Associate Professor Dan Hikuroa has won a prestigious award in recognition of his research which blends mātauranga Māori and Western science.
Associate Professor Daniel Hikuroa (Ngāti Maniapoto, Waikato-Tainui, Ngaati Whanaunga) has been awarded the Te Puāwaitanga Research Excellence Award by the Royal Society Te Apārangi. The award recognises his pioneering work weaving mātauranga Māori with Western science to restore the mauri, or life force, of Aotearoa’s ecosystems.
Based in the Faculty of Arts at Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland, Hikuroa says bridging two knowledge systems has been key to delivering solutions, noting that both mātauranga Māori and Western science together can achieve huge results.