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Associate Professor Esther Willing
Ngāti Toarangatira, Ngāti Koata , Ngā Ruahine
University of Otago
Associate Professor and Director Kōhatu Centre for Hauora Māori
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. -
Arianna Nisa-Waller
Ngāi te Rangi, Ngāti Ranginui
Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington
Researcher, PhD Candidate
Arianna Nisa-Waller (Ngāi Te Rangi / Ngāti Ranginui) is a Māori researcher, Indigenous health educator, and…
Arianna Nisa-Waller
Arianna Nisa-Waller (Ngāi Te Rangi / Ngāti Ranginui) is a Māori researcher, Indigenous health educator, and storyteller. My mahi centres whānau wellbeing, Indigenous parenting journeys and relational models of care. My expertise sits within kaupapa Māori research, maternal and perinatal wellbeing, visual and narrative methodologies, and community-led approaches to healing and transformation. Through my doctoral rangahau, Pīkau ki Tua, I explored how ancestral parenting practices and intergenerational knowledge can illuminate new possibilities for whānau wellbeing in Aotearoa. -
Nova Paul
Te Uriroroi, Te Parawhau, Te Māhurehure ki Whatitiri, Ngāpuhi
Auckland University of Technology (AUT)
Doctoral Candidate
Nova Paul (Te Uriroroi, Te Parawhau, and Te Māhurehure ki Whatitiri, Ngāpuhi) is a filmmaker and artists from Aotearoa…
Nova Paul
Nova Paul (Te Uriroroi, Te Parawhau, and Te Māhurehure ki Whatitiri, Ngāpuhi) is a filmmaker and artists from Aotearoa New Zealand.Drawing from her Ngāpuhitanga (ancestry) Nova’s films create an image of everyday self-determination. Using early cinematic film processes and experimental film practices and weaving traditional stories and indigenous knowledge she considers the poetics and politics of place to create an image of tino rangatiratanga (Māori sovereignty). In her technicolour films, colour separation techniques explored ways in which film could picture wairua (spirit) layering… -
Professor Albert L.Refiti
Samoan
Auckland University of Technology (AUT)
Professor
Leali’ifano Dr Albert Refiti is the leader in critical studies research on spatial design and architectural…
Professor Albert L.Refiti
Leali’ifano Dr Albert Refiti is the leader in critical studies research on spatial design and architectural environments in the Pacific, with a focus on material culture and ethnography on the subject. He advanced the discipline by creating a method of spatial exposition to examine the notion of vā (space) and wā (time) as central mechanisms to understand Pacific societies and their buildings, artefacts and social system.Dr Refiti practised architecture in Auckland (1990, 1994-2002) and London (1991-1993) before beginning his academic career at Auckland University of Technology in 2002. He… -
Professor Deidre Brown
Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Kahu
Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland
Te Tumu (Deputy Dean) of the Faculty of Engineering and Design Te Herenga Auaha, Professor of Architecture, and Co-convenor of the Ancestral Futures Signature Research Area
I am Te Tumu (Deputy Dean) of the Faculty of Engineering and Design Te Herenga Auaha, Professor of Architecture, and…
Professor Deidre Brown
I am Te Tumu (Deputy Dean) of the Faculty of Engineering and Design Te Herenga Auaha, Professor of Architecture, and Co-convenor of the Ancestral Futures Signature Research Area, at the University of Auckland. My previous leadership roles include Acting Dean, Deputy Dean, Head of the School of Architecture and Planning, and, at various times, Associate Dean in Research, Performance-Based Research Fund, Postgraduate (x2) and Equity in the Faculty of Creative Arts and Industry. Between 2022 and 2026 I was the Co-director of MĀPIHI: Māori and Pacific Housing Research Centre (a university-level… -
Savannah Brown
Ngāti Whatua, Ngāti Wai, Ngāti Hine, Ngā Puhi
Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington
Lecturer Māori Designed Environments School of Architecture
Savannah Brown (Ngāti Whātua, Ngāti Wai, Ngāti Hine, Ngā Puhi) is a Lecturer in Māori Designed Environments and…
Savannah Brown
Savannah Brown (Ngāti Whātua, Ngāti Wai, Ngāti Hine, Ngā Puhi) is a Lecturer in Māori Designed Environments and supervisor of Masters research within the School of Architecture. She has worked in architectural practice at Design Tribe Architects and is currently a doctoral candidate at the University of Auckland, her research focuses on the repercussions of building legislation on whare Māori. Research Interests: Traditional Māori architecture and building practicesRe-indigenising spacePapakāinga livingTino Rangatiratanga - Māori sovereigntyBuilding legislation issuesThe future for Māori in… -
Stacey Ruru
Waikato, Raukawa
Whakauae Research Centre
Emerging Researcher
Ko Tainui te WakaKo Waikato te AwaKo Maungatautari te MaungaKo Tauwhare Pā rāua ko Paparamu ?ku MaraeKo Waikato rāua ko…
Stacey Ruru
Ko Tainui te WakaKo Waikato te AwaKo Maungatautari te MaungaKo Tauwhare Pā rāua ko Paparamu ?ku MaraeKo Waikato rāua ko Raukawa ōku iwiKo Ngāti Hauā rāua ko Ngāti Raukawa ōku Hapū I joined Whakauae Research Centre in early 2022 as an Emerging Researcher and am working on the Rapua Te Ara Rangatira project – Leadership, governance and decision-making models to achieve health equity.I developed a passion for research when undertaking my master’s degree in Organisational Psychology in 2014 at Waikato University. My research project focused on Māori women’s perspectives on leadership and… -
Ella Ruth Newbold
Ngāti Tiipā, Ngāti Paoa, Ngāti Tamaoho, Ngāti Porou
Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland
Professional Teaching Fellow and Co-Associate Head of School (Initial Teacher Education)
Ella is a Professional Teaching Fellow and Co-Associate Head of School (Initial Teacher Education) in Te Puna Wānanga…
Ella Ruth Newbold
Ella is a Professional Teaching Fellow and Co-Associate Head of School (Initial Teacher Education) in Te Puna Wānanga (School of Māori Education), Faculty of Education and Social Practice, University of Auckland, where she also coordinates and directs the Graduate Diploma in Teaching (Māori Medium). Her career spans 30 years in Māori-medium education — as a classroom teacher, as principal at a Kura Kaupapa Māori, as a director of professional learning and development, and in university lecturing — including leading the redevelopment of the Bachelor of Education (Teaching) Huarahi Māori…