Through Our Eyes

Through Our Eyes is a collaborative research project involving young Māori (rangatahi), their hapu and iwi communities, and a Māori research team based in He Pārekereke at Victoria University of Wellington (Aotearoa/New Zealand).

We have invited young people to document their everyday lives in their own communities using digital cameras. more >>

Through Our Eyes is funded by Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga the Māori Centre for Research Excellence hosted by the University of Auckland. We expect to complete the study in 2006.

Why are we doing this research?

One of the ways we come to understand the world is by telling each other stories about it. Some narratives contain powerful reminders about how the world around us works. But even though the external pressures on the lives of young people is immense, the stories that young Maori tell about their daily realities are often missing when important youth legislation and policy is formulated... more >>