Te Kotahi Research Institute

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This Research Commons Collection contains research from Te Mata Punenga o Te Kotahi | Te Kotahi Research Institute (TKRI) at the University of Waikato. Te Kotahi Research Institute supports initiatives and spaces for thought leadership particularly in the areas of Mātauranga Māori, Indigenous Data Sovereignty, and Indigenous Science and Economics.

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Transforming data ecosystems in Aotearoa New Zealand: a landscaping report undertaken as part of the Tikanga in Technology project
(Te Kotahi Research Institute, 2025-02-11) West, Kiri
Protecting the heartwood: How can tikanga Māori and mātauranga Māori inform the construction of digital identities and relational responsibilities to data in Aotearoa New Zealand?
(Te Kotahi Research Institute, 2025-02-11) Lucas, Danielle
A report prepared by Danielle Lucas as part of the Tikanga in Technology research project
Tikanga and ethical considerations for visual research with young Māori
(Te Kotahi Research Institute, University of Waikato, 2025-02-11) Renfrew, Larissa; Hudson, Maui; Le Grice, Jade; Wilson, Daniel; Hamley, Logan; Kusabs, Natalie; Clark, Terryann
Approaches to benefit sharing
(Te Kotahi Research Institute, 2024-06-01) Sterling, Rogena; Brooks, Robert Turongo; Riddle, KatieLee; Kusabs, Natalie; Hudson, Maui
This information sheet provides successful examples of different approaches to benefit sharing across a range of industries, from around the world and within Aotearoa. It highlights what works and where challenges and gaps exist in current approaches. Finally, a spectrum of Indigenous sharing approaches is provided, based on the OECD framework of benefit sharing and type of benefit (direct and collective) to Indigenous peoples.
Evolving benefit sharing regimes – A way forward
(Te Kotahi Research Institute, 2024-08-16) Sterling, Rogena; Hudson, Maui; Kusabs, Natalie; Riddle, KatieLee; Brooks, Robert Turongo
Identifying models for benefit sharing in different domains – An exploration of benefit sharing across industries
(Te Kotahi Research Institute, University of Waikato, 2024-08) Sterling, Rogena; Brooks, Robert; Riddle, KatieLee; Hudson, Maui
Te nohonga kaitiaki guidelines information sheet
(Te Kotahi Research Institute, 2024-08-12) Sterling, Rogena; Hudson, Maui; Liggins, Libby
DNA information sheet
(Te Kotahi Research Institute, 2024-07) Sterling, Rogena; Hudson, Maui; Liggins, Libby; van der Reis, Aimee
eDNA and environmental monitoring information sheet
(Te Kotahi Research Institute, 2024-08-12) Sterling, Rogena; Hudson, Maui; Liggins, Libby; van der Reis, Aimee; Wilkinson, Shaun P.
eDNA, DNA reference libraries and kaitiakitanga
(Te Kotahi Research Institute, 2024-08-12) Sterling, Rogena; Hudson, Maui; Liggins, Libby
Indigidata Aotearoa post-event summary report 2023
(Te Kotahi Research Institute, 2023) Te Kotahi Research Institute
From the 21st to the 24th of August, the inaugural Indigidata Aotearoa 2023 was held at Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato. In recent years there has been significant advances in the fields of Indigenous data science and sovereignty. The Indigidata Aotearoa programme was designed to develop an understanding of Indigenous data science and sovereignty alongside some of the best researchers in Aotearoa New Zealand. The fully funded wānanga was open to Māori (tauira, kaitiaki, kaipakihi) participants from across Aotearoa. Applications were received from more than 35 respondents, and 23 tauira Māori attended the inaugural event.
Local Contexts: Traditional Knowledge (TK) Labels for Ngāi Tai ki Tamaki
(University of Waikato, 2022-07-27) Hamilton-Pearce, Janette
How can the Local Contexts Traditional Knowledge (TK) Labels ground the rights of Ngāi Tai ki Tamaki in datasets and digital infrastructure? This presentation will help to address this question.
Understanding Māori rights and interests in intellectual property arising from research and innovation
(Te Kotahi Research Institute University of Waikato, 2021-05) Sterling, Rogena; Riddle, KatieLee; Brooks, Robert Tūrongo; Hudson, Maui
