Yvonne taura

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He paroha na te Wahine e ora ai te Taiao

It’s with heart felt weaving, as with the finely woven mat of a woman, the environment is nurtured and made well

Matariki Ahunganui Symposium 2014 – Yvonne Taura MSc


Setting the Scene •  Why I decided to pursue a career in science •  What steps I took to achieve that •  Who supported me on the way? •  What am I doing now and what I hope to be doing in the future?


Aw a

Wairua

Maunga

Reporep o

Kaitiakitang Manaakitang a a Whakawhanaungatang a Papatナォト]uku & Ranginui Taniwha Atua Moana







Masters of Biological Sciences •  •  •  •  •  •  •

Manage my own project Plan technical & practical project Set up & design experiments Network & engage in discussions Fieldwork Analyse data Write a thesis


Research Funding •  •  •  •  •

Rose Hellaby Postgraduate Scholarship Te Runanga o Ngāi Te Rangi Iwi Trust TEG Tauwhao Te Ngare Trust TEG Poripori Farm A Trust TEG Ngāti Tūwharetoa-Genesis Energy Committee •  Tūwharetoa Maori Trust Board Scholarship •  Tumate Mahuta Memorial Scholarship •  Golden Plover Wetland Research Award


What am I doing now? •  Cultural Indicators for Wetland Health •  Mātauranga Māori of Waikato-Tainui •  Tribal knowledge, cultural values & aspirations of the tribe •  Waikato-Tainui & Manaaki Whenua engage in research together •  Mātauranga Māori – management of natural resources •  Support a tribal member in science research


He paroha na te Wahine e ora ai te Taiao

It’s with heart felt weaving, as with the finely woven mat of a woman, the environment is nurtured and made well


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