Whakauae staff member, Rachel Brown has just attended the second Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Principal Investigators Wānanga in 2018 hosted at Wakatū Marae, Nelson.

2018 kicked off with the Whakauae team and the Rūnanga o Ngāti Hauiti coming togther to establish Whakauae's strategic plan for the next five years.

Whakauae Research Services would like to welcome new senior Māori researcher Lewis Williams to its research team. 

Decoloniality and Indigenous knowledge in education and practice Social Work Conference 2017, Johannesburg, South Africa attended by Dr Amohia Boulton.

Dr Amohia Boulton has attended the 2017 AES Conference in September where she had roles both as a presenter and a Board member.

In September 2017 Kiri Parata, who works as an independent community researcher and evaluator attended the AES17 International Evaluation Conference in Canberra, Australia.
 

Valdine Flaming a Metis woman from Thompson, Northern Manitoba was awarded a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Scholarship (QES), through a Community Foundations of Canada (CFC) programme. Through the scholarship, she was able to take up a three-month postgraduate student placement with Whakauae finishing in August 2017. 

At the July Australasian Evaluation Society Board meeting, Amohia Boulton along with her Aboriginal Board colleagues Sharon Clarke and Doyen Radcliffe, led the board through the process of developing a Reconciliation Action plan (RAP) for the AES Board.

Whakauae Director, Researcher, and Adjunct Professor Dr Amohia Boulton to give presentation at the AUT South Campus, along with other esteemed AUT academics, as part of the Taupua Waiora Centre for Māori Health Research Global Goals Series.

Research conducted by Whakauae Research for Māori Health and Development (Whanganui), and led by Dr Heather Gifford, highlights Māori public health workers and advocates attitudes towards Smokefree Outdoor Policies (SFOP).

In July 2017, the Health Research Council awarded a three year research project grant to Whakauae. 

Professor Denise Wilson, of the Auckland University of Technology (AUT), recently announced the appointment of Whakauae Director, Dr Amohia Boulton to the Faculty of Health & Environmental Sciences (and Taupua Waiora) as an Adjunct Professor.

Whakauae Director, Dr Amohia Boulton awarded two Pae Tawhiti scholarships for the 2017 academic year during Ngāti Hauiti's Hui a Tau held on Saturday 24 June 2017 at Rātā Marae. 

On 28 June 2017, University of Otago Associate Professor Martin Tolich facilitated a Research Ethics Symposium at the Auckland AUT South Campus.

Ms Tania Williams-Blyth and Dr Amohia Boulton have recently returned from the 7th World Congress on Family Law and Children's Rights, in Dublin, Ireland.

On June 19 2017, the Public Health Association of New Zealand held a symposium on Māori Public Health in Auckland.  

Valdine Flaming of Thompson, Northern Manitoba arrived in Whanganui on 24 May 2017 to begin a three-month postgraduate student placement with Whakauae. A pōwhiri for Valdine was held at Rātā Marae shortly after her arrival in Whanganui.

In mid-May, Whakauae's Gill Potaka-Osborne was conferred with her Postgraduate Diploma in Social Sector Evaluation Research (with Merit) following two years of intensive part-time study.

The Tapuhi Tū Toa Audit Report covers the factors that contributed to the pilot Māori student nurses smoking cessation intervention gaining limited traction in targeted schools of nursing in 2016 and what may need to happen if the Intervention is to be successfully delivered in the future.

Report from Dr Heather Gifford after attending the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT) Annual Conference, Florence, Italy, 8-11 March 2017.

The first round of substantive hearings into the Taihape rohe land claims took place at Rātā Marae over the week of 06 – 10 March 2017, hosted by Ngāti Hauiti.

Whakauae's Dr Heather Gifford recently took up an invitation from the Department of Public Health, University of Otago to present at an open seminar on its Wellington campus in Newtown.

Whakauae presenting research at the He Manawa Whenua Indigenous Research Conference in Kirikiriroa.

In early February 2017 Dr Amohia Boulton accompanied Rūnanga Chair, Neville Lomax to the recent Iwi Chairs Forum (ICF) at Waitangi where the topics of “vulnerable children”, Te Ture Whenua, and Māori interests in freshwater were high on the agenda.

Whakauae Research Services, the University of Auckland and Waikato University have partnered to undertake research looking at hospital transfers for Maori.

Whakauae staff attended the International Indigenous Research Conference 2016 held at The University of Auckland in association with Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga from 14th-18th November 2016. This was a prime opportunity to hear about the work other Indigenous and Māori researchers are conducting in a range of areas.

