Climate changing identities
"I am interested in the social impact of climate change on the governance and identity with cultural landscapes."
Enacting Māori leadership
Merata's research activities have over-arching themes of supporting Māori leadership, community and education.
Learning in the dark
The revival of an ancient Māori method of teaching in the dark has had spectacular results for Dr Karyn Paringatai and her students.
Saving te reo Māori
Māori speakers in Dunedin and Otago face an uphill battle to keep their language skills alive so they can pass them on to new generations. But soon they could be getting help, following collaboration between local families, Ngāi Tahu and a multidisciplinary team from the University of Otago.
The value of te reo Māori
Based at Otago's Te Tumu - School of Māori, Pacific and Indigenous Studies, Associate Professor Poia Rewi (Tūhoe, Ngāti Manawa, Te Arawa) works on a regional and national level in multiple areas of Te Reo promotion, teaching and research, and his current projects highlight his unwavering focus.