Te Ara Poutama: Māori and indigenous development news

We need truth and reconciliation

The Crown must address the onerous legacy of suffering from Maori land loss, writes Professor Paul Moon.

Colonial Combat reinvents colonisation

The premise underlying TVNZ’s new web series Colonial Combat is anachronistic and preposterous but also fascinating, writes Professor Sharon Mazer.

A new dawn for te reo Māori

The popularity of the Māori language has grown substantially in recent years, writes Lecturer Hēmi Kelly.

AUT helps Microsoft with te reo Māori

Te reo Māori is now available on Microsoft Translator, thanks in part to Te Ara Poutama, staff and students at the Auckland University of Technology.

AUT a 5-star university across all categories

AUT has received the maximum five stars for the first time in every category according to the global education analysts QS in their recent results.

New Professors and Associate Professors

AUT has announced the promotion of 12 leading academics to the position of Professor. A further 15 academics have been appointed as Associate Professors.

The power of positive expectations

Māori students respond best when someone believes in them, expects the best from them and acknowledges their dreams, Lecturer Jani Wilson says.

Initiative supports Māori entrepreneurs

AUT and Northland Inc are pooling their resources to launch a business accelerator programme aimed at enhancing Māori entrepreneurship.

Māori Carving Unveiled at US university

AUT has presented Champlain College with a traditional Māori carving in recognition of their special relationship.

AUT Living Labs raised at UN

AUT Living Laboratories, a project to restore native forest, will be presented at the UN Climate Action Assembly in New York.