He Pānui Rangahau
This pānui is for us to stay connected, share updates, and keep everyone informed about what’s happening across our kaupapa in the Rangahau space.
Kāwani kē Mireille!
Indigenous Engagement Working Group ARMS is the primary organisation that oversees best practice in Australasia with respect to research management.
A key milestone in delivering the ARMS Strategic Plan: Towards 2030 is building a research management environment that embeds and respects the practices of First Nations and Indigenous Peoples. To this end, ARMS is pleased to announce that in helping to support this strategy that the Board has now established an independent Indigenous Engagement Working Group. This group will be chaired by the Convenors of the First Nations SIG, Professor Mandy Downing and Ms Jaylene Wehipeihana.
Following a recent call for expressions of interest and a rigorous selection process, we are pleased to announce the appointment of our talented Rangahau and Innovation Manager, Mireille Consalvey to this esteemed position.
Marama’s haerenga ki Banff
In January, Kairangahau Matua Marama Salsano travelled from Aotearoa to the Canadian Rockies for the 2026 Deep Winter Writers’ Residency at the Banff Center for Arts and Creativity. There, she advanced her poetry collection, drawn partly from her Creative Writing PhD, and performed alongside international writers under the guidance of Assoc. Prof. Divya Victor.
Marama then visited the University of British Columbia to connect with Māori and Indigenous scholars and read poetry in support of Prof. Alice Te Punga Somerville’s distinguished lecture. She also joined the hybrid Winter Weaving Writing Residency, strengthening friendships, collaborations, and her poetic practice.
Kia Tōnutia te Reo - Symposium
Earlier last month, Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington hosted Kia Tōnuitia Te Reo, a symposium dedicated to revitalising Te Reo Māori. The event brought together researchers, educators, and community leaders to share ideas, collaborate on initiatives, and reaffirm their commitment to Te Reo Māori and it's future.
Te Wānanga o Aotearoa contributed with kaupapa from Georgie Paikea, Hariru Roa, and Pānia Papa as key speakers. Discussions focused on current Rangahau, strategies for sharing insights, and fostering intergenerational learning within whānau, hapori, and iwi. Keynotes and panellists presented findings on language acquisition, educational approaches, and technology’s role in advancing Te Reo Māori, emphasising collaboration with iwi and whānau to keep academic work connected to community goals.
More than just an academic conference, the kaupapa celebrated identity, language, and cultural continuity, highlighting the shared responsibility to nurture Te Reo Māori for future generations.
‘Ki te Hoe!’ Wānanga ki Mangakōtukutuku
Around eighty kaimahi from across the motu in the Rangahau, Degree, and Post-graduate wāhanga of the Ako Uepū gathered for a two-day noho at the Mangakōtukutuku to plan the year ahead. The wānanga was marked by strong energy and optimism, with kaimahi and kaiako sharing whakaaro and moemoeā across our wāhanga.