Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga was established in 2002 to conducting research of relevance to Māori and is funded by the Tertiary Education Commission and hosted by the University of Auckland.
[1][2] It came about in 2000, when the establishment of Centres of Research Excellence (CoRE) was announced by the New Zealand Government because Graham Smith was pro vice-chancellor at the University of Auckland.
[9][10] Fulbright New Zealand are a partner and there is an annual Fulbright-Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Graduate Award for postgraduate research in the field of indigenous development in the USA.
The 2014 scholar was Dr Rangi Mātāmua who researched 'how astronomy is embedded within the cultural practices of indigenous peoples at the University of Minnesota in Duluth.
Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga has a vision of 'Māori leading New Zealand into the future and it is focused on realising the creative potential of Māori communities and bringing positive change and transformation to the nation, and the wider world'.