Te Whare Rangahau o Hemi Henare
James Henare Research Centre
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“Kua tawhiti kē tō haerenga mai, kia kore e haere tonu. He nui rawa ō mahi, kia kore e mahi tonu.
You have come too far not to go further, you have done too much not to do more.”
Sir James Henare
Associate Professor and Co-Director of James Henare Research Centre, Marama Muru-Lanning, speaking about our vision.
Interim Reports:
Ko ngā kaumātua ō tātou taonga: Supporting kaumātua health in a changing world
Waikato-Tainui
Tauranga Moana
Hokianga
Te Hiku o te Ika a Māui
Latest News and Media
When a Māori person goes to hospital, they don’t leave their Māori identity at the door
A Response to the Finance Minister about Budget 2024
18 June 2024 | James Henare Research Centre | The Spinoff | Ātea
Photo: Getty Images, additional design by Tina Tiller (The Spinoff)
Researchers say that Nicola Willis’ budget doesn’t deliver for Māori
05 June 2024 | Maihona Panapa | Te Ao Māori News| News
Te Whare Rangahau o Hemi Henare | The James Henare Research Centre is Waipapa Taumata Rau’s leading Māori transdisciplinary research centre. Our Centre co-designs and co-creates excellent research with Te Tai Tokerau flaxroots communities. We envisage a future underpinned by the transformative values of Te Ao Māori. Our research enables our community partners to exercise mana motuhake and lead decisions that affect their social, environmental, and economic wellbeing. We are inspired and guided by the words and life of Tā Hemi Henare.
Our focus is on providing excellent research to Empower Māori
Te Tiriti o Waitangi
Ko te Kuini o Ingarani ka wakarite ka wakaae ki nga Rangatira ki nga hapu – ki nga tangata katoa o Nu Tirani te tino rangatiratanga o o ratou wenua o ratou kainga me o ratou taonga katoa.
In supporting the University’s commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi, the James Henare Research Centre conducts its research in accordance with the guarantee of tino rangatiratanga in Article 2 of Te Tiriti.
A Recent Project: Kāinga Noho – Kāinga Whenua
Housing and Whenua: Kaumātua Voices – A Retirement Commission Report
Co-Director of James Henare Research Centre, Dr Tia Dawes, speaking about a recent project.
Our Vision
To deliver world leading transdisciplinary research grounded in flaxroots communities for the betterment of Aotearoa by:
- Creating a pipeline for future generations of scholars from Te Tai Tokerau, Tāmaki and other Māori communities
- Working with academic and community researchers from a broad range of disciplines
- Building enduring partnerships with local and global communities while moving ideas into action
Dr Ngāhuia Harrison speaking about her experience at
the James Henare Research Centre
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