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Te Rangi Hiroa Medal

For outstanding research in social history, cultural diversity, socioeconomics or medical anthropology.

He tohu pūtaiao pāpori mō ngā mahi mō te hītori pāpori, te kanorau ahurea, te ōhanga pāpori, te mātai tikanga tangata whakaora mate, ā, ka whakawhiwhia ia rua tau.

Award details

Discipline: Historical approaches to societal transformation and change; current issues in cultural diversity and cohesion; social and economic policy and development; or medical anthropology

Award offered: Every two years, alternatively with the Metge Medal. 

Eligibility: for researchers based in Aotearoa New Zealand

Prize: Medal 

The Te Rangi Hiroa Medal is awarded for outstanding research in historical approaches to societal transformation and change; current issues in cultural diversity and cohesion; social and economic policy and development; or medical anthropology.

Ngā āhuatanga o te tohu

Te Wehenga Mātauranga: Ngā tirohanga i roto i ngā tau ki ngā huringa me ngā panonitanga pāpori; ngā take o te wā mō te kanorau me te pipiri ā-ahurea; ngā kaupapa here me te whanaketanga ā-pāpori, ā-ōhanga hoki; me te mātai tikanga tangata whakaora mate. 

Ka whakawhiwhia te tohu: ia rua tau, e tauutuutu ana ki te Mētara Metge

Ka āhei: ngā kairangahau e mahi ana i Aotearoa

Te whiwhinga: mētara

Ka whakawhiwhia te Mētara o Te Rangi Hiroa mō ngā rangahau ahurei mō ngā tirohanga i roto i ngā tau ki ngā huringa me ngā panonitanga pāpori; ngā take o te wā mō te kanorau me te pipiri ā-ahurea; ngā kaupapa here me te whanaketanga ā-pāpori, ā-ōhanga hoki; me te mātai tikanga tangata whakaora mate.

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Current status

The 2025 round is now closed. Nominations for 2027 will open in January 2027.

To make a nomination, please contact academy@royalsociety.org.nz and a URL will be sent to you to access the nomination web portal.