The lead article by Jessica Hutchings, Jo Smith, Yvonne Taura, Garth Harmsworth and Shaun Awatere, STORYING KAITIAKITANGA: Exploring Kaupapa Māori land and water food stories explores the Indigenous principle of kaitiakitanga as it relates to Māori agrifood practices.

The lead article by Sierra Hampton, Rights and resurgence in Aotearoa New Zealand: A case study of the united nations declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples role in self determination contributes to the discussion about the Declaration’s effectiveness by analysing its role in advancing Indigenous peoples’ self-determination.

In this special Covid-19 Situation Reports Issue, the lead report by Fiona Cram, MAHI AROHA: Aroha ki te tangata, he tāngata explores the impact of Covid-19 lockdown in New Zealand on “bubbles” and the response of Māori leaders to offset increased vulnerability due to confinement, financial hardship, and issues of crowding or isolation.  The report highlights the contribution of mahi aroha by Māori during lockdown and argues that access to qu

Māori and Pasifika students remain as ‘priority learning groups’ for tertiary institutions, a sector of education that often measures success in quantifiable measurables such as grade point averages and timely course completion. While strategic policy documents express an aspiration to make a difference for these learners what is required to bring these policy directions into action to create transforming change.

Kia hiwa rā! Kia hiwa rā!

He karere puhoro noa tēnei hei whakamārama atu i tēnei pukapuka hautaka, a MAI Journal e haere ake nei. Hei mea motuhake i titongia katoa mai e ngā kairanghau Māori i tō tātou nei reo anō hoki me ōna hua tipatere.

E rima ngā atikara kei roto i tēnei hautaka;

This issue of MAI Journal, Volume 8, Issue 2 (2019) contains eight articles covering a diverse range of research areas. This issue reflects the multi-disciplinary nature of MAI Journal with articles covering indigenous research methodologies, wellbeing, and language revitalisation across education, health, and economics.

This issue of MAI Journal, Volume 8, Issue 1 (2019) contains six articles and one book review covering a diverse range of research areas. This issue reflects the multi-disciplinary nature of MAI Journal with articles covering indigenous research methodologies, wellbeing, and language revitalisation across education, health, and economics.

This general issue of MAI Journal, Volume 7, Issue 2 (2018) contains seven articles and one book review covering a diverse range of research areas. This issue reflects the multi-disciplinary nature of MAI Journal with articles from the fields of psychology, education, sociology, population health and language revitalisation. 

This general issue of MAI Journal, Volume 7, Issue 1 (2018) contains a number articles covering a diverse range of research areas including kaupapa Māori film theory and Māori resistance in film history, young parenthood from a Māori perspective. This general issue also includes a Themed Supplement with a particular focus on Whai Rawa: Research for Māori economies as well as two book reviews.

Kia hiwa ra! Kia hiwa ra!

He karere puhoro noa tenei hei whakamarama atu i te pukapuka rataka 'MAI Journal' e haere ake nei, hei mea motuhake i titongia katoa mai e nga kairanghau Māori i to taua nei reo ano hoki me ona hua tipatere.

This issue is composed of nine articles, written by 14 outstanding Māori researchers, from across the country.

- Vini Ieni Olsen-Reeder: He manga wai e kore e whitikia? Ngā au ripo o te reo rua, o te iwi kōrero Māori

- Sheryl Lee Ferguson: Whakaari