Kāhui Māori
Our Kāhui Māori provides the Governance Board and Science Leadership Team with strategic advice and input into our science strategy and priorities, and helps with the assessment of science quality, performance and responsiveness to iwi, hapū, whānau and Māori business goals.
Kāhui Māori Members
Aimee Kaio
Managing Director, NORA Limited | Ngāi Tahu
Aroha Mead
Independent researcher | Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Porou
Chris Insley
Managing Director, 37 Degrees South Limited | Te Whānau-a-Apanui
Darren Ngaru King
Interdisciplinary research scientist, Māori society and climate, NIWA | Ngāti Raukawa
Garth Harmsworth
Senior Scientist, Landcare Research | Te Arawa, Ngāti Tuwharetoa, Tūhourangi, Ngāti Raukawa
Sandy Morrison (attending as VM Lead)
Associate Professor and Associate Dean, School of Māori and Pacific Development, University of Waikato | Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāti Rarua, Te Arawa
Latest news and updates
DSC Seminar | "Who pays? And is it fair?" Legal liability and ethics in climate adaptation
In the first of our Deep South Challenge seminars for 2019, we hear from Lisa Ellis and Catherine Iorns, researchers from different fields, both looking at the question of who should fund climate adaptation.
The cascading impacts of climate change: New research released
New Zealanders are increasingly confronted with the obvious climate impacts like flooding, drought, heat stress and coastal flooding. We’re also now asking whether we should build sea walls or retreat to higher ground, or what we should do when insurance become unavailable for our coastal homes.
Vision Mātauranga funding round delayed until July 2019
Last last year, we indicated our plan to release a Vision Mātauranga funding round early in 2019. This funding round supports research within the Māori Domain of the Deep South Challenge: Changing with our Climate. We want to let you know that this funding round will now open in July 2019.