Recently, Dr Heather Gifford and Dr Amohia Boulton participated in a Wai Research interview series which features “prominent Māori researchers [speaking] on topics that are relevant to their area of expertise and relevant to Kaupapa Māori Research”. Wai Research sits under the umbrella of large Urban Māori Authority, Te Whānau o Waipareira Trust. During the Wai Research interview, Drs Gifford and Boulton explain the origins and role of Whakauae Research, the Ngāti Hauiti-owned Māori health research centre established by Dr Gifford with her Hauiti whānau in 2005. They go on to discuss the development of a translational research programme as well as the opportunities and challenges they see ahead for Māori research. Whakauae and Wai Research have recently completed a joint research project exploring the commissioning model developed by Te Pou Matakana, the North Island Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency. A paper presenting the commissioning model research is due to be published in The Journal of Indigenous Wellbeing Te Mauri Pimatisiwin later in 2018. The two research centres have signed a memorandum of understanding paving the way for their ongoing collaborative work bringing together the research interests of urban Māori and iwi.
Recently, Dr Heather Gifford and Dr Amohia Boulton participated in a Wai Research interview series which features “prominent Māori researchers [speaking] on topics that are relevant to their area of expertise and relevant to Kaupapa Māori Research”. Wai Research sits under the umbrella of large Urban Māori Authority, Te Whānau o Waipareira Trust. During the Wai Research interview, Drs Gifford and Boulton explain the origins and role of Whakauae Research, the Ngāti Hauiti-owned Māori health research centre established by Dr Gifford with her Hauiti whānau in 2005. They go on to discuss the development of a translational research programme as well as the opportunities and challenges they see ahead for Māori research. Whakauae and Wai Research have recently completed a joint research project exploring the commissioning model developed by Te Pou Matakana, the North Island Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency. A paper presenting the commissioning model research is due to be published in The Journal of Indigenous Wellbeing Te Mauri Pimatisiwin later in 2018. The two research centres have signed a memorandum of understanding paving the way for their ongoing collaborative work bringing together the research interests of urban Māori and iwi.
