Maori

Māori and Pacific perspectives on the latest climate science – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 22 March 202323 March 2023

Indigenous and local knowledge play important roles in ambitiously preparing for a warmer future, according to IPCC’s latest climate report. The IPCC’s […]

Māori Chief Science Advisors recommended – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 28 April 202103 May 2021

A new report says Māori and Pacific experts are being excluded from science advice and key decision-making roles, including in the Covid-19 […]

Māori scientists work ‘cultural double-shifts’ – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 15 April 202106 July 2021

Researchers have interviewed Māori scientists, who described the extra workload of helping their non-indigenous colleagues navigate te Ao Māori. “We spend more […]

Māori & Pacific academics paid & promoted less – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 02 December 2020

New research finds a substantial pay gap and significantly lower chance of promotion for Māori and Pacific academics in New Zealand […]

Racism in healthcare and COVID-19 – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 04 September 202004 September 2020

Two studies have documented the effects of inequity and racism in our healthcare system. A Te Pūnaha Matatini study shows the estimated […]

Māori and Pasifika scientists under-represented in NZ research sector – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 04 August 202017 August 2020

Māori and Pasifika scientists have been “severely under-represented” in Aotearoa New Zealand’s universities and Crown Research Institutes (CRIs) in recent […]