- Source
- Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Published
- 29 May 2026
- Authors
- K. West, Larissa Renfrew
Excerpt from source
Universities in Aotearoa generate and hold large volumes of research data, including increasing amounts of Māori data shaped by Vision Mātauranga. Yet practice around Māori Data Sovereignty (MDSov) remains uneven, with commitments often aspirational rather than operational. This article assesses how Tiriti‐led institutions are upholding the mana and mauri of Māori data as taonga and identifies how bureaucratic inertia maintains the gap between policy signals and everyday research practice. Using a data ecosystem lens, we consider the roles of actors, stakeholders and Māori as rightsholders across the research lifecycle. A case study of Waipapa Taumata Rau highlights both progress and…
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