Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga

Name

Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga

Legal name

Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga

Website

https://maramatanga.ac.nz

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Academic Research Coordination and Indigenous Scholarship Services

NAICS

Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (54172), Scientific Research and Development Services (5417)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Tribal Research Universities & Research Centers (Research-Active TCUs) (EDAHANAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Indigenous & Community Cultural Institutions (THAJADAK)

Keywords

• Indigenous research funding
• Academic journal publishing
• Doctoral scholarship programs
• Research conference hosting
• Indigenous research coordination

Headquarters

HQ city

Auckland

HQ country

New Zealand

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Government Funding (TEC): NPM is funded by the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) as Aotearoa's Māori Centre of Research Excellence. This is the primary funding source enabling NPM to distribute grants, fund scholarships, and support research activities across its partner network.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga (NPM) is Aotearoa New Zealand's only Māori Centre of Research Excellence, coordinating and funding Māori-led research through a national network of 21 partner research entities. It distributes grants, scholarships, and internships to Māori researchers and students, publishes two peer-reviewed journals (AlterNative and MAI Journal), maintains a 20+ year research database (Kete Mātauranga) and a 300+ video media archive (Replay Media), and convenes the biennial International Indigenous Research Conference (IIRC) and quarterly Wānanga Paetukutuku policy seminars.

Product overview

Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga (NPM) is Aotearoa New Zealand's only Māori Centre of Research Excellence, hosted by the University of Auckland. Rather than a unified software product, NPM operates as a research and scholarship ecosystem offering multiple interconnected programs and platforms. The core offerings include two peer-reviewed scholarly journals (AlterNative and MAI Journal), the MAI Portal network for postgraduate scholars, the Rangahau research database with 20+ years of archived research, the Replay Media video repository (300+ videos), and the Kanapu STEM initiative. NPM's grant programs (Manaaki) encompass doctoral scholarships, internship programs (NPM Futures), international Fulbright awards, and the Whakaaweawe Impact & Transformation Grants. The organization also convenes the biennial International Indigenous Research Conference and hosts the Wānanga Paetukutuku webinar series. These offerings collectively serve Māori researchers, students, and communities through funding, networking, knowledge sharing, and professional development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• AlterNative Journal AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples — a peer-reviewed interdisciplinary scholarly journal publishing research on Indigenous peoples from around the world. Open to scholarly authors and readers globally.
• MAI Journal MAI Journal: A New Zealand Journal of Indigenous Scholarship — an open access scholarly journal focused on Māori and Pacific perspectives on resilience, wellbeing, and Indigenous scholarship.
• Rangahau (Kete Mātauranga) Research Output Database A searchable research database containing over 20 years of rangahau including projects, videos, e-panui, publications, policy papers, and reports. Sub-sections include Books, Project Reports, Te Arotahi Policy Papers, and Wānanga Paetukutuku Policy seminars.
• Whakaaweawe Impact & Transformation Grants Grants supporting Māori researchers employed at NPM partner entities to achieve research outcomes and enable knowledge sharing activities that promote research uptake, impact, and transformation for whānau, hapū, iwi, Māori organisations, and communities. Standard grants NZD $3,000–$7,000; smaller grants up to NZD $3,000; conference and travel support capped at NZD $2,500 (limited to Aotearoa NZ and Australia).
• PhD Doctoral Scholarship Doctoral scholarship providing a stipend of NZD $36,050 per year plus NZD $9,785 for professional development support for a duration of two years. Includes complimentary registration for the NPM Biennial International Indigenous Research Conference. For Māori doctoral students pursuing research aligned with the NPM Matakitenga framework.
• New Horizons Summer Internship Part of the NPM Futures Programme, supporting upper-level undergraduate and postgraduate Māori students to gain research experience. Each award is NZD $7,500 with 10 internships available for the 2026-2027 summer period, paid in two equal instalments.
• Borrin Foundation–NPM Postgraduate Scholarship Joint Borrin Foundation and NPM postgraduate scholarship supporting Māori law graduates, with a pool of NZD $80,000 available annually. Co-designed by former NPM Co-Director Professor Jacinta Ruru.
• Fulbright–NPM Scholar Award International scholarship awarded to senior NPM researchers to undertake full-time lecturing or research at US institutions for 3-5 months, delivered in partnership with Fulbright New Zealand.
• Te Kupenga o MAI (MAI Portal) A national Māori and Indigenous (MAI) Post-Graduate Network portal connecting postgraduate scholars across New Zealand, supporting professional development and community. Includes the Hui Tākuta MAI Doctoral Conference.
• International Indigenous Research Conference (IIRC) An Indigenous-led, biennial international conference bringing together Indigenous researchers, communities, and allies from around the world. The 12th edition is scheduled for 17-20 November 2026 in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, with the theme 'Kei tua o te pae | Beyond the Horizon'.
• Wānanga Paetukutuku Policy Webinar Series A quarterly webinar series featuring NPM Co-Directors and senior research leaders leading discussions on high quality research and evidence for interventions and policies, with past topics including climate change, Māori futures, and science-policy approaches.
• Kanapu An NPM initiative designed 'by Māori, for Māori' to ignite Māori talent and leadership in research, science and innovation (RSI) spaces. Kanapu means lightning and aims to transform how Māori engage by connecting Māori to Māori. Operates a dedicated website at kanapu.maori.nz.
• Media Savvy Workshop A two-day, fees-free media training workshop for Māori researchers, co-delivered with the Science Media Centre to help researchers communicate research effectively with media.
• Social Media Success Series A webinar series (Webinar/Social Media Success Series) supporting Māori researchers in building effective public-engagement and social media skills for research communication.

