Dr Dan Hikuroa and Kristie-Lee Thomas on science and Mātauranga Māori - a podcast by RNZ

Dr Dan Hikuroa is an Earth systems scientist and believes the world of science is interconnected with Mātauranga Māori (customary knowledge systems) he shares his recent work alongside iwi and hapu. In 1868 a tsunami hit the Chatham Islands in the early hours of the morning on August 15. Kristie-Lee Thomas inspired to pursue a career in science, and given she and her family lived there, she based research on the disaster and shares some of her findings.

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