Māori perspective on housing plan recognised
Source: Massey University Precinct 4 Growth Area, from Reid Line West, Feilding – the site Dr Bennett’s report was based on (photo/April Bennett) The report, titled Te Pūtahi: The Confluence – Cultural Impact Assessment Project, won the Institute’s Best Practice Award – Integrated Planning and Investigations. The collaborative effort was a partnership between Massey’s Resource […]
Read More →Massey researcher receives Fulbright to study indigenous enterprise
Source: Massey University Dr Jason Mika. Dr Jason Mika from the School of Management has received this year’s Fulbright-Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Scholar Award, which will see him visit Stanford University and the University of Arizona. The Fullbright-Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Scholar Award is for a New Zealand academic, artist or professional to […]
Read More →Māori Journalism Awards announced
Source: Massey University Finalists and winners: Kereama Wright (left), Oriini Kaipara, Iulia Leilua, Dr Haare Williams, Irena Smith, Te Okiwa McLean. Māori journalism was centre stage today as Massey University hosted the Nga Kupu Ora Māori Journalism Awards at its Auckland campus. Iulia Leilua was named the Māori Journalist of the Year for her story […]
Read More →Growing a successful Māori marine economy
Source: Massey University Māori are major players in New Zealand’s fisheries. The Māori economy is believed to be worth up to $50 billion, with much of this value coming from a growing Māori marine economy. Massey University School of Management senior lecturer Dr Jason Mika, along with Dr John Reid of Canterbury University’s Ngāi Tahu Research […]
Read More →Life after league: a health perspective
Source: Massey University Dr Trevor Clark with his wife Christine after graduation last week. Rugby league players must be fit, strong and healthy in order to bounce back from injury and be ready to tackle the next game head on. Now, new research has explored the health of retired Māori rugby league players to see […]
Read More →Honorary doctorate a double celebration for Sir Mason
Source: Massey University On the brink of his 80th birthday and after an honours-studded career, Emeritus Professor Sir Mason Durie will receive a further accolade when he is bestowed with an honorary doctorate by Massey University. Sir Mason, Rangitāne, Ngāti Kauwhata, Ngāti Raukawa, whose name is both synonymous with Massey and the field of Māori […]
Read More →Māori Council partners with Massey research hub
Source: Massey University Matthew Tukaki, executive director NZ Māori Council; Professor Mohan Dutta, director of CARE; Professor Gary Raumati-Hook, advisor to the NZ Māori Council; Sir Eddie Taihākurei Durie, chairperson of the NZ Māori Council; Dr Steve Elers, communication lecturer at the MAssey Business School; Donna Hall, legal advisor to the NZ Māori Council. The […]
Read More →Māori business students get Asian insights
Source: Massey University Te Hononga a Kiwa SEACAPE scholarship recipients at the Aotearoa Ball in Singapore with New Zealand music industry stalwarts Tiki Taane and Anka Moa. Four Massey business students have been given first-hand experience of the Asian market through two government-funded study tours to the region. The Te Hononga a Kiwa SEACAPE (South […]
Read More →Giving Māui a Māori voice
Source: Massey University Cover of the English version of a new children’s book on the story of Māuri fishing up the North Island, or Te Ika a Māui. A new children’s book re-telling the legend of Māui has just been published in English and Māori – a pleasing event for its Māori translator Dr Darryn […]
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