Hui Hihiri
Hui Hihiri are wānanga, held in-person and/or online, to explore pathways and opportunities for Māori success in research, science, innovation and technology. Each hui focuses on connecting, retaining and accelerating Māori capability
and leadership in the RSIT sector.
Register now for the fourth Hui Hihiri to be held in March 2026.
2023
By Māori, for Māori in research, science and innovation
Two day online wānanga
425 registrations
6 keynotes
3 panel sessions
14 breakout sessions
2024
Hiki wairua:
The power within us
Two day online wānanga
470 registrations
5 keynotes
2 panel sessions
7 breakout sessions
2025
Rangakura:
Intergenerational
approaches to
mana motutake
One day in-person wānanga
126 registrations
4 keynotes
1 panel sessions
3 interactive workshops
Mātanga Talks
Kanapu completed two interactive series of online Mātanga Talks that highlighted the leadership journeys and career pathways of mātanga (specialists) in research, science, innovation and technology.
Experience
895 people attended Mātanga Talks
(across Series 1 and 2)
96% of respondents rated their Mātanga Talks experience 4 out of 5 or higher
Talks
9 mātanga in Series 1
6 mātanga in Series 2
3 Mātanga Talks in te reo Māori
Masterclasses
A deeper discussion about priority areas across research, science, innovation, and technology. These two-to-three-hour sessions were designed to strengthen understanding through interactive discussions and practical resources that can be applied both personally and professionally.
Experience
187 people attended at
least one of the four
Masterclasses
Topics
1. Applying for Research Funding
2. Developing Te Ao Māori Frameworks
3. Where is your data?
4. He Kura Nō Te Ao Atua
Te Ako Rau
Kanapu completed six online mentoring programmes for grassroot Māori collectives to shape or consolidate their research, science, innovation or technology-related initiatives. Wānanga themes included legal structures, mātauranga Māori, intellectual property, accounting, taxes, funding sustainability, governance and mobilising support for your initiative.
Participants
132 people in 61 collectives
from 30 different locations participated
in Te Ako Rau
Completion
77% of participants completed
Te Ako Rau
44% continued to Te Ako Rau+
Te Ako Rau+
A follow-on support package from the mentoring programme Te Ako Rau, aimed at accelerating collectives to achieve the next steps for their initiatives. Participants gained advice, resources and contacts as well as meeting one-on-one with mātanga (specialists) in fields such as financial sustainability, application writing, legal, research, technology, mentorship and communication.
Kanapu Sessions
Kanapu kaimahi delivered 42
sessions with participants
over 6 programmes
Mātanga sessions
10 mātanga completed 32 one-on-one sessions with participants over 6 programmes
Regional Wānanga
Kanapu hosted four wānanga with Māori communities to learn about marae, hapū and hapori research, science, innovation and technology (RSIT) aspirations, and support attendees to lead out RSIT initiatives from within their area.
Experience
71 researchers, scientists
and innovators attended
Kanapu Regional Wānanga
in 4 locations across Aotearoa
Kaupapa
Wakatū – Developing tikanga-led
research entities
Ōtautahi – Rangatahi Pathways in Innovation
Whanganui – Oranga Hauora
Te Tairāwhiti – Unconference
