Rangahau
Our research
Hei Āhuru Mōwai is committed to building a thriving Māori cancer research community. Supporting and increasing Māori cancer research capacity is one way to address the substantial disparities experienced by Māori across the cancer pathway.
Āhuru Ākonga
Looking after emerging Māori cancer researchers
Studying can be an exciting time for Māori students, and looking after their mauri, wairua, tinana, hinengaro and whānau can provide unlimited benefits to the student, the institutions and Aotearoa nui tonu.
We have developed tikanga and recommendations for universities and other education and research institutions, to help support Māori Masters, PhD and Post-doctoral students during their study.
Scholarships and awards
Hei Āhuru Mōwai partners with Te Kāhui Matepukupuku o Aotearoa (the Cancer Society) on the Māori Cancer Researcher Awards, supporting Māori researchers at Masters, PhD and early-career stages.
Māori Cancer Researcher Awards 2026
Applications opened Tuesday 1 September 2026 and close Friday 16 October 2026.
Scholarships and how to applyPublished rangahau
Our members’ rangahau, published in academic and industry publications.
61 papers published by our members between 2016 and 2025. Across academic and industry publications.
In the meantime, if you are looking for a particular piece of rangahau, ask us for it.
Hearing the voices of whānau
Āhuru mai i te rangi, āhuru mai i te papa. Tū mai ngā turuturu tapu hei pou mō te aho. Hikitia ēnei kupu ki te whakaaro nui, kia ora ai te whānau. Mauri ora.
There was a time in our recent history where whānau Māori voices in cancer care were structurally silenced — confined to kitchen tables, whānau gatherings and tangihanga speeches. A time when non-Māori defined our needs, aspirations and cancer care requirements with little to no regard to the realities of whānau Māori.