Learn more about the Ngāi Tahu Research Centre
The Ngāi Tahu Research Centre was established in August 2011 as a joint initiative between Ngāi Tahu and the University of Canterbury.
The Ngāi Tahu Research Centre is best defined by reference to its dual mission statements, which are:
- To create intellectual capital and leadership able to lead and support tribal development.
- To establish the Ngāi Tahu Research Centre as the foremost indigenous Research Centre in New Zealand and the Pacific with strong links to the principal institutions that lead indigenous scholarship and development.
The centre's priorities are supporting postgraduate students and producing high-quality research in indigenous studies. The NTRC has two key areas of research focus: historical, specifically the social, cultural, political, legal and economic factors of colonial and modern Ngāi Tahu and Māori experience; and contemporary, focusing on socio-economic development and environmental sustainability for Ngāi Tahu, Māori and the global indigenous community.
Ngāi Tahu Takere Scholarship Application 2025
UC's Takere five-week academic and cultural live-in programme is designed to support our first-year ākonga Māori and Pacific students. Takere can help you find friends, develop skills and confidence to transition to university, get you a head start on your studies and have a fun time doing it!
For a full overview of the programme and eligibility visit Takere | University of Canterbury
Applications for upto two ākonga māori who whakapapa Ngāi Tahu are open until 11:59 pm on the 10th of November 2024.
Scholarship application: https://forms.office.com/r/z4Rb1B17Ka
Each applicant also needs to email a link to request both a personal reference and a school reference. The links for the references will remain open until 11:59 pm on the 10th November. NB: As there is different information required from both references, there are two different forms:
1. Personal reference: https://forms.office.com/r/xjMP6ncH7D
2. School reference: https://forms.office.com/r/hfUqq8Gqgg