In the era of big data, the significance of data as a raw material for production and a source of societal and economic value has grown immensely. Advances in data mining, analytics, computing power, and storage capacity have facilitated broader access and utilization of big data for corporate and governmental purposes. This surge aligns with the knowledge economy, emphasizing knowledge-intensive activities to drive economic growth, a focus underscored in the latest Government Strategy. However, as the knowledge economy expands, concerns arise about equity, Treaty partnerships, and the need to address issues of Māori data sovereignty and Indigenous data sovereignty. Discussions around Māori data sovereignty emphasize the importance of Māori control over various forms of Māori data, such as Mātauranga Māori, taonga species, and administrative data. Organizations like Te Mana Raraunga have been instrumental in developing principles and audit tools to support Māori data sovereignty. Amidst these developments, questions have surfaced about the protection of Māori intellectual property (IP) within Aotearoa New Zealand, particularly outlined in the WAI262 report. This report, funded by Genomics Aotearoa and the National Science Challenge Science for Technological Innovation, aims to address these concerns. The project includes a literature review examining national legislation and international agreements constituting New Zealand's Intellectual Property Rights regime. This review explores how these frameworks safeguard Māori IP rights concerning Māori data, genomic data, and Mātauranga Māori. The second component involves a survey targeting research institutions to assess the presence of IP policies protecting Māori data in research and innovation processes. The report provides a concise summary of the literature review and survey findings, with the overarching goal of assisting institutions in developing policies that safeguard Māori rights over their knowledge and data. The objective is to ensure equitable benefit-sharing throughout the innovation processes and address the evolving landscape of data sovereignty.
Traditional Knowledge (TK) Labels Transforming Data Infrastructure to Recognise Indigenous Provenance
(Te Kotahi Research Institute, 2022-09-27) Hudson, Maui; Riddle, KatieLee; Hamilton-Pearce, Janette
Associate Professor Maui Hudson, KatieLee Riddle and Dr Janette Hamilton-Pearce introduced the latest developments and applications of the Traditional Knowledge Labels and the Local Contexts Hub with examples of use by researchers in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Intellectual Property, Mātauranga Māori
(Te Kotahi Research Institute University of Waikato, 2021) Sterling, Rogena; Riddle, KatieLee; Tūrongo Brooks, Robert; Anderson, Jane; Hudson, Maui
This literature review has been conducted to consider the various national legislation and international agreements that comprise New Zealand’s Intellectual Property Rights (IP) regime. It will evaluate if and how such legislation and agreements protect and enable Māori IP rights and interests with respect to Māori data, genomic data and mātauranga Māori. The review also identifies some mechanisms that might also enhance Māori control of these types of data. The Westminster approach of legislation in New Zealand and its approach to IP protection based on Copyrights, Patents and Trade Marks are juxtaposed against traditional Maori approaches of communally held ancestral knowledge (mātauranga) passed down through generations (whanaungatanga) based on guardianship and protection (kaitiakitanga) and the self-determination of use of such knowledge (rangatiratanga). Attempting to align tikanga concepts to the Westmionster model of law is challenging as the two share completely different notions of ownership and responsibility. Expectations of protection, to prevent misappropriation and commercialisation by non- Māori of mātauranga Māori and Māori data, extend beyond the parameters of existing IP law, creates a similar disjunct. Genomic Research generates data, some of which can be protected by IP, however researchers working with genetic/genomic data from taonga species have often failed to acknowledge the non-IP interests of Maori. As a result, Maori have taken it upon themselves to advocate for their rights to data through Māori data sovereignty discourse as well as create guidelines for culturally appropriate genomic research with explicit references to data security and management (e.g. Te Mata Ira, Te Nohonga Kaitiaki). Other extra-legal options, such as Biocultural Labelling to alert users where particular data has Māori rights and/or interests, are emerging to maintain create durable provenance data and connect next users of data with the responsible Indigenous communities. Though the intellectual property regime in New Zealand may provide some protections, there are still significant areas where the legal system does not provide sufficient protections for Māori data, taonga species and mātauranga. The UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples provides a framework of international support for Indigenous rights, but local government and other home-grown mechanisms are important to enable Māori governance of data. Local approaches Māori Data Sovereignty and Māori Data Governance afford Maori the opportunity to be directly involved as kaitiaki of their mātauranga and assert rangatiratanga over data and its use.

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