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Te whakawhanake i tō mātou pānga ki te Māori

Growing our impact with Māori

By actively co-designing with Māori in research, science and innovation, we can address key questions that matter to our communities, and help improve Māori economic, social and wellbeing outcomes.

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About

He Pūtaiao, He Tāngata is our strategy for achieving greater impact with Māori.

Consistent with the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s Vision Mātauranga policy, it seeks to unlock the science and innovation potential of Māori knowledge, resources and people.

At PHF Science this includes Māori-led research programmes, and developing our Māori capability through both intentional recruitment and focused training.

See more about how we work to deliver impact for Māori. 

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Meet our team

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Reports

Measuring the Economic Impact of the Pūhoro STEMM Academy

01 Aug, 2021

The Pūhoro Academy partners with a selection of secondary schools to operate a STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) Academy to increase Māori student engagement in STEM programmes. Pūhoro supports secondary schools to prepare their Māori science students for transfer to tertiary study and into employment. The Academy has had significant success in improving Māori educational performance rates. This report builds on two previous reports produced by the lead author in 2018 and 2019. The current report provides a cost-benefit analysis (CBA) of the potential economic benefits of the Pūhoro Academy to individual students, a regional economic analysis of the impact of the Pūhoro Academy, and an exploration of some significant flow-on impacts of higher education for Māori

Social Cost-Benefit Analysis Economic Impacts of the Pūhoro STEMM Academy

01 Mar, 2024

The Pūhoro STEMM Academy partners with numerous secondary schools to operate a STEMM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and Mātauranga) Academy to increase Māori student engagement in STEMM programmes. Pūhoro supports students in secondary schools and tertiary education to prepare their Māori science students for employment and higher education. The Academy has had significant success in improving Māori educational performance rates. Following three prior reports from 2018, 2019 and 2021, this latest report presents a thorough economic analysis highlighting the Pūhoro Academy's substantial economic advantages to students, the national economy, and wider society.

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