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Opportunities for postgraduate students to be part of our research teams

Tirohia he Huarahi : Enhancing Participation in Mahinga Kai Management This 3-year Marsden funded research programme will look at the barriers to, and benefits that could arise from, active participation of tangata whenua in the management of mahinga kai. A basic premise of the research is that traditional Māori resource management techniques – including their continued evolution – have much to offer national resource management practices. The research will include case studies where tangata whenua are already actively participating in the planning and management of mahinga kai, and others where this is minimal or non-existent. It will investigate different perspectives (e.g. hapū versus local councils) on what constitutes successful participation in resource management; and different views of the purpose of participation - for example, should participation produce a well-written plan; create positive relationships between hapū, community and government; result in more kai on the table? By bringing these different viewpoints to the fore, and working closely with tangata whenua, we hope to help develop ways to reduce the barriers to the inclusion of traditional techniques in today’s resource management regimes, and identify ways in which tangata whenua might benefit more from this.

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Opportunities for postgraduate students to be part of our research teams

Tirohia he Huarahi : Enhancing Participation in Mahinga Kai Management This 3-year Marsden funded research programme will look at the barriers to, and benefits that could arise from, active participation of tangata whenua in the management of mahinga kai. A basic premise of the research is that traditional Māori resource management techniques – including their continued evolution – have much to offer national resource management practices. The research will include case studies where tangata whenua are already actively participating in the planning and management of mahinga kai, and others where this is minimal or non-existent. It will investigate different perspectives (e.g. hapū versus local councils) on what constitutes successful participation in resource management; and different views of the purpose of participation - for example, should participation produce a well-written plan; create positive relationships between hapū, community and government; result in more kai on the table? By bringing these different viewpoints to the fore, and working closely with tangata whenua, we hope to help develop ways to reduce the barriers to the inclusion of traditional techniques in today’s resource management regimes, and identify ways in which tangata whenua might benefit more from this.