He paroha na te Wahine
e ora ai te Taiao It’s with heart felt weaving, as with the finely woven mat of a woman, the environment is nurtured and made well
Matariki Ahunganui Symposium 2014 – Yvonne Taura MSc
Setting the Scene
• Why I decided to pursue a career in science
• What steps I took to achieve that • Who supported me on the way? • What am I doing now and what I hope to
be doing in the future?
Kaitiakitanga
Maunga Manaakitanga
Moana
Whakawhanaungatanga
Awa
Reporepo
Atua
Wairua
Taniwha Papatūānuku & Ranginui
Masters of Biological Sciences
• Manage my own project • Plan technical & practical project • Set up & design experiments • Network & engage in discussions • Fieldwork • Analyse data • Write a thesis
Research Funding • Rose Hellaby Postgraduate Scholarship • Te Runanga o Ngāi Te Rangi Iwi Trust TEG • Tauwhao Te Ngare Trust TEG • Poripori Farm A Trust TEG • Ngāti Tūwharetoa-Genesis Energy
Committee • Tūwharetoa Maori Trust Board Scholarship • Tumate Mahuta Memorial Scholarship • Golden Plover Wetland Research Award • Tongariro Natural History Society Award
What am I doing now? • Cultural Indicators for Wetland Health • Mātauranga Māori of Waikato-Tainui • Tribal knowledge, cultural values &
aspirations of the tribe • Waikato-Tainui & Manaaki Whenua
engage in research together • Mātauranga Māori – management of
natural resources • Support a tribal member in science
research
He paroha na te Wahine
e ora ai te Taiao It’s with heart felt weaving, as with the finely woven mat of a woman, the environment is nurtured and made well