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Maori

Who settled the Pacific? – In the News

In the News  |  Published: 04 October 201611 April 2018

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

In the News  |  Published: 23 August 2016

Māori parents are less likely to receive ‘safe sleep’ advice despite their babies having a high risk of cot death – […]

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Tūhoe and scientists collaborate on dinosaur hunt – In the news

In the News  |  Published: 07 July 201603 May 2017

Ngāi Tūhoe and palaeontologists have teamed up to go digging for dinosaurs and understand more about how these animals lived in […]

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Indigenous cancer inequalities compared – In the news

In the News  |  Published: 16 October 201528 March 2016

The gap in overall cancer rates between Māori and other New Zealanders is more pronounced than that between indigenous and non-indigenous […]

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Redesigned nets let small fish escape – Māori TV and 3 News

In the News  |  Published: 08 April 201528 March 2016

Two different research-based approaches to boost New Zealand’s fishing sustainability have recently been covered in the media, both of which […]

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Size matters in language evolution – experts respond

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 03 February 201528 March 2016

When it comes to new words, size matters. An Australian-based study of 20 Polynesian languages, including New Zealand Maori, suggests […]

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DNA reveals diversity among first New Zealanders

In the News  |  Published: 23 October 201224 October 2012

University of Otago researchers have sequenced the mitochondrial DNA from several human samples extracted from the Wairau Bar burial site […]

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Feather DNA analysis unveils cloak origins

In the News  |  Published: 27 May 201127 May 2011

DNA analysis of feather cloaks dating back to 1810 has revealed fascinating insights about historical Maori trade and movement. Scientists […]

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Dom Post: Tsunami wiped out historic knowledge

In the News  |  Published: 12 October 2009

Bob Brockie of the Dominion Post writes about a tsunami which ocurred about 500 years in New Zealand, and its […]

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New study shows undiagnosed diabetes is common among Maori

In the News  |  Published: 23 January 200923 January 2009

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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