KO W H I T I K A U P E K A T E W H E T Ū
2019
RESEARCH HONOURS AOTEAROA
THE ACHIEVEMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF INNOVATORS, KAIRANGAHAU MĀORI, RESEARCHERS AND SCHOLARS THROUGHOUT AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND WERE CELEBRATED ON 17 OCTOBER AT THE 2019 RESEARCH HONOURS AOTEAROA, HELD AT THE TOWN HALL IN ŌTEPOTI, DUNEDIN.
Mana whenua Ngāi Tahu graciously welcomed us as manuhiri with a spirited pōwhiri and Dunedin City Organist David Burchell gave a stirring performance on Norma, the beloved Dunedin pipe organ in the Town Hall. Alongside many speeches during the evening, the Society awarded 17 medals and awards and the Health Research Council of New Zealand also presented three awards.
“In this context I want to begin by acknowledging you all here this evening. As Aotearoa New Zealand’s leading researchers and research organisations with a wide range of networks, communities, whanau and whakapapa, you bring your expert knowledges and outstanding qualities to the debates about our shared futures. But given my commitment to enhancing equity and diversity in our research communities, to better engaging with Māori researchers, mātauranga Māori and Te Ao Māori, and to understanding and supporting the next generation of researchers – you will also understand why I wish to explicitly acknowledge those who are still under-represented amongst us, and also point out that there are still many who are not in the room with us. As we look forward to our shared futures we will need new relationships, to really stretch ourselves, be part of new dialogues across disciplines, across organisations, across sectors, and across communities. We will need to learn how to listen to those who are not already in the room, those who are not like us. For this is how we will realise the full potential of Aotearoa, by realising the potential of all not just some.” PROFESSOR WENDY LARNER FRSNZ FAcSS FNZGS, ROYAL SOCIETY TE APĀRANGI PRESIDENT
VIEW VIDEO OF WENDY LARNER’S RESEARCH HONOURS AOTEAROA SPEECH
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