National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies

Karakia | Prayer

Kia tau te Rangimārie |  May the peace
O te Rangi e tu iho nei |  Of the Sky above
O Papatūānuku e takoto nei |  Of Mother Earth below
O te Taiao e awhi nei |  And  of the all-embracing Universe
Ki runga i a tātou |  Rest upon us all
Tihei Mauri Ora!  |  Behold, It Is Life!

Te Ao o Rongomaraeroa | National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies is Aotearoa and the wider Pacific’s only postgraduate programme dedicated to understanding and mitigating injustice and violence against Indigenous and minoritised communities. We focus on Indigenous-led pathways of resistance and transformation, highlighting how communities actively shape more inclusive, liberated futures. We advocate for rangatiratanga (self-determination), human rights, the building of just and unconditionally inclusive societies, and non-violent peacebuilding activism.

Join a fast-growing, values-driven community committed to manaakitanga (generosity and support) for all in the Centre whānau, and scholarly excellence. We welcome students from diverse cultural and academic backgrounds with an interest in decolonising and indigenising approaches to conflict transformation and peacebuilding in their own communities.

Learn about the aims of the Centre