Te Mana Raraunga hosts and attends a range of ā-kanohi hui in Aotearoa and around the world.
For virtual gatherings please see our Virtual Wānanga page
TMR members attended the GIDSOV25 Global Indigenous Data Sovereignty conference that took place on Ngunnawal and Ngambri country (also known as Canberra, Australia), 31 March-3 April 2025. Over 280 Indigenous participants attended the three-day conference, with the third day reserved for kōrero with non-Indigenous groups.
The group photo to the right came from our attempt to bring together the various Māori conference delegates at the conference gala dinner.
All of the panels were recorded and are posted on YouTube. There are also graphic recordings of the main themes from each of the talks and panels. All of this is hosted by Yadhura Walani at this link. Thank you to the organisers (including Te Pokapū members Kiri and Nicole) and the hosts.
TMR Members Strategy Hui, February 2025
Te Mana Raraunga (TMR) held a one-day strategy hui for members of the network on February 10th, 2025, at the University of Waikato.
We asked members what they would like to see TMR focus on, and what we bring with us from the last ten years. Small groups worked together to answer key questions on our strategy, direction, and what they would like to see from TMR in the future. The day also featured a panel of some of the founding members (Tahu Kukutai, Maui Hudson and Andrew Sporle), and a session by the Indigenous trade project Tauhokohoko.
The themes from the hui were written into a summary document, but we describe them here briefly. Firstly, members said that tikanga, values, and community need to come first, and that we need to consider the structure of TMR and our relationship with Te Kāhui Raraunga.
Members said they value TMR as a network to ‘broker’ or be a ‘matchmaker’ for connections; and that TMR should continue advocacy, policy submissions, and holding the Crown to account. Members said we should continue to focus on the classic ‘capacity and capability building’ and that it would be helpful for TMR to highlight success stories for others, while also keeping tabs on future, emerging challenges.
If you would like to read the full 3-page summary then please follow this link.
Archived Indigenous Data Gatherings and Reports
Agency Approaches to Data Governance, Wellington, August 2018
Te Mana Raraunga ran a workshop on approaches to Data Governance alongside Statistics NZ. A range of agencies, organisations, and community members attended the event and heard presentations from Te Mana Raraunga, Statistics NZ, Social Investment Agency, and Ministry for Social Development.
The summary report can be accessed at this link.
Australian Indigenous Data Sovereignty Summit, Canberra, June 2018
Indigenous Data Sovereignty Panel, NAISA Conference, L.a., May 2018
Presentation available at this link
Maori Data Futures, Te Herenga Waka Marae, Victoria University, Wellington, May 2018
The programme is available at this link, and the presentation is available at this link.
Indigenous Data Sovereignty 'What Works Workshop', Waikato-Tainui College for Research & Development, Hopuhopu, September 2017
Māori Data Sovereignty Workshop with Policy Agencies, Te Puni Kokiri, Wellington, July 2017
The IDSov presentation is available at this link, and the Data Governance presentation is available at this link.
Indigenous Data Sovereignty Panel, Summer Internship for Indigenous Genomics, Arizona, July 2017
NCAI Tribal Scholar Forum, Mohegan Sun, Connecticut, June 2017
Presentation available at this link.
The Governance of Indigenous Data Policy Forum, UCLA, May 2017
Presentation available at this link.
Indigenous Data Sovereignty Masterclass, Brisbane, March 2017
Presentation available at this link.
Indigenous Data Sovereignty Summit, Auckland, November 2016
The Indigenous Data Sovereignty Summit was hosted by Te Mana Raraunga, the Māori Data Sovereignty Network, with sponsorship provided by Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga, the Wallenberg Academy of Fellows and The Swedish Research Council. The summit was held on 14 November 2016 in the Fale Pasifika building at The University of Auckland. The purpose was to bring together diverse stakeholders from Aotearoa/NZ and overseas to stimulate discussion on the topic of Indigenous Data Sovereignty (ID-Sov), and share insights on the application of ID-Sov in a range of national and local settings.
The workshop report is available at this link.
International Open Data Conference, Madrid, October 2016
Presentation available at this link.
Native American Indigenous Studies Association meeting, Honolulu, May 2016
Presentation available at this link.
Te Mana Raraunga inaugural hui, Hopuhopu, Ngāruawahia, October 2015
Indigenous Data Sovereignty Workshop, Australian National University, Canberra, July 2015
Workshop report is available at this link.
