Researcher to Kairangahau

Building on the foundations established through Whaia Te Tika and Te Ao Mārama, the Researcher to Kairangahau workshop series supports participants to embed Kaupapa Māori approaches throughout the entire research journey. The series explores the position of Tangata Whenua as the Indigenous people of Aotearoa, the significance of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, and why all research undertaken in Aotearoa has relevance to Māori.

Participants will be challenged to critically reflect on their own research practices and develop an individualised Kaupapa Māori framework or tool to guide each stage of their research planning, processes, and practice. Through this process, they will strengthen their understanding of how to give effect to Te Tiriti principles and uphold Tino Rangatiratanga within research environments.

Designed to move beyond theory and into practical application, the series equips participants with the confidence, capability, and tools to undertake research in ways that are culturally responsive, accountable, and grounded in meaningful partnership with Māori communities. The outcome is a personalised approach to rangahau that supports Māori aspirations, strengthens Māori participation, and gives effect to Tino Rangatiratanga.

Ngā Ao E Rua|The Two Worlds

Bridging Ngā Ao E Rua

Becoming a Kairangahau
A Journey of Reflection, Relationships, and Responsibility
How we relate shapes how we research.

Te Ao Māori

Te Ao Māori Teaches us That Process Matters.
When Māori shape the process, the outcomes change.
Values shape how we relate, and how we relate shapes our research.

Te Ao Pākehā

Knowing our history changes how we practice research today.
Knowing where we stand changes how we walk forward.
Stories shape power.

Evoking Mātauranga Māori

Reimagining research through Māori knowledge and ways of being.
Mātauranga Māori invites us to think differently about research and our role within it.
Understanding differently. Relating differently. Researching differently.

Ngā Ao E Rua|The Two Worlds

He Piriti Taku Kōpaki

Reflection of positionality and practice.
Reciprocal Tiriti partnership.
A pathway to equity for all people in Aotearoa.

Developing Your Own Kaupapa Māori Framework Tool

Active protection of tangata whenua in rangahau.
Advancing the health and wellbeing of indigenous people in Aotearoa.
Evoking Mātauranga Māori: A kaupapa Māori framing tool

RESOURCES

Resources for the Researcher to Kairangahau Cultural Confidence Workshop Series are not publicly available. All workshop resources and supporting materials will be provided directly to participants upon registration and are designed to support learning throughout the series.

Mā mua ka kite a muri, mā muri ka ora a mua
Those who lead give sight to those who follow, those who follow give life to those who lead

Our Team

Our Team

Our team brings expertise in the application of Te Titiri (the Treaty of Waitangi) gained from working with Māori communities over a period of 26 years.

Our services

Services

• Project execution services
• Research ideation
• Competency workshops

 

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Platforms

Iwi United Engaged has arisen from a demand for my particular insights and skills from clinicians, health researchers and engineers.

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Workshops

Our advice and work typically falls under

• Project execution services
• Research ideation
• Competency workshops

Kōrero Mai|Let's Connect