WILLOW-JEAN PRIME (LabourâNorthland) to the
Minister of Research, Science and Innovation: What recent announcements has she made about strengthening MÄori knowledge in science and innovation?
Hon Dr MEGAN WOODS (Minister of Research, Science and Innovation): Last week, I announced the 16 projects receiving a total of $3.9 million in funding from the 2021 round of the Vision MÄtauranga Capability Fund, each of which will strengthen MÄori knowledge, capabilities, skills, and networks in the science and innovation system. Supporting our MÄori researchers is essential for the aspirations of individuals, whÄnau, MÄori communities, MÄori organisations, and New Zealand, and this Government is proud to stand in support of these projects.
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Located on a 250-acre former dairy farm just south of Hinesburg, Champlain Valley Hops processed 24,000 pounds of the beer ingredient in its first harvest for commercial use last year. The farm, founded by Julian Post and Peter Briggs, grows hops on 37 acres in Starksboro, with 18-foot poles rising from the flat, sandy ground to support the vines that climb skyward. Champlain Valley Hops has 42 commercial-brewery customers, more than 30 of which are in Vermont, as well as several homebrewing customers.
Most hops in the United States – 98 percent, according to Max Licker, sales manager for Champlain Valley Hops – are grown in the Pacific Northwest. “Proprietary hops are pretty sexy right now,” he said of varieties such as Citra and Mosaic that are grown in Washington, Oregon and Idaho and whose rights are maintained solely by large corporations.
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Te Ana Maori Rock Art Centre team leader Rachel Solomon is really pleased about funding for a project that will hopefully yield more information about the people who created the significant rock art sites around Opihi. (File photo)
A $250,000 grant will enable a project to investigate the past ecology of the 14 nationally culturally significant rock art sites around Opihi in South Canterbury. The grant for the project, led by Te Ana Rock Art Trust and Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research, was announced by Minister of Research, Science and Innovation, Megan Woods, at Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research in Lincoln last week.
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Thursday, 8 April 2021, 1:28 pm
Research, Science and Innovation Minister Megan Woods has
today announced the 16 projects that will together get $3.9
million through the 2021 round of Te Pūnaha Hihiko: Vision
Mātauranga Capability Fund, further strengthening the
Government’s commitment to Māori knowledge in science and
innovation.
“We received 78 proposals - the highest
number of applications since the Fund began and I am excited
to announce our 16 successful applicants. I want to
personally congratulate them and am eager to see the impact
and growth within their iwi and organisations from these
projects,” says Megan Woods.
“The Fund supports
the implementation of a kaupapa Māori approach to research,