Rangahau · Related projects
24MR06Mā te Taiaho Matawai kia Whakahura Ngā Korero o Nehe – Laser Beam Scanning Technologies for Unlocking Landscape Narratives
LiDAR technology offers unprecedented access to the whenua—capturing the contours of the landscape at fine detail and revealing wāhi tapu and heritage sites often lost under forest canopies or inaccessible locations. This research explores how hapū and iwi can utilise geospatial technologies like LiDAR to identify, connect-with, and enrich the management…
View projectMā te Taiaho Matawai kia Whakahura Ngā Korero o Nehe – Laser Beam Scanning Technologies for Unlocking Landscape Narratives
LiDAR technology offers unprecedented access to the whenua—capturing the contours of the landscape at fine detail and revealing wāhi tapu and heritage sites often lost under forest canopies or inaccessible locations. This research explores how hapū and iwi can utilise geospatial technologies like LiDAR to identify, connect-with, and enrich the management of, culturally significant sites.
Kairangahau · Researchers
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Dr. Susanna Finlay-Smits
Dr. Susanna Finlay-Smits
As a researcher with degrees in anthropology, sociology, and biochemistry, I have developed a research career at the intersection between social science and science, exploring the social aspects, impacts, implications of science across a wide range of contexts. In recent years the focus of my research has been on the socio-cultural context that surrounds the use of our natural resources, with a particular focus on sustainability, biosecurity, and protecting both our biodiversity and the wellbeing of our people. I have extensive experience of working in multi-, inter, and trans-disciplinary… -
Jessica Webber
Jessica Webber
Ētahi atu · Other people
Associate Professor Esther Willing
Ngāti Toarangatira, Ngāti Koata , Ngā Ruahine
University of Otago
Dr Esther Willing (Ngāti Toarangatira, Ngāti Koata, Ngā Ruahine) is an Associate Professor in Hauora Māori and the…
Associate Professor Esther Willing
Dr Esther Willing (Ngāti Toarangatira, Ngāti Koata, Ngā Ruahine) is an Associate Professor in Hauora Māori and the Director of Kōhatu Centre for Hauora Māori. Her research interests include health policy and health systems research and she is passionate about improving Māori health outcomes and addressing health inequities in Aotearoa.She currently is involved in research on immunisation uptake and coverage for hapu māmā and tamariki, guidelines for prioritising intensive care resources to support equity and discourse and framing of Māori health.