Te Ipukarea Research Institute was established in 2008, and is hosted by the Auckland University of Technology (AUT). The main focus of Te Ipukarea's research is Māori language, culture, and knowledge.

Our research focus is represented by four pou (pillars):

Te Whare o Rongomaurikura - Centre for Language Revitalisation includes language documentation, planning, policy, teaching and learning, and the normalisation of the Māori language in Aotearoa/New Zealand.

Taonga Tuku Iho refers to our traditional knowledge, including the oral tradition and arts.

Tino Rangatiratanga, which is a phrase from Te Tiriti o Waitangi (Treaty of Waitangi) that refers to Māori self-determination, includes research on Indigenous Peoples' rights, governance, education, well-being and policy.

Te Moana Nui is our pou that situates our research within 'our sea of islands' with a focus on comparative studies, the diaspora, environments and sustainability.

Our guiding whakataukī is ‘whakatepea te kō’ which highlights our strategic team approach, including the weaving together of a research and community based agenda. Te Ipukarea also aims to be a space where Indigenous epistemologies and world-views are nurtured within the academy.

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