New research published today in Nature suggests the first people to settle in the Pacific were from Asian farming groups […]
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Parents most in need of cot death information left out – In the News
Māori parents are less likely to receive ‘safe sleep’ advice despite their babies having a high risk of cot death – […]
Continue readingTūhoe and scientists collaborate on dinosaur hunt – In the news
Ngāi Tūhoe and palaeontologists have teamed up to go digging for dinosaurs and understand more about how these animals lived in […]
Continue readingIndigenous cancer inequalities compared – In the news
The gap in overall cancer rates between Māori and other New Zealanders is more pronounced than that between indigenous and non-indigenous […]
Continue readingRedesigned nets let small fish escape – Māori TV and 3 News
Two different research-based approaches to boost New Zealand’s fishing sustainability have recently been covered in the media, both of which […]
Continue readingSize matters in language evolution – experts respond
When it comes to new words, size matters. An Australian-based study of 20 Polynesian languages, including New Zealand Maori, suggests […]
Continue readingDNA reveals diversity among first New Zealanders
University of Otago researchers have sequenced the mitochondrial DNA from several human samples extracted from the Wairau Bar burial site […]
Continue readingFeather DNA analysis unveils cloak origins
DNA analysis of feather cloaks dating back to 1810 has revealed fascinating insights about historical Maori trade and movement. Scientists […]
Continue readingDom Post: Tsunami wiped out historic knowledge
Bob Brockie of the Dominion Post writes about a tsunami which ocurred about 500 years in New Zealand, and its […]
Continue readingNew study shows undiagnosed diabetes is common among Maori
A study published in the New Zealand Medical Journal today shows that one in five Maori with diabetes or pre-diabetes […]
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