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Commercial feasibility of using mātauranga Maori-based fish traps to eliminate bycatch – Phase 2

Expertise: 
Business & Economics, Environment, Indigenous Development

The commercial fishing industry is a complex system, and one issue that can hamper the success of fishing companies is the inadvertent capture of fish that are not target species. Under the Quota Management System, if a company has limited quota for a non-target species then fishing for target species has to stop once the limited quota of non-target species has been met. In a lead-up research project the researchers showed that fish traps, based in mātauranga Maori, have potential to reduce bycatch.

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Shaun Ogilvie

Food Sovereignty from an Indigenous perspective: Case studies of Maori of Aotearoa and Quechua peoples of Peru

Expertise: 
Agriculture / Botany, Business & Economics, Environment, Indigenous Development, Kaupapa Māori Research, Law / Justice, Policy & Planning, Tikanga - Maori Customs, Traditional Knowledge
Region: 
New Zealand

My PhD topic addresses the question:  Is Indigenous knowledge able to contribute to food security?

This PhD thesis investigates how the knowledge possessed by Indigenous people – New Zealand Māori and Peruvian Andeans – can contribute to improving food security.  . This comparative research focuses on the Māori principle of ‘Te Ātanoho’ or ‘good life’ and ‘Sumaq Kawsay’, the Andean principle of ‘good living’.  I am investigating traditional food production from an Indigenous perspective.

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Mariaelena Huambachano

Optimising the Māori in Māori Economic Development – How Māori values inform investment decisions for collective assets

Expertise: 
Business & Economics, Traditional Knowledge

Economic performance in this project means moving beyond the narrow definitions of economic efficiency and moving towards the concept of socially optimal outcomes, where maximising the well-being of the collective and minimising externalities to the natural environment are paramount. The concept of socially optimal outcomes is particularly important for iwi/hapū asset managers given the complex challenges and multiple resource pressures they face such as climate change and declining water quality.

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Shaun Awatere

The intergenerational reality for Māori Small and medium sized enterprises (SME): Building resilience of Māori SMEs for the future.

Expertise: 
Business & Economics, Indigenous Development, Tourism & Hospitality
Region: 
New Zealand

 

Associate Investigator with Dr Shaun Awatere (Principal), Dr Maria Bargh,Dr Katharina Ruckstuhl and Dr Diane Ruwhiu (Principal), on Whai Rawa theme, Nga Pae o Te Maramatanga funded project:

http://www.maramatanga.ac.nz/project/intergenerational-reality-m-ori-sma...

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Shaun Awatere
Maria Bargh
Katharina Ruckstuhl
Diane Ruwhiu

The iwi household whānau wellbeing project

Expertise: 
Business & Economics, Indigenous Development

This project investigates the wellbeing (economic indicators) of Māori households whānau of a specific iwi using New Zealand Census data from 1991–2006. This project aims to provide greater sovereignty to iwi by providing an evidence base for their decision-making through analysis of this data.

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Daniel Patrick