Waipapa Ngā Maunga Whakahī: Waipapa Land of Proud Mountains
The mountains are repositories of ancient knowledge and truths. They hold the pride of the people in them, which manifests in their magnificent bearings. Out of them flow the sacred rivers, carrying their sacred waters of knowledge to give life to many communities. And the mountains talk to one another, amplifying their presence, defining the land.
Waipapa Taumata Rau is a world-class research university advancing trusted research for the betterment of our nation, te ao Māori, the world and its communities. We will value and facilitate Indigenous research and networks, be cognisant of Te Tiriti, and promote mātauranga Māori as a way of analysing and understanding our world.
Taumata Teitei priorities
- World-class research inspired by our place in Aotearoa and the Pacific.
- A global powerhouse of innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship.
- Relevant, purposeful, impactful research for our communities.
- Ambitious research confronting humanity’s greatest challenges.
- Nurturing, recruiting and retaining outstanding research talent.
- A research ecosystem characterised by collaboration, agility, simplicity, engagement and empowerment.
Indigenising initiatives
- Develop and implement a Māori researcher platform to develop Māori researcher leadership and capability.
- Establish a Māori research policy designed to establish a structured policy (and separate guidelines) framework for conducting Māori research, research involving Māori, and Māori-related research practices, while adhering to the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
- Review and strengthen the Māori research and innovation ecosystem.
- Play a leading role in developing the [Association of Pacific Rim Universities?] APRU, and other Indigenous knowledge research networks.
- Develop researcher capability through Māori data sovereignty education and guidelines.
- Phase two development of digital resources hub (He Korowai Mātauranga) to support researcher engagement with Vision Mātauranga.
Measuring our achievement
The Pro Vice-Chancellor Māori and Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research and Innovation are partners in all these measures.
| Five-year performance measures |
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| Māori researcher capability development platform established. |
| Māori research engagement policy operable. |
| Māori research and innovation ecosystem strengthened. |
| Improved and increased researcher capability through Māori data sovereignty education and guidelines. |
| Digital resources made available to support researcher engagement with Vision Mātauranga. |