Matauranga Maori
'Gene editing does feature in Māori narratives. What I’m wary of is people running off and weaponising that.'
A team of experts discuss the future of gene editing to control pests, and how it connects with mātauranga Māori. A highlight of the NZ International Science Festival from July 2021. Audio
There are 800 Māori with PhDs, so why are there only five Māori HoDs other than in Māori Studies?
Prof. Jacinta Ruru talks with fellow Māori academics about being Māori in a university. A highlight of 2021's Dunedin Writers & Readers Festival. Audio
Collaborating to move freshwater species
University of Canterbury freshwater biologists are using a joint mātauranga Māori and western conservation science framework for their work translocating species. Audio
Collaborating to move freshwater species
University of Canterbury freshwater biologists are using a joint mātauranga Māori and western conservation science framework for their work translocating species.
AudioOur Changing World for 25 February 2021
Mapping the hidden reservoirs of underground water across New Zealand and a mātauranga Māori view on moving freshwater species. Audio
A bridge between science & mātauranga Māori
Dr Ocean Mercier's work bridging the worlds of science and traditional Māori knowledge has been recognised with the 2019 Callaghan Medal for science communication. Audio
A bridge between science & mātauranga Māori
Dr Ocean Mercier's work bridging the worlds of science and traditional Māori knowledge has been recognised with the 2019 Callaghan Medal for science communication.
AudioBoth traditional knowledge and Western scientific discovery can help save the Pacific Ocean, say experts
Chaired by Mihingarangi Forbes, this Auckland Museum panel explores how scientific and traditional approaches to knowledge can inform how we care for the Pacific. Audio
The science project using indigenous Māori knowledge to increase NZ's resilience to natural hazards
How can we as a nation better respond to natural hazards like tsunamis and floods? New Zealand scientists and researchers are exploring Matauranga Māori (Māori indigenous knowledge) for the Resilience… Audio
Dr Rob Whitbourne: Going Bush
As a DoC ranger, and Kaitakawaenga doing conservation work on Maori land in the North Island, Dr Rob Whitbourne has hands-on experience of the local environment. After spending much of his life… Audio
