(RadioNZ) Waikato University’s Te Piringa Faculty of Law launched a new research centre on Tuesday which will tackle a variety of environmental law issues, including Maori and indigenous governance. Professor Barry Barton, who heads the new centre, says staff will also focus on water, energy efficiency, petroleum and minerals, the coastal and marine environment and [...]

Once again Te Pu Wananga o Anamata has provided an opportunity for Maori mental health and alcohol and drug addiction kaimahi, clinicians, and students working with tangata whaiora with coexisting problems in Aotearoa to come together in a collaborative effort to showcase their strengths and challenges. This year’s summit “Challenging the Conventional – Ko te [...]

The first ever gathering of healers worldwide will begin tomorrow in Waiohau, near Whakatane (Bay of Plenty).  The purpose of this gathering is in response to events across the globe that are having a negative impact on Papatuanuku (Earth) and Ranginui (Sky). Key speakers include Dr Rangimarie (Rose) Turuki Pere an internationally renowned healer, Lakota [...]

A new academic partnership between the Waikato-Tainui College for Research and Development and the University of Waikato has won an international award for an innovative MBA programme they launched less than 12-months ago. The Waikato MBA programme at Hopuhopu – offered in collaboration with the Waikato Management School – was named winner of the inaugural [...]

Professor Sir Ngatata Love, Chairman of the Port Nicholson Block Settlement Trust representing Taranaki Whanui ki Te Upoko o Te Ika has welcomed the concept of relocating Te Tiriti o Waitangi to a more accessible space within the refurbished National Library. He said “The idea and intent behind the relocation of Te Tiriti o Waitangi [...]