Te Roopu Rapu i te TikaAOTEAROA RESEARCH ETHICS COMMITTEE
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VALUES

At AREC we see ethics review as an interactive process between the committee and applicants. We are committed to working with and for researchers in ways which model how we would like researchers to treat their participants.

The four principles

TikaWhat is right

What is the right thing to do?

KaitiakiGuardianship

The concept of protecting; providing guardianship to all involved in research and to the ethics of research.

ManaakiCare & respect

To cherish, conserve, and sustain. This underpins a reciprocal concept of care and respect, including our aim to be mana enhancing in our interactions.

WhakarongoVei rogorogoci · listening

The act of respectful listening, and incorporating and engaging with diverse voices.

AREC Code of Ethics

The Aotearoa Research Ethics Committee adheres to two codes of ethics.

1. Code of Professional Standards and Ethics in Science, Technology, and the Humanities
Royal Society of New Zealand. Code of Professional Standards and Ethics

2. Te Ara Tika: Guidelines for Māori research ethics
Hudson, M., Milne, M., Reynolds, P., Russell, K., & Smith, B. (2010). Te Ara Tika: Guidelines for Māori research ethics — A framework for researchers and ethics committee members. Te Ara Tika Guidelines for Māori research ethics

And in addition

The New Brunswick Declaration

The Aotearoa Research Ethics Committee also upholds the principles of The New Brunswick Declaration.

More can be read about its development in: van den Hoonaard, W., & Tolich, M. (2014). The New Brunswick Declaration of Research Ethics: A simple and radical perspective. Canadian Journal of Sociology, 39, 87–98. doi.org/10.29173/cjs21732