Lay summary
Health research in Aotearoa New Zealand needs a new strategy for meeting the needs of Māori communities, as promised in Te Tiriti o Waitangi. We propose to run a community research forum, where we will bring early research ideas to the community for open discussion and exchange. This will be held as a two-day event at Tūrangawaewae Marae, led by Iwi United Engaged Ltd. The forum will be embedded in kaupapa Māori and tikanga Māori practices, removing barriers and creating a platform for collaborative exchange between researchers in Aotearoa and Māori communities across the motu (country). “The creation of new science requires moving beyond simply understanding one another's perspectives. We need to find transformative spaces for knowledge exchange and progress” (Ruckstuhl et al., 2021).