Ministry of Science and Innovation Appointments – CoRE Directors’ to Science Board
Wednesday, February 9, 2011 - 15:57

Two prominent CoRE Directors have been appointed to the newly formed Science Board for the Ministry of Science and Innovation.

New $1.5m research initiative examines value of Te Reo Māori
Monday, December 13, 2010 - 11:43

The Honourable Dr Pita Sharples, Minister of Māori Affairs launched Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga’s new research initiative to discover the many diverse ways the Māori language adds value to society at Te Marae, Te Papa Tongarewa Museum in Wellington 8th of December.

Managing world’s precious taonga — water
Thursday, November 11, 2010 - 16:51

Management and guardianship of one of Aotearoa/New Zealand’s most precious resources will be discussed at a two-day research symposium in Christchurch next week.

The research symposium “Tangaroa ki uta, Tangaroa ki tai: Water, our future”, convened by Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga, New Zealand’s Māori Centre of Research Excellence, and co-hosted with Ngāi Tahu, will showcase research of relevance to water and provide a much-needed national platform for researchers, policy-makers and communities to discuss issues surrounding water.

Researcher receives US exchange for indigenous development
Tuesday, September 21, 2010 - 12:41

Educationalist, researcher, and company director, Dr Leonie Pihama, is the inaugural recipient of the Fulbright-Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Senior Scholar Award.

One of three new exchange awards in the field of indigenous development offered under a new partnership between Fulbright New Zealand and Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga, the award is offered annually to a New Zealand scholar who displays professional distinction, leadership skills and strong ambassadorial qualities and whose area of research or teaching fits within one of Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga's research themes.

Bayer Innovator Awards

Friday, August 27, 2010 - 16:15

As a global company with a proud history of research and development, Bayer has always recognised the link between innovation and business success.
That’s why in 2010 we want to recognise innovative people across five categories:
• Science and Health
• Design and Engineering
• Agriculture and the Environment
• Research and Development
• Information Technology and Communications

Forestry Biocontrol Earns Bayer Innovator Award
Friday, August 27, 2010 - 16:11

Biologically-based inoculants that reduce chemical use and save the forestry industry millions have earned Dr Robert Hill the 2010 Bayer Innovators Award for Agriculture and Environment (announced 24 August 2010).

4TH INTERNATIONAL INDIGENOUS TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE CONFERENCE, 6-9 JUNE 2010, AUCKLAND, AOTEAROA/NEW ZEALAND
Monday, March 1, 2010 - 14:10

"Kei muri i te awe kapara he tangata ke - behind the tattoed face a stranger stands: Recognising, engaging, understanding difference"
www.traditionalknowledge2010.ac.nz

PŌWHIRI TO WELCOME CHARLES ROYAL TO NGĀ PAE O TE MĀRAMATANGA AND THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND

Monday, January 25, 2010 - 12:52

Te Ahukaramū Charles Royal has recently been appointed Director of Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga, one of New Zealand’s eight centres of research excellence. He has also been appointed Professor of Indigenous Development in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Auckland. Charles’s appointment commenced the 1st of December 2009.
On the 9th of February, Charles will be formally welcomed upon Waipapa Marae, Wynyard Street, the University of Auckland.

Professors Sir Paul Callaghan and Sir Peter Gluckman honoured in Wellington
Thursday, December 17, 2009 - 13:30

Professors Sir Paul Callaghan and Sir Peter Gluckman, both former Chairs of aCoRE, were honoured at a function in Wellington in December.

The evening was attended by representatives of each of the eight Centres of Research Excellence and their Boards, as well as the Vice-Chancellors of their host institutions.

Guest speaker for the event was Minister of Finance and Acting Prime Minister the Honourable Bill English, who read citations and presented greenstone mere to the two men in recognition of their roles as science leaders.

Kidney cancer research grant a NZ first
Wednesday, December 16, 2009 - 11:45

University of Auckland chemist Associate Professor Michael Hay has become the first New Zealand scientist to receive a grant from a leading international charity for funding cancer research.

Dr Hay and his team at the University’s Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre will use the ₤137,000 ($NZ 290,000) grant from the UK-based Association for International Cancer Research (AICR) to identify molecular targets in kidney cancer tumours that will help them design more effective anticancer drugs.