Tīrou, is the figurative waka as the publication and the articles within the publication move the waka sideways or in different directions but align to the kaupapa and purpose.

Editors: Nikita Rewha and Rachel Dibble

Nikita Rewha (Ngā Puhi, Ngāti Wai) is Māori Ranghau & Research Advisor for the Māori Development and Kaitohutohu Office at Te Kura Matatini ki Otago Otago Polytechnic.

Rachel Dibble (Ngāti Ruanui, Ngā Ruahine) is a Principal Lecturer in the Bachelor of Social Services, College of Community Development and Personal Wellbeing. (ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6394-9120)

Email: Nikita.Rewha@op.ac.nz;  Rachel.Dibble@op.ac.nz

We wish to acknowledge with gratitude everyone who in the past contributed to the journal Scope: Kaupapa Kāi Tahu, which has been published biannually since 2011. Under the guidance of the Kaitohutohu we have changed the name of the journal to reflect the aim of reaching out to kairangahau Māori across the motu. As such, we warmly welcome expressions of interest for Scope: Tīrou to be launched in 2025.

Scope: (Tīrou) seeks to provide a platform for new and emerging kairangahau to publish on topics of importance to hapū, iwi, Māori and to our communities. Each issue attends to a broad theme. Scope: (Tīrou) is published every two years.

Please send your EOI in the first instance to or Nikita.Rewha@op.ac.nz and Rachel.Dibble@op.ac.nz