Kairangahau Matua Māori | Senior Researcher
I uru atu a Nicola i te rōpū rangahau o Te Wāhanga i Poutū-te-rangi 2012. E whakaū ana a Nicola ki te whanake, ki te tautoko anō hoki i te reo Māori, te mātauranga, te tuakiri me te hauora.
Nicola joined Te Wāhanga in March 2012. Her research interests include reo Māori revitalisation and education, identity, health and wellbeing. Contributing to the revitalisation of te reo Māori is a personal and lifelong passion, as is the ongoing exploration of kaupapa Māori research approaches that can make a positive difference for Māori learners and whānau. Nicola is an experienced kaupapa Māori researcher and evaluator who has led or co-led small and large scale research and evaluation projects in kaupapa Māori, Māori medium and English medium settings.
Nicola’s research / interests include:
- Te reo Māori me ōna tikanga
- Education through the medium of Māori
- The histories of Aotearoa
- Tuakiri
- Health and wellbeing
- Decolonisation and indigenisation
- Kaupapa Māori theory and methodology
- Qualitative methodologies