Earlier this year, the talented Shanara Wallace joined us as Pou Whanake. Since then, Shanara has been running Akoranga Reo Māori, our weekly te reo Māori classes at Nicholson Consulting.

Simply put, algorithms are a set of clearly defined instructions that can be followed to complete a task. This principle holds true whether you are a human executing an algorithm in the form of a recipe, or a computer executing an algorithm in the form of code.

An update on how He Ara Poutama mō te reo Māori is continuing to help te reo Māori blaze and glow.

In support of Mahuru Māori 2022, we have created a few resources to help those at the beginning of their te reo Māori journey weave more te reo Māori into their daily lives.

At its core, data science is about working with data to create knowledge or find solutions to problems.

Te Matapaeroa 2020 is part of an ongoing research piece focusing on Māori economic resilience and Māori businesses in Aotearoa, which is one of the strategic priority areas for Te Puni Kōkiri.

The newly dedicated public holiday for Matariki offers an opportunity for all to pause, reflect, and even establish what may end up being a ‘tradition’ for years to come.

As part of our ongoing work with Te Kotahi Research Institute for the Tikanga in Technology: Indigenous approaches to transforming data ecosystems programme, we were invited to host the Whāki Webinar series in January 2022.

In 2021, Nicholson Consulting were commissioned by Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision (the audiovisual archive of Aotearoa) to provide a whakaaro Māori perspective on data to inform the development of their data strategy.

Bernie joined our team in February 2022. She brings an impressive skillset to Nicholson Consulting, but more than this, Bernie is values-led and impact-driven, which strongly resonates with Nicholson Consulting.

He Ara Poutama mō te reo Māori is a research tool that uses data to understand how we can revive an indigenous language to thrive today and into the future.

Data represents what people are and do, and in this country that can mean considering Te Ao Māori ways of approaching data, and automation.