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Māori rock art is one of a dozen research areas chosen by the Royal Society to get a funding boost.

The Royal Society Te Apārangi announced the 12 recipients of its Mana Tūānuku Research Leader Fellowship for 2025 this week.

The government introduced the fellowships in 2024 for mid-career researchers who had done four to 12 years of research in their field since completing their PhDs.

Each Mana Tūānuku fellow would receive $1.16 million over four years towards a research project.

Tūhura Otago Museum's curator Māori, Dr Gerard O'Regan (Ngai Tahu), and his project 'He tuhinga ki te ao, Māori rock art through time', was one of the 12 selected.

"It's very humbling and a huge privilege," he said.

"The incredible thing with this fellowship is that it gives us fo

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