OPSITARA Research
We were pleased to hear recently that Jamie Smiler has been appointed as the Pounuku Rangahau | Rangahau and Research Director for Te Pūkenga. Jamie is already well known to us through the Rangahau Research Forum and Rangahau Māori Forum. Te Pūkenga senior management have affirmed that the organisation will be participating in the Performance Based Research Fund's Quality Evaluation round in 2026 which is also good news for research.
This is our last issue for 2023. We hope you have a well-deserved break over the summer and we look forward to touching base with you again in 2024.
Scott Klenner
Tumuaki Rakahau - Director Research
Otago Polytechnic and Ara Institute of Canterbury
ISSN 2624-084X
Ko ahau te awa, ko te awa ko ahau (I am the river, the river is me)
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Anita DeSoto's paintings challenge misogyny by recasting women's and men's figures. Read more…Resistance training
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