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We are also building our tribal
database of research scholars.
The tribe has supported many of
our researchers over the years
through education grants and
scholarships. We provide an
opportunity to reconnect our
researchers from across the
motu back to the tribe through
Te Taarere aa Taawhaki – our
annual seminar series.
In 1983, the Tainui Report was
published and continues to be
a critical piece of research in
thinking about our development.
Sir Robert Mahuta, one of the
co-authors of that report and
the Founder of the College,
hoped that the Tainui Report
would bear fruit for the tribe
who contributed to the research.
This is the ongoing challenge
and aspiration for the College
– that its work is connected,
relevant and will bear fruit.
tribal identit y & integrit y
The College has also undertaken research
to contribute to the Whakatupuranga 2050
objective of tribal identity and integrity. Working
with our researchers across our tribal region,
the project He Whakaoranga Ka Puta Ka Ora,
sought to identify how tribal connectedness
contributes to our sense of wellbeing.
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