ABSTRACT This special issue of New Zealand Journal of Crop & Horticultural Science includes papers describing some current research activities in mānuka. The research projects were planned and undertaken with various degree of Māori involvement. Here we give a perspective as three of the senior authors, and discuss science at the intersection of Māori and Pākehā cultures, focusing on mānuka. The underlying conclusion is that the processes for accessing plant material, engaging with Māori on the use of this material in science, and the ownership and dissemination of resulting data, have not often been appropriate and there should be a greater degree of inclusion of Māori in research involving taonga species. There is increasing recognition amongst non-Māori scientists within the Aotearoa New Zealand science community that research involving taonga species must follow the country’s founding document, the Treaty of Waitangi, and be led by Māori cultural values, concepts and practices. On this basis future research involving taonga species should include co-design and co-management of research projects, analysis of the risks and benefits, and prior discussion and agreement on the use and implications of any new knowledge generated.

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文化交汇处的科学——毛利人、白人白种人和麦奴卡人

摘要 本期《新西兰作物与园艺科学杂志》特刊收录了描述麦卢卡当前一些研究活动的论文。研究项目是在毛利人不同程度的参与下规划和实施的。在这里，我们以三位资深作者的身份给出了一个观点，并讨论了毛利人和白人文化交叉点的科学，重点是麦卢卡。基本结论是，获取植物材料的过程、与毛利人就该材料在科学中的使用以及所产生的数据的所有权和传播进行接触，通常并不合适，应该在更大程度上将毛利人纳入涉及 taonga 物种的研究。Aotearoa New Zealand 科学界的非毛利科学家越来越认识到，涉及 taonga 物种的研究必须遵循该国的创始文件《怀唐伊条约》，并以毛利文化价值观、概念和实践为主导。在此基础上，涉及 taonga 物种的未来研究应包括研究项目的共同设计和共同管理、风险和收益的分析，以及对产生的任何新知识的使用和影响的事先讨论和协议。