Te Ranga Tukutuku is guided by a whakaruruhau (governance group), which ensures university-wide representation across AUT’s faculties and supports the network’s strategic and operational objectives.
AUT’s Rautaki Rangahau (Research Plan) launched and AUT’s Research Entities Framework developed, proposing five Tier 4 AUT Research Networks.
AUT’s first Māori Research Network initiated by a rōpū of Māori Professors including PVC Māori Advancement Professor Pare Keiha and Interim-Lead Professor Tania Ka’ai, gifted the name Te Ranga Tukutuku by Associate Professor Dean Mahuta.
Professor Tania Ka’ai presents an abstract on the establishment of Te Ranga Tukutuku at Ngā hua a Tāne-te-wānanga Māori Research Symposium.
Faculty-wide elections held to appoint representatives to the Whakaruruhau (Governance Group) including a representative from Te Kāhui Poipoi Rangahau (AUT Research Office)
Associate Professor Rachael Ka’ai Mahuta (Ngāti Porou, Ngāi Tahu) appointed Inaugural Chair by the Whakaruruhau.
Te Ranga Tukutuku Māori Research Network officially launched and co-hosts Ngā hua a Tāne-te-wānanga Māori Research Symposium with Te Ipukarea Research Institute.
