What we do
Te Mata o Te Tau brings together Māori scholars from a range of disciplines, departments and research centres.
We promote Māori academic advancement and have strong ties with other academic and research bodies at Massey, in Aotearoa New Zealand, and internationally.
We aim to:
- advance Māori scholarship
- provide a forum for Māori scholars to collaborate across disciplines and subject areas
- promote high-quality research that contributes to new knowledge and positive Māori development
- create leadership opportunities for Māori academics at Massey
- foster links with wider Māori research interests and indigenous communities.
Our origins
Te Mata o Te Tau was launched in 2003–2004 to coincide with the appearance of the constellation of stars known as Matariki.
The name Te Mata o te Tau relates to Matariki, the promise of a fruitful year. It symbolises the advancement of knowledge.
Professor Taiarahia Black described this in his doctoral thesis:
Matariki atua, ka eke mai i te rangi e roa, e whangai iho ki te mata o te tau, e roa e, hei tuku i ngā wānanga i ngā kai ki te ao mārama.
Who we are
The academy has two main categories of membership.
- Ngā Pūkenga (Fellows)
- Ngā Ākonga (Associates)
Ngā Pūkenga, Fellows
Foundation Fellows
The academy’s Foundation Fellows were on staff at Massey in 2003 or have been full professors at Massey. All are Māori academics who hold doctoral degrees from a New Zealand university.
Current Massey staff:
- Professor Robert Jahnke, Professor of Māori Visual Arts, School of Arts
- Professor Chris Cunningham, Research Centre for Hauora and Health
- Dr Farah Palmer, Pou Akonga (Executive Director) Māori Student Success
Former Massey staff:
- Professor Taiarahia Black
- Associate Professor Jill Bevan Brown
- Professor Lady Arohia Durie
- Emeritus Professor Sir Mason Durie
- Dr Maureen Holdaway
- Dr Danny Keenan
- Professor Te Kani Kingi
- The Rt Hon Dame Cindy Kiro
- Dr Stephanie Palmer
- Dr Leland Ruwhiu
- Dr Monty Soutar
Elected Fellows
Current Massey staff:
- Dr Shirley Barnett, School of Management
- Dr Simon Bennett, School of Psychology
- Professor Meihana Durie, Deputy Vice-Chancellor Māori
- Associate Professor Bevan Erueti, School of Health Sciences
- Associate Professor Pauline Harris, Te Pūtahi-a-Toi
- Dr Sharon Henare, School of Health Sciences
- Dr Simon Hills, School of Food Technology and Natural Sciences
- Distinguished Professor Graham Hingangaroa Smith, Office of the DVC Māori
- Professor Huia Tomlins-Jahnke, Te Pūtahi-a-Toi
- Professor Eloise Jillings, School of Veterinary Science
- Distinguished Professor Christine Kenney, School of Psychology
- Dr Pita King, School of Psychology
- Dr Monica Koia, Office of the DVC Māori
- Dr Marjorie Lipsham, Te Pūtahi-a-Toi
- Associate Professor Nepia Mahuika, School of Humanities, Media and Creative Communication
- Dr Rangimarie Mahuika, Office of the DVC Māori
- Associate Professor Natasha Tassell-Matamua, School of Psychology
- Dr Tere McGonagle-Daly, Deputy Vice-Chancellor Students and Global Engagement
- Dr Peter Meihana, School of Humanities, Media and Creative Communication
- Dr Malcolm Mulholland, Research Operations
- Dr Suzanne Phibbs, School of Health Sciences
- Associate Professor Pikihuia Pomare, School of Psychology
- Professor Jonathan Procter, School of Agriculture and Environment
- Professor Nick Roskruge, School of Agriculture and Environment
- Professor Nicolette Sheridan, School of Nursing
- Associate Professor Veronica Tawhai, Office of the DVC Māori
- Associate Professor Pania Te Maro, Institute of Education
- Professor Fiona Te Momo, Te Pūtahi-a-Toi
- Professor Lisa Te Morenga, Centre for Public Health Research
- Associate Professor Ina Te Wiata, Office of the DVC Māori
- Dr Hukarere Valentine, School of Psychology
- Dr John Waldon, Research Operations
- Professor Hemi Whaanga, Te Pūtahi-a-Toi
Former Massey staff:
- Dr Manuhuia Barcham
- Dr Amohia Boulton
