Te Puāwaitanga Research Excellence Medal

For research that has made an eminent and distinctive contribution to Te Ao Māori and Indigenous knowledge.
Mō te toi o te rangahau, i puta ai he hua tino nui rawa atu ki te Ao Māori, ki te Mātauranga Māori, Iwi Taketake anō hoki.
Award details
Discipline: All subject areas
Award offered: Every two years, alternatively with the Te Rangaunua Hiranga Maōri Award
Prize: Medal
Te Puāwaitanga Research Excellence Medal is a prestigious award presented by Royal Society Te Apārangi in recognition of research that has made an eminent and distinctive contribution to Te Ao Māori, and to Māori and indigenous knowledge. The research must show evidence of inspiration by Māori philosophies (both traditional and contemporary) and Māori methodologies and expertise in Te Ao Māori.
Ngā āhuatanga o te tohu
Te wehenga mātauranga: Ngā momo mātauranga katoa
Ka whakawhiwhia te tohu: Ia rua tau, e tauutuutu ana ki Te Rangaunua Hiranga Māori
Te Paraihe: He Whakawhiwhinga
Ko te Tohu Kairangi Rangahau o Te Puāwaitanga te whakawhiwhinga tiketike rawa o te Royal Society Te Apārangi mō te toi o te rangahau, i puta ai he hua tino nui rawa atu ki te Ao Māori, ki te Mātauranga Māori, iwi taketake anō hoki.
Me mātua kitea he tohu i takea mai ngā rangahau i ngā tikanga whakaaro Māori (tikanga tawhito, tikanga whakaaro nō te ao hou anō hoki) me ngā tikanga mahi Māori, me te matatau ki ngā āhuatanga o Te Ao Māori.
Current status
The 2024 round is now closed. Nominations will open again in January 2026.
To make a nomination, please contact academy@royalsociety.org.nz and a URL will be sent to you to access the nomination web portal.