’, convened by Ngä Pae o teMäramatanga.This item is adapted from an article in TheUniversity of Auckland News by Judy Wilford.Professor Michael Walker at the launch of ‘Te AraPütaiao: Mäori Insights in Science’ at WaipapaMarae. Photo by Gottfried Boehnke.2009 Knowledge Event Support GrantThe 2009 Knowledge Event Support Grant closed on 30 April 2009. This limited contestable fund is available to help organisations and institutionsto run a conference, symposium or hui. These events are primarily for the exchange of research or knowledge and should be aligned with theNgä Pae o te Märamatanga Research Themes. The grant is partial support only and successful applicants are encouraged to seek sponsorshipfrom other sources too. Congratulations to the following organisations who were awarded a 2009 Knowledge Event Support Grant:OrganisationKnowledge EventTautäwhi Limited ‘Te Hïnätore: National Hui for Mäori Working with Young Mäori Children and their Families –Bringing Us Together in a Celebration of our Diversity as Mäori across the Sector’ from 18–20June 2009 at Te Kupenga o te Mätauranga Marae, Massey University College of Education,Palmerston North, Aotearoa.Te Pouhere Körero, Te Kawa a Mäui, VictoriaUniversity of WellingtonAotahi: School of Mäori and IndigenousStudies, University of CanterburyTe Ohu Rata o Aotearoa and Tömaiora, TeKupenga Hauora, Faculty of Health Sciences,The University of AucklandConscious Collaborations Charitable Trustin partnership with Asia Pacific IndigenousYouth Network (APIYN)Landcare Research New Zealand Limited(Manaaki Whenua)Te Ipukarea: National Mäori LanguageInstitute, Te Ara Poutama, Faculty of MäoriDevelopment, AUT UniversityTe Wänanga Takiura o Ngä Kura KaupapaMäoriTe Roopu Raranga Whatu o Aotearoa andToi Mäori AotearoaTe Herenga Waka o te Ora Whänau TrustInc., National Mäori Problem GamblingCommitteeTe Kura Kaupapa Mäori o Hoani WaititiMaraeNative Engineering and Technology Summit‘He Rau Tumu Körero II Mäori Historians’ Symposium 2009’ from 25–26 June 2009 at TeHerenga Waka Marae, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington.‘Te Wiki o te Reo Mäori, Mäori Language Week’ Symposium on 29 July 2009 at The Universityof Canterbury.‘Te Ohu Rata a Aotearoa Hui-ä-tau and Scientific Conference 2009’ from 11–13 September2009 at Te Herenga Waka Marae and Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington.‘Indigenous Climate Connections (ICC)’ Conference from 18–21 September 2009 at RangitäneMarae, Palmerston North.‘Whakamihia, Whakanuia, Kia Tata Whakamaua―Celebrating Success and Looking Forward’knowledge dissemination event on 1 October 2009 at Mataura and The Croydon Lodge, Gore.‘Te Kounga o te Reo: Benchmarking the Mäori Language’ Wänanga from 18–20 November2009 at Ngä Wai o Horotiu, AUT University, Auckland.‘Te Wänanga Whakawhanake i te Rangahau Mäori’ from 4–6 December 2009 at ManurewaMarae, Manurewa, Auckland.‘Indigenous Weavers Invitational Symposium’ from 8–13 February 2010 at Westbrook Campus,Te Wänanga o Aotearoa, Rotorua.‘Te Herenga Waka o te Ora Whänau: The Gathering and Tying Place of Many Canoes. AnInternational Indigenous Gambling Practice, Research and Knowledge Gathering Symposium’from the 26–28 February 2010 at Tamatekapua Marae, Rotorua.‘Reflections on 25 years of Te Kura Kaupapa Mäori at Hoani Waititi Marae’ in April 2010 at TeKura Kaupapa Mäori o Hoani Waititi Marae, Auckland.‘Native Engineering and Technology Summit NETS 2010’ from 11–17 July 2010 at The Universityof Hawai'i, Hilo, Hawai’i Nui.

