In this webinar, filmed on Thursday 21st May 2020, we are joined by Dr. Regan Potangaroa, Adrian Te Patu and Maire Kipa who present on the challenges and opportunities for Māori recovery from the Covid-19 situation, based on learnings from Otautahi and other indigenous disaster experiences. They reflect on: E hara I te mea nō […]
Sharon Armstrong – Staying Safe in Isolation
Check out these 2 videos filmed for us in April 2020 by Sharon Armstrong (Ngati Kahungunu), who became a victim of romance fraud in April 2011, when she was arrested at an airport in Buenos Aires, Argentina, with five kilos of cocaine concealed in a suitcase. She spent 2.5 years in prison in Argentina, far […]
Mahi a Atua – Treatment for Racism?
Join Ngati Porou psychiatrist Dr Diana Kopua who gives us an insight into her work developing Mahi a Atua, a Māori approach to well-being which draws on the stories, narratives and healing practices of te ao Māori. Her work in Turanganui A Kiwa has delivered significant health benefits for whānau and the services in the […]
The Indigenous Criminologist: Challenges and Opportunites for addressing inequities of the NZ justice system
Watch our webinar to hear Dr Juan Tauri – a.k.a The Indigenous Criminologist – present on the challenges and opportunities for improving Māori justice outcomes, following the recent social sector reforms. These have the potential to make significant changes to allow for a more just system and society in Aotearoa. Dr Tauri will bring his […]
Co-Design for Well-Being
In this webinar, join Angie Tangaere and Dr Penny Hagen from The Southern Initiative who have been working with whānau, community facilities, early child health services and researchers to understand how tamariki can be supported to have the best start in life. Their approach brings together mātauranga, western science and lived experience of whānau to […]
Māori, Stats and Data Sovereignty – The Impacts of the 2018 Census for communities, wellbeing and funding
This webinar explores the issues with the 2018 Census data collection and examines what the implications could be for communities and funding. See below to read some relevant articles prior to the webinar. Our presenters also discuss iwi data sovereignty and data bias and the reasons why we should all pay more attention to the […]
White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism
Join the webinar here https://zoom.us/j/764909005 In this free webinar, join renowned writer, trainer and speaker Dr Robin DiAngelo to better understand how you can engage and partner more effectively in cross-cultural dialogue, anti-racist action and change. This is a great opportunity for those who would like to improve their intercultural communication and understand unconscious cultural […]
Valuing Our World Views: Indigenous Community at the Centre
Join our free webinar to hear how indigenous community designers, Rebecca Kiddle and Danièle Hromek, are pushing the boundaries of the academy, community development and design practice and principles by ensuring that indigenous design, knowledge and practice and the voices of community are front and centre in their work. Hear about some of their […]
Housing Research: Challenges and Insights for Communities in Aotearoa – the National Science Challenge: Maori Community Research. What difference does this make?
The webinar provides a chance to engage with key Maori researchers and the latest research from Building Better Homes, Towns and Cities Ko Ngā wā Kāinga hei Whakamāhorahora National Science Challenge. In this webinar, you will hear about case studies from researchers in Aotearoa New Zealand and the development of the platform for cross-sector action […]
Taxes, Treaty Settlements and Māori Health
In this free Community Research webinar, Dr Marewa Glover shares her thoughts on recent research on the comparative analysis of taxes, Treaty Settlements and the severely disproportionate social and health inequities experienced by Māori. She discusses the importance of community research in relation to public health and the issues that led to the creation […]