Quantifiable outcome

• International Indigenous Research Conference held biennially, bringing together Indigenous researchers, communities, and allies from around the world
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

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Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered major, minor and core.

• International Indigenous Research Conference (IIRC) 2026majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 November 202612th International Indigenous Research Conference scheduled for 17-20 November 2026 in Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland. Theme: 'Kei tua o te pae | Beyond the Horizon'.
• Montana State UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 October 2022International visitor from Department of Native American Studies. Connected with NPM during U.S. & Oceania Summit discussions on internationalization and Indigenous research methodologies.
• Piikani Lodge Health InstituteminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 October 2022Indigenous health organization visitor focused on Indigenous Food Sovereignty, Food Security and Health during international delegation visit.
• Borrin FoundationmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 August 2021Partnership for the Borrin Foundation – Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Postgraduate Scholarship for Māori law graduates. A pool of $80,000 available annually to support Māori postgraduate scholarship in law. Professor Jacinta Ruru co-designed this initiative.
• Taiwanese Foundation for DemocracyminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 February 2020Aotearoa-Taiwan Human Rights Dialogue covering colonial histories, Indigenous language rights, health rights, and Pacific peoples' rights.
• Waipapa Taumata Rau | The University of AucklandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost institution of NPM. Provides physical premises (Waipapa Marae Complex) and institutional support for NPM operations.
• 21 Partner Research EntitiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational network of research institutions including universities and Māori research organizations across Aotearoa New Zealand. NPM coordinates research and distributes grants through this network.
• Fulbright New ZealandmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFulbright-Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Scholar Award for senior NPM researchers to undertake full-time lecturing or research at US institutions for 3-5 months.
• Science Media CentremajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint initiative for Media Savvy workshops providing Māori researchers with media communication training. Two-day, fees-free workshops to help researchers communicate effectively with media.
• Te Kupenga o MAIcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational Māori and Indigenous (MAI) Post-Graduate Network under NPM's leadership, supporting Māori and Indigenous scholars through professional development and community.
• Rauika MāngaimajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCross-National Science Challenge Māori Leadership group of 11 National Science Challenges. NPM is partnered with this group to advance Māori leadership in research.
• National Science ChallengesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEleven National Science Challenges of New Zealand. NPM collaborates on research initiatives including Vision Mātauranga implementation and climate change research.
• KanapucoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNPM initiative for Māori in STEM. Designed 'by Māori, for Māori' to ignite Māori talent and leadership in research, science and innovation. Website at kanapu.maori.nz

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Ngāi Tahu Research Centre (University of Canterbury): A NZ-based Māori research centre at the University of Canterbury. A direct peer in the Aotearoa Māori research ecosystem, with overlapping funder base and similar iwi/community partnership model.
• First Nations Information Governance Centre (FNIGC): Canadian Indigenous data sovereignty organization operating under OCAP principles. Closely parallels NPM's leadership on Indigenous data sovereignty via Professor Tahu Kukutai and Te Mana Raraunga.
• Centre for Indigenous Studies, University of Toronto: University-based centre advancing Indigenous scholarship, methodologies, and student pathways. Comparably blends research coordination, scholarships, and Indigenous-led publishing like NPM.
• Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS): Australia's national Indigenous research, cultural, and information body. Closest analogue to NPM in operating a long-running repository of Indigenous outputs, publishing journals, and convening national research networks under government mandate.
• Lowitja Institute: Australia's community-controlled Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health research institute. Comparable to NPM in its mix of PhD scholarships, grant programs, and Indigenous-led research coordination.

Others

• Te Puni Kōkiri (Ministry of Māori Development): NZ government ministry focused on Māori development. Adjacent rather than directly competitive - provides the broader policy and funding context in which NPM operates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

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