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Why do people listen to talkback radio?
28 Feb, 2024
Listeners of talkback radio are a diverse bunch who are often quite different to those who call up and give their opinions on air.
The new book Kia Hiwa Rā on display.
The ‘bible’ of Māori journalism
05 Feb, 2024
How is Māori-language journalism different and what is the experience of the journalists who practice it?
Whānau gather at Kenana urupā for the unveiling of the pou at the experimental urupā tautaiao.
Decolonising Māori death practices
14 Nov, 2023
Marsden-funded research is revitalising and adapting ancient Māori burial customs and practices for modern life.
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School science and mātauranga Māori
17 Jul, 2023
There is a need for careful reading and thoughtfulness in the discussion over mātauranga Māori and school science, Professor Georgina Tuari Stewart says.
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Ethnic gaps explain few Māori scientists
06 Jun, 2023
That few Māori study science at school is because they are more likely to be from families with lower wealth and income, an AUT Professor says.
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As the AUT branch of a national network designed to support Māori and Indigenous postgraduate students, MAI ki Aronui holds regular weekend wānanga at Ngā Wai o Horotiu marae, arranges writing retreats and sends representatives to the annual MAI conference.

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