- Dr Bronwyn Campbell
- Dr Nicole Coupe
- Dr Elisabeth Ellison-Lochmann
- Associate Professor Margaret Forster
- Dr Lily George
- Dr Heather Gifford
- Dr Annemarie Gillies
- Dr James Graham
- Dr Paul Hirini
- Dr Darryn Joseph
- Dr Selwyn Katene
- Dr Tanira Kingi
- Dr Rangi Mātāmua
- Dr Kara Mihaere
- Dr Wayne Ngata
- Dr Sarah-Jane Paine
- Dr Lynne Russell
- Dr Guy Scott
- Dr Hope Tupara
- Dr Virginia Warriner
- Dr Janice Wenn
- Dr Margaret Wilkie
- Dr Denise Wilson
Ngā Pūkenga Taiea, Honorary Fellows
Te Ariki Nui Sir Tumu Te Heuheu
Dr Dennis McDermott
Ngā Akonga, Associate Members
All Māori academic staff at Massey
All Māori master’s and doctoral students
Officers
Puna Tātai Hono Professor Meihana Durie
Our research
Publications and resources
Guide to good teaching practice
This guide is relevant for all teaching staff at Massey. It aims to help you reflect critically on your teaching practice and consider how you might better cater to Māori students.
It also lists resources you can use to help improve learning and further increase the success of Māori students.
Books
Durie, M. (2005). Ngā Tai Matatū: Tides of Māori Endurance. Oxford University Press.
Durie, M. (2004). Ngā Kāhui Pou: Launching Māori Futures. Huia Publishers.
Conference papers
Monograph
Book chapter
Durie, M. (2004). Māori. In C. R. Ember, & M. Ember (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Medical Anthropology: Vol. 2. Cultures (pp. 815-822). Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers.
Reports
Baxter, J., Durie, M. H., Kingi, T K., & Tapsell, R. (2006). Māori. In M. Oakley-Brown, J. Wells, K. Scott (Eds.), Te Rau Hinengaro: The New Zealand Psychiatric Epidemiology Study (pp.139-178). Ministry of Health.
Other academic and research centres
Māori academic and research centres
Te Au Rangahau, Māori Business Research Centre
He Pukenga Kōrero
University of Auckland
The James Henare Māori Research Centre
Mira Szászy Research Centre for Māori and Pacific Economic Development
Māori Studies, Faculty of Arts
Māori Development, Business School
Te Kupenga Hauora Māori and Pacific Health
Auckland University of Technology
Te Ara Poutama, Faculty of Māori and Indigenous Development
University of Waikato
Māori and Psychology Research Unit
Te Pua Wānanga ki te Ao – Faculty of Māori and Indigenous Studies
Victoria University of Wellington
He Pārekereke Institute for Research and Development in Māori and Pacific Education
Roy McKenzie Centre for the Study of Families
Treaty of Waitangi Research Unit
Health Services Research Centre, School of Government
School of Māori, Pacific and Samoan Studies, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
University of Canterbury
Department of Māori and Indigenous studies
University of Otago
Ngai Tahu Māori Health Research Centre
Māori, Pacific and Indigenous in a Global Context
Te Rōpū Rangahau Hauora a Eru Pōmare
Māori/Indigenous Health Institute (MIHI)
Te Tumu, School of Māori, Pacific and Indigenous Studies
Māori academic publications
He Pārekereke Institute for Research and Development in Māori and Pacific Education
Crown research institutes
NZ Forest Research Institute, Māori Business Development Manager
Plant & Food Research, Māori Engagement
National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, Te Kūwaha
Government funding
MBIE – Science and innovation funding
Health Research Council of New Zealand
Marsden Fund, Royal Society of New Zealand
Indigenous research centres, sites or forums
Purai – Global Indigenous and Diaspora Research Studies Centre
Indigenous Research Centre of the Americas, Department of Native American Studies
Postgraduate student support
Massey offers doctoral study support for Māori doctoral students via Te Wheke a Toi: The International Indigenous Centre for Critical Doctoral Studies.
Contact Dr Monica Koia if you have any questions.
Contact us
For all enquiries and information about Te Mata o te Tau, contact Dr Monica Koia.
