Ko wai au

Kia ora tātau! He uri o te kāhui maunga. Ko Te Āti Haunui-a-pāpārangi, ko Ngāti Rangi, ko Ngaa Rauru Kiitahi, ko Ngāti Tūwharetoa ngā iwi. Nō Singapura tōku māmā. Ko te kairangahau au. Kei te noho au ki Ngāmotu, ki Aotearoa hoki. Nau mai haere mai!

Kia ora! My name is Meri Haami and I'm a Kaupapa Māori researcher based in Ngāmotu (New Plymouth), Aotearoa (New Zealand). I connect to the ancestral lands and waters across Whanganui, the central plateau and to Taranaki of Te Ika-a-Māui (the North Island). Here's my bio:

Dr Meri Haami (she/her) works in a variety of interdisciplinary Kaupapa Māori research with her communities, which includes waiata (songs), health, the environment, oral histories, ecomusicology, ethnomusicology, racism, and intergenerational trauma healing. Meri was awarded the Health Research Council (HRC) of New Zealand Emerging Researcher First Grant for the project called, He Whiringa Māramatanga: Kaupapa Māori music and healing. Meri was awarded a Short-Term Fellowship at the Institute of Sacred Music with Yale University. Meri works as a Kairangahau for a Kaupapa Māori development and liberation organisation called, Tū Tama Wāhine o Taranaki.

Anei te pito kōrero: This blog

This blog is a dedication to Kaupapa Māori theory and praxis, the inner workings of theorising to writing and a place to share my thoughts. This blog was a way to help with the creative processes of writing and reading.

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He Kōpia: Research services

My contractual business, He Kōpīa Indigenous Consultancy is a part of this blog. I have conducted Kaupapa Māori research contractual services for the following:

• Independent Kaupapa Māori organisations;
• Crown research institutes;
• Waitangi Tribunal Claims through government agencies;
• Government agencies; and
• Iwi organisations.

These research services have been for the following:

• Literature review research and writing;
• Kaupapa Māori evaluation of research;
• Editing, proofing and grammar;
• Consultancy on racism within the workplace;
• Intergenerational trauma healing research;
• PGSE Trust Deed Reviews (Iwi).

He Rangahau: Publications

For more information on publications by Dr Meri Haami, click here.