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Partnerships

Staff and researchers in Te Ara Auaha, the Faculty of Design and Creative Technologies at AUT, work closely with research institutes and other departments at AUT. Read more about some of our AUT partners below.

Te Ipukarea Research Institute

Te Ipukarea Research Institute was established in 2008, and is hosted by AUT. Its main focus is Māori language, culture and knowledge. Te Whare o Rongomaurikura, the Centre for Language Revitalisation is located within Te Ipukarea, and reflects our commitment to Indigenous and endangered language revitalisation, beginning with te reo Māori (the Māori language).

Te Ipukarea

Office of Māori Advancement

AUT's Office of Māori Advancement works closely with AUT Māori staff, students and the wider community in advising and implementing Mātauranga Māori kaupapa throughout AUT.

Office of Māori Advancement

Office of Pacific Advancement

AUT's Office of Pacfic Advancement is committed to the wellbeing and success of Pacific communities at AUT and beyond. Its programmes and initiatives cover the student and staff experience, academic research development, impact and engagement, advocacy, and community-based collaborations and partnerships.

Office of Pacific Advancement

Moanaroa Pacific Research Network

The Moanaroa Pacific Research Network is dedicated to realising Pacific research aspirations that centre Indigenous Pacific knowledge systems, research methodologies and practices shaped with and of direct benefit to Pacific communities.

Moanaroa Pacific Research Network

Vā Moana - Pacific Spaces

Based at AUT and formed by Lealiʻifano Albert Refiti and Tina Engels-Schwarzpaul, Vā Moana - Pacific Spaces is an international research platform that engages Pacific and Western thought to study Pacific notions of space.

Vā Moana - Pacific Spaces