Recommended Websites-Māori
Association of Social Anthropologists of Aotearoa/New Zealand(external link)
ASAA/NZ specialises in resources related to New Zealand Anthropology, and resources specifically connected to Māori(external link), such as annotated bibliography, are also available on this site.
Australian Indigenous Psychology Education Project(external link)
The resources(external link) of this collaborative project of Australian Indigenous Psychologists Association and Australian Psychologists Association, focus on decolonisation of psychology and culturally sensitive mental health response. It covers resources not only from psychology but also from indigenous studies, health science etc.
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies(external link)
AIATSIS is Australia’s national institute for research on the history and cultures of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australia.
Centre for World Indigenous Studies(external link)
A platform for the global community of activist scholars advancing the rights of indigenous peoples through the application of traditional knowledge.
Index of Māori Names(external link)
The Fletcher Index via The University of Waikato.
Indigenous Government Australia(external link)
This website is designed to connect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with Australian Government policies and programs and raise awareness about the initiatives that affect them most. National Indigenous Australians Agency(external link) deals with Indigenous Advancement Strategy of Australian Government.
International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs(external link)
IWGIA is an international network that stands for rights of indigenous people around the world. It brings out yearly country reports on indigenous affairs.
Kā Huru Manu - the Ngāi Tahu Atlas (external link)
Ngāi Tahu Cultural Mapping Project - mapping traditional Māori place names and associated stories within the Ngāi Tahu rohe (tribal area).
Kareao Ngāi Tahu Archive(external link)
Ngāi Tahu Archive includes the collections of the Ngaitahu Maori Trust Board, records of Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu, and personal papers of selected individuals.
Kauwhatareo(external link)
An innovative te reo site linking to a range of educational resources using Māori Atua as the channel.
Kura Heritage Collections(external link)
Kura Heritage Collections Online is curated by Auckland Libraries. It provides easy and free access to images, manuscripts, oral histories and indexes held in Auckland Libraries’ heritage collections. Iwidex(external link), which is part of the Kura collections, is an index of information of Māori tribal history, tikanga ā-iwi and whakapapa drawn from a wide range of published and unpublished material.
Māori and Indigenous researcher Directory(external link)
This directory facilitate networking among Māori and indigenous researchers. User can search for researchers based on their expertise, region, organisation, research interests etc.
Māori and Psychology Research Unit, University of Waikato(external link)
MPRU works in collaboration with School of Psychology, University of Waikato to do focused research on psychological priorities and aspirations of Māori people. Their publications(external link) include journal articles, reports and case studies based on their research.
Māori Health(external link)
Information on Māori health provided by Manatū hauora - The Ministry of Health.
Māori Land Records(external link)
via Land Information New Zealand - Toitū te whenua
Māori Subject Headings(external link)
This project by LIANZA, Te Rōpū Whakahau, and the National Library helps to find standardised terms for subjects in te reo Māori. Use them when cataloguing and describing relevant materials. This resource helps to find the most preferred term from different words used to represent a concept and also related and broader terms.
New Zealand History(external link)
A Ministry of Culture Website that specifically collects resources on New Zealand history.
New Zealand Māori Centre of Research Excellence(external link)
Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga (NPM) is New Zealand's Māori Centre of Research Excellence (CoRE) funded by the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) and hosted by The University of Auckland.
New Zealand Museums(external link)
This site gives access to New Zealand museums, art galleries, cultural organisations and their collections.
Radio NZ, Māori & Pacific(external link)
Māori and Pacific programmes as well as audio collections held by Radio NZ.
Tatauranga Aotearoa - Statistics New Zealand - Māori(external link)
A section of Statistics New Zealand’s website to find data and statistics for and about Māori and iwi in Aotearoa New Zealand, including wellbeing, population, and iwi information.
Te Ara - Encyclopaedia of New Zealand(external link)
A comprehensive guide to the country’s peoples, natural environment, history, culture, economy, institutions and society.
Te Puni Kōkiri–Ministry of Māori Development(external link)
New Zealand Government’s principal policy advisor on Māori wellbeing and development.
Te Rau Ora(external link)
Supports Māori workforce development to enhance whānau ora, health and wellbeing.
Te Tau Ihu Claims Settlement Act 2014(external link)
Ngāti Kōata, Ngāti Rārua, Ngāti Tama ki Te Tau Ihu, and Te Ātiawa o Te Waka-a-Māui Claims Settlement Act 2014
Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori–Maori Language Commission(external link)
The Māori Language Commission was set up under the Māori Language Act 1987 and continued under Te Ture Reo Māori 2016 – Māori Language Act 2016 to promote the use of Māori as a living language and as an ordinary means of communication.
Toi Māori Aotearoa (Māori Arts New Zealand)(external link)
An organisation covering all matters relating to contemporary Māori art.
