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Che Wilson
Ngāti Rangi-Whanganui, Tūwharetoa, Mōkai Pātea, Ngāti Apa, Ngā Rauru
Che Wilson is a Poukura (director) of Naia Limited, a Māori consultancy based in Christchurch and Waikato. At Naia, Che…
Che Wilson
Che Wilson is a Poukura (director) of Naia Limited, a Māori consultancy based in Christchurch and Waikato. At Naia, Che is leading research into the Māori New Year for his tribal region and the application of tūpuna wisdom relating to weather and land use practices. He is also a leadership and strategy mentor, facilitator and resource developer.Che was raised in a large whānau at the foot of Mount Ruapehu. He was given access to his tribal Houses of Knowledge. With a career that spans governance, leadership and cultural advocacy, Che has held prestigious roles as Chair, General Manager and… -
Associate Professor Yvonne Underhill-Sem
A Pacific feminist development geographer of Cook Island, Niuean and Pakeha descent, Professor Yvonne Underhill-Sem is…
Associate Professor Yvonne Underhill-Sem
A Pacific feminist development geographer of Cook Island, Niuean and Pakeha descent, Professor