Research Projects

Masters Scholarship
RHONITA SCHUTZ

Masters Scholarship
SARAH COSGROVE

Māori Kia Niwha Leader Fellow
DR ALICE-ROZA ERUERA

Kia Niwha Leader Fellow
DR ANDREW HIGHTON

Kia Niwha Leader Fellow
DR NADIA CHARANIA

Pacific Kia Niwha Leader Fellow
DR NATALIE NETZLER

Māori Kia Niwha Leader Fellow
DR THERESA PANKHURST

Kia Niwha Leader Fellow
DR ROSE COLLIS

Te Niwha offered its first Summer Studentships in late 2022 in a programme that enables the growth of the next generation of researchers and provides either stand-alone findings or those that add to the body of knowledge on larger projects aimed at best preparing Aotearoa New Zealand for current and emerging infectious disease threats. 

Te Niwha’s Summer Studentship programme Te Niwha enables the growth of the next generation of researchers and provides either stand-alone findings or those that add to the body of knowledge on larger projects aimed at best preparing Aotearoa New Zealand for current and emerging infectious disease threats.

Te Niwha’s Summer Studentship programme Te Niwha enables the growth of the next generation of researchers and provides either stand-alone findings or those that add to the body of knowledge on larger projects aimed at best preparing Aotearoa New Zealand for current and emerging infectious disease threats.

PhD Scholarship
SUMANTA SAHA

Masters Scholarship
JACK BLACKWOOD

PhD Scholarship
MELEMAFI PORTER

PhD Scholarship
KATHARINA WOLF

Masters Scholarship
BRITTANY MEAFOU

Masters Scholarship
JANAYA STEVENSON

Masters Scholarship
MATIJA-TAAITOA SUCICH

Photo: Matija-Taaitoa Sucich (far-right) with her whānau
(from left to right - younger cousin Troy-Kahurangi Sucich-Teaia, nana Mama Jewel Sucich and aunty and godmother Eileena-Jane Sucich)

Masters Scholarship
JACKSON SMEED-TAUROA

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GRANT

This project will provide exposure to a career option in science, health, and pandemic responsiveness for rangatahi Māori who have strong capability in mātauranga and Māori engagement and networking.

This community development grant will focus on demonstrating career pathways in science to tauira Māori of Te Wharekura o Hoani Waititi Marae, a full immersion te reo Māori school. It has the potential to positively impact the future careers of these tauira as well as address the critical underrepresentation of Māori in health fields.

Masters Scholarship
MEGHNA PATEL

Masters Scholarship
GABE MULCARE

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GRANT

Pūtaiao Wānanga is a one-day event aimed at inspiring and educating youth about the importance of science and health. Through interactive exhibits, hands-on workshops. Pūtaiao Wānanga seeks to foster curiosity and empower young individuals to explore careers in these fields.

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GRANT

Roma Marae is situated in Ahipara, the southern end of 90 Mile beach, Te Hiku o te Ika, Tai Tokerau. Ko Pōroa te tūpuna, Whangatauatia te maunga, Karirikura te moana, Te Rarawa te iwi. The whakatauki (legacy) of Pōroa ‘kia ū ki te whakapono, kia aroha tētahi ki tētahi’ – ‘hold fast to the truth, love one another’ is the underpinning kaupapa of our marae. It is a focal point for whānau, hapū (subtribes) who make up the community of Roma marae – our current marae beneficial roll is approximately 2400.

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GRANT

Whakapapa is the foundation of Te Ao Māori, and this spans outside of them, to their Taiao. Being able to see what life forms exist in their awa would be invaluable.

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GRANT

The Ngāti Tamaoho rohe (area of interests) extends from north of the Tamaki Isthmus to south of the Waikato River, to the Whangamarino wetlands. It extends from the West Coast to the Hauraki Gulf/Firth of Thames. Its interests are concentrated in the Manukau lowlands, Āwhitu Peninsula, Papakura, Hunua Ranges, Mangatangi, and Whangamarino.

PhD Scholarship
OKEROA WAAKA

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GRANT

Pūhoro is a science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and mātauranga Māori (STEMM) programme that aims to foster greater diversity and mātauranga Māori expertise across the STEMM landscape. Pūhoro’s internship programme sits within Pūhoro’s tertiary phase, Te Urunga Pae.

PhD Scholarship
LIA HEREMIA

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GRANT

In addition to raising awareness of sepsis, the project aims to gather feedback to new sepsis resources, and to co-create awareness plans and content to help build resilience in response to infection and sepsis

“A kaupapa of kahohi ki te kanohi wananga, listening and learning to help us raise awareness, mitigate the impact of sepsis in vulnerable communities, co-create awareness strategies, and ultimately to save lives.”

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GRANT

Te Pātaka o Rākaihautū Banks Peninsula is a remote rural community, with four Papatipu Rūnanga and residents living in several discrete communities across the peninsula.

Te Waihora (Lake Ellesmere), known as Te Kete Ika o Rākaihautū – The Fish Basket of Rākaihautū, is a rural community with one Papatipu Rūnanga.