The term ‘Māori and Pasifika’ is widely used in Aotearoa, New Zealand to both unite and distinguish these peoples and cultures. As a collective noun of separate peoples, Māori and Pasifika are used to acknowledge the common Pacific ancestry that both cultures share, whilst distinguishing Māori as Indigenous peoples of Aotearoa (New Zealand), and Pasifika as migrants from other lands in the Pacific region. The term ‘Māori and Pasifika’ is a ‘label’ established in New Zealand to combine the minority cultural populations of both Māori, and Pacific migrant peoples, into a category defined by New Zealand policy and discourse. Migration for Māori and Pasifika to Australia (from Aotearoa) has generated new discussion amongst these diasporic communities (in Australia) on the appropriate collective term(s) to refer to Māori and Pasifika peoples and cultures. Some believe that in Australia, Māori should no longer be distinguished from Pasifika as they are not Indigenous (to Australia), while others believe the distinction should continue upon migration. Through the voices of Samoan and Māori researchers who reside in Australia, insider voices are honoured and cultural genealogy is privileged in this discussion of the label ‘Māori and Pasifika’ in the Australian context.

By Rose Barrowcliffe, Ben Hutchinson & 35 more. In January 2025, over forty Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander researchers, community members, and allies, gathered to envisage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander AI futures.

By Madi Day, Percy Lezard & 19 more. This rubric is designed for Indigenist and anti-colonial approaches to teaching. It was created in collaboration with more than 20 Indigenous scholars from so-called Australia, Aotearoa and Turtle Island.

Indigenous peoples worldwide share experiences of invasion, colonialism, oppression and resistance. They share relational worldviews and are often united in their fight for human rights, Indigenous sovereignty and self-determination. There are many values and principles that are shared amongst global Indigenous communities, however, most global Indigenous communities and collectives remain culturally and linguistically distinct from each other. Common assumptions of pan-Indigenous sameness can thus produce misinterpretation and harm, including within Indigenous scholarly and research communities. Manuhiritanga is a culturally grounded research framework for Indigenous researchers working on other Indigenous lands and aims to negate this harm. As a methodology, it guides Indigenous researchers who are manuhiri (guests or visitors) or settlers (invited or uninvited), to conduct ethical and responsible research beyond their ancestral homelands. Manuhiritanga is drawn from an Aotearoa Māori concept that broadly translates to “in the manner of being a guest” and it foregrounds relationships, relational accountability and humility. Drawing on Indigenous epistemologies, ontologies and methodologies, manuhiritanga affirms the sovereignty of the Indigenous (to-elsewhere) researcher, whilst prioritising and upholding the sovereignty and safety of Indigenous peoples and lands where research is proposed and undertaken. As an Indigenous-only decolonising practice, Manuhiritanga seeks to eliminate research harm and foster ethical and reciprocal engagement across global Indigenous communities.