GENERAL ITEMSRecipients of the ‘Te Amorangi’ awards at the Te Amorangi Academic Awards night at TürangawaewaeMarae in Ngäruawähia. Photo provided by Merepäea Dunn.Te Amorangi Academic Awards Türangawaewae Marae, Ngäruawähia, 3 April 2009‘Te Amorangi’, the seventh annual National Mäori Academic Excellence Awards, was held againat Türangawaewae Marae, Ngäruawähia. Hosted by the University of Waikato, the annual awardsevening continues to acknowledge one senior researcher for his or her lifetime achievementsand the new Mäori PhD graduates of that year for the achievement of their PhDs. This year theSenior Researcher Award, ‘Te Tohu Whakamaharatanga ki Te Arikinui Te Atairangikaahu–LifetimeAchievement Award’, presented by King Tüheitia, went to Carmen Kirkwood.Each of 29 new Mäori PhDs in 2008 were awarded the prestigious ‘Te Amorangi’ award. Thislatest batch brings the total number of Mäori PhD graduates who received these awards to 213since the inaugural awards in 2002.‘Te Amorangi’ National Mäori Academic Excellence Awards to 2008 PhD GraduatesThe University of AucklandDr Jaqueline KiddDr Jenny LeeDr Te Kipa MorganDr Täkirirangi SmithDr Reremoana TheodoreDr Erica WilliamsDr Anneka AndersonDr Melissa TaitimuDr Robert WhiteThe University of OtagoDr Shannon CrowDr Emma WyethThe University of Hawai`iDr Catherine EdmondsLincoln UniversityDr Simon LambertMassey UniversityDr Shirley BarnettDr Darryn JosephDr Te Hererïpine PaineDr Nicholas RoskrugeDr Hühana SmithThe University ofCanterburyDr Pauline HarrisThe University of WaikatoDr Mere BerrymanDr Debra EmeryDr Susan HickeyDr Bradley McLellanDr Laurie MorrisonDr Raukura RoaDr Katarina SimonDr Georgina StewartDr Shaun AwatereDr Donna CormackNew Zealand Order of Merit awarded to Professor Michael WalkerWe would like to acknowledge Joint Director, Professor Michael Walker for receivingthe award of Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to science in theQueen’s Birthday Honours announced on 1 June 2009. This award recognises outstandingachievement in the field of magnetoreception in animals and 20 years of dedicatedservice to ensure that Mäori students participate fully in science programmes withinschools and tertiary institutes, leading to successful careers in this field. While proud ofhis success, Professor Walker was keen to acknowledge that there were many others whocontributed to these initiatives over the two decades.The Editor of Te Kairangahau is Dr J.S.Te Rito: j.terito@auckland.ac.nzItems and photos can be sent to: z.mitchell@auckland.ac.nzPostal address: Ngä Pae o te Märamatanga, The University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019Auckland Mail Centre, Auckland 1142, New ZealandBook launch: ‘Mata Toa: The Lifeand Times of Ranginui Walker’Aotea Centre, Auckland, 14 May 2009‘Mata Toa: The Life and Times of RanginuiWalker’ was launched recently at theAotea Centre, Auckland. The event wasattended by up to a hundred friends,colleagues and family members.Comment was made at the function ofhow wonderful it is to have this biographywritten and published while the subject ofthe book is still very much alive.Emeritus Professor Walker has beenin the headlines for decades, ever sincethe beginning of the Mäori political andcultural renaissance in the 1970s and stillhas a major influence on how Päkehä viewMäori in the twenty-first century.The biography, written by PaulSpoonley, traces the life of ProfessorWalker from his humble beginnings tohis role as a Mäori academic leader whochampioned Mäori issues in the faceof fierce criticism and social/politicaladversity. Published by Penguin Group,the book is also a social/politicalcommentary on the huge changes in theposition of Mäori in modern New Zealand.Professor Ranginui Walker is a wellrespected Mäori academic, known widelyas an author, biographer, historian,academic, commentator, rangatira, activistand influential leader. The wording ‘MataToa’ in the title of the book is very fittingand was the idea of Robert Pouwhare.‘Mata’ means ‘eyes’ and ‘toa’ means‘warrior’. Just as thekärearea (falcon) scansthe landscape from greatheights for its prey, so doesRanginui scan the politicallandscape for issuesaffecting Mäori.Contact details: www.maramatanga.co.nz ; info@maramatanga.co.nzT +64 9 373 7599 Ext. 84220 ; F +64 9 373 79288Ngä Pae o te Märamatanga thanks everyone who contributed to this newsletterNgä mihi häkoakoa ki a koutou katoa.