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, College of Creative Arts
- Professor Chris Cunningham, Research Centre for Hauora and Health
- Dr Farah Palmer, School of Management
Former Massey staff:
- Emeritus Professor Sir Mason Durie
- Dr Maureen Holdaway
- Professor Taiarahia Black
- Professor Lady Arohia Durie
- Professor Cindy Kiro
- Associate Professor Jill Bevan Brown
- Dr Danny Keenan
- Professor Te Kani Kingi
- Dr Stephanie Palmer
- Dr Leland Ruwhiu
- Dr Monty Soutar
Elected Fellows
Current Massey staff:
- Professor Huia Tomlins-Jahnke, Professor of Māori and Indigenous Education, Te Putahi-a-Toi
- Professor Jonathan Procter, School of Agriculture and Environment
- Professor Nick Roskruge, School of Agriculture and Environment
- Professor Christine Kenney, School of Psychology
- Associate Professor Fiona Te Momo, Te Putahi-a-Toi
- Associate Professor Natasha Tassell-Matamua, School of Psychology
- Dr Shirley Barnett, School of Management
- Dr Simon Bennett, School of Psychology
- Dr Hukarere Valentine, School of Psychology
- Dr Sharon Henare, School of Health Sciences
Former Massey staff:
- Dr Annemarie Gillies
- Dr Amohia Boulton
- Dr Bronwyn Campbell
- Dr Denise Wilson
- Dr Elisabeth Ellison-Lochmann
- Dr Guy Scott
- Dr Heather Gifford
- Dr Hope Tupara
- Dr James Graham
- Dr Janice Wenn
- Dr Kara Mihaere
- Dr Lily George
- Dr Lynne Russell
- Dr Manuhuia Barcham
- Dr Nicole Coupe
- Dr Paul Hirini
- Dr Rangi Mātāmua
- Dr Sarah-Jane Paine
- Dr Selwyn Katene
- Dr Tanira Kingi
- Dr Virginia Warriner
- Dr Wayne Ngata
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
Tātai Hono Pukeahu Professor Chris Cunningham
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 Institute for Crop and Food Research, Māori Partnerships
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.