MAI Review Editorial: Welcome

Haere mai! Tomo mai!

Welcome again to this online journal. MAI Review publishes quality material that contributes to the body of knowledge about Māori and Indigenous development. It seeks to do so in a way that also assists in advancing the capabilities of Māori and Indigenous people who are engaged in research and scholarly training. For further information about the aims, objectives and scope of this publication, go to our ‘About’ section.

Editorial Team update: We welcome Dr Adreanne Ormond and Dr Helen Sword who have joined Nathan Mathews and Les Williams as Editors. Adreanne and Helen have already taken substantial roles and will strengthen our capacity to fulfil our vision. We also welcome Dr Helen Ross who recently joined Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga as Publications Manager. Her role for MAI Review is to assist with operational management and to coordinate the range of processes from article acceptance to publication..

This issue features papers on a diverse range of subjects including: two target articles on domestic violence and another on ways of knowing. These are accompanied by a series of invited Peer Commentaries. Other papers explore relationships between Māori culture, Darwinism, genetic technology, a community approach to Kaupapa Māori; and the nature of oral poetry from the perspective of Ngā Tūhoe.
 
Te Kokonga (the workshop corner) addresses questions about copyright and indigenous rights in the digital world; a Māori framework for academic development; and writing with metaphor. You are always invited to share or ask about other aspects of practical knowledge and scholarly work (for more background go to Author Information and then to its Te Kokonga sub-section). 

Strategies for Doctoral Study is a new special section that marks the presentation of resource notes for students and supervisors that have emerged from the Supervision Research Project. This first set of papers will be followed by similar sets in due course.

The Resources section offers efficient access to nation-wide repositories of E-theses, a link to the MAI Central portal hosted by Massey University, glossaries for translations, a radio link to Hawaii, a link to Ako Āotearoa and a customised Google search that covers the journal and the wider MAI network.

We are always pleased to receive feedback and suggestions regarding any aspect of this journal. Further, if you have any queries about the suitability of any material for consideration, please contact us.

We hope you enjoy this issue.

With best wishes,

Les R. Tumoana Williams
Nathan Mathews
Adreanne Ormond
Helen Sword
Editors