The AES Conference is an annual conference hosted by New Zealand and Australia. This year's theme, ‘Landscapes' was a platform to reflect on what diversity and change in social, organisational, environmental, political and economic landscapes means for evaluation and evaluators.

Drs Heather Gifford and Amohia Boulton recently spent four days in Melbourne attending the Lowitja Institute International Indigenous Health and Wellbeing Conference.

Whakauae has great pleasure in announcing a successful HRC application in the 2015 annual round.

A third set of preliminary hearings into Taihape area land claims was held at Rātā Marae on Monday, 12 September 2016 and Whakauae was there in support.

As part of our commitment to staying abreast of recent research, issues of concern to Māori, and understanding the impacts on Māori health, our Business Manager attended the STIR Symposium on 13 September 2016.

On Friday the 2^nd of September, members of Whakauae participated in a community planting day on the banks of the Pourewa Stream at Rātā. The planting day officially recognised the launch of the Ngā Puna Rau Rangitīkei Project. 

Kia hiwa rā!  Kia hiwa rā!

Whakauae is pleased to announce the results of the Pae Tawhiti Scholarship Awards for Masters and PhD students for the 2016 academic year. 

Researchers of Whakauae accompanied by two Te Puawai o te Ahi Kaa kaimahi recently attended ANZEA's 2016 conference in Wellington 18 - 21 July 2016. The theme was 'Next generation evaluation: Shaping better futures in Aotearoa New Zealand' which embraced a changing evaluation landscape in a diverse and pluralist Aotearoa, New Zealand. 

In July 2016 we regretfully accepted Richard Steedman's notice of resignation from the Whakauae Board. Richard has been an invaluable asset for Whakauae bringing a wealth of iwi knowledge and additional skills and knowledge in the areas of financial oversight and strategic iwi development. 

Over recent months, the Team at Whakauae has been putting in some time to learn Ngāti Hauiti waiata and pātere under the guidance of Sue Kavanagh. 

The Board Chair Peter Fraser and the Research Centre Director Dr Amohia Boulton are delighted to share with you our Annual Report for 2015.

Whakauae celebrated their ten year anniversary at the Hui ā Iwi held at Rata Marae on Sunday 26^th June 2016.  To commemorate this achievement Whakauae shared a brochure that portrays a number of milestones that occurred over this period and the past Director Dr Heather Gifford spoke about the highlights of the journey. 

Whakauae were fortunate to host two visiting Manitoban students, both studying their Masters in Development Practice in Indigenous Development at the University of Winnipeg.

We acknowledge the years of contribution and dedication that Richard Steedman has provided to Whakauae as he takes leave as a Board Director.

Amohia and Heather joined with friends, family members and colleagues to tautoko Professor Denise Wilson at her Inaugural Professorial Address at Auckland University of Technology (AUT) on the 31^st May.  Denise is from Ngāti Tahinga and the Director of Taupua Waiora the Centre for Māori Health Research at AUT. 

The Board Chair of Whakauae Research Services Ltd, Mr Peter Fraser, announced a change in leadership for the health research centre. Dr Heather Gifford who established Whakauae in 2005 under the auspices of Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Hauiti, has stepped down from her role as Centre Director, paving the way for Dr Amohia Boulton to take over the day to day management of the organisation.

The latest HRC Pānui reports on the findings of Glenis Mark;s Postdoctoral research regarding Māori patients; perspectives on health, their experiences of rongoā Māori (traditional Māori medicine) and/ or primary health services as well as their views on greater integration of the two systems of care. 

Members of ASPIRE2025 have just released the latest research report aimed at informing and stimulating debate about policy options that might help New Zealand become a smokefree nation by 2025.

Whakauae Research held the first research symposium for 2016 at Community House in Whanganui, on 18 March 2016. These events showcase Māori health research of relevance to local communities.

Learnings from Participatory Research with Māori (Whakauae Research).

In late December 2015, Whakauae managers held a rural retreat near Otaki.  The purpose of the retreat was to reflect on 2015 organisational activity and to plan for 2016.

Richard Steedman invites Professor Aimée Craft, Director of Research at the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation at the University of Manitobato visit the tribal lands of Moawhango.

The final Iwi Chairs' Forum for the year was held in early December in Arahura.

During December 2015, Whakauae facilitated Pae Tawhiti, a strategic planning day, with Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Hauiti.