Te Rangaunua Hiranga Māori Medal
For excellent and innovative research by Māori that has been co-created in community contexts and made a distinctive contribution to community wellbeing and development in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Award details
Discipline: Recognition of research co-created in community contexts conducted by Māori
Award offered: Every two years, alternatively with the Te Puāwaitanga Research Excellence Award
Eligibility: for researchers based in New Zealand
Prize: Award
Te Rangaunua Hiranga Māori Medal specifically acknowledges that in Te Ao Māori much excellent research is co-created in community contexts, requiring the generation and sharing of new knowledge beyond an academic setting with a view to providing the widest possible benefit for society. This award recognises excellent, innovative co-created research, conducted by Māori, that has made a distinctive contribution to community wellbeing and development in Aotearoa.
By definition, the award will be for one or more researchers and their community partners.
Please note that this medal is open to team nominations as well as individual nominations.
Current status
The 2025 round is now closed. Nominations for 2027 will open in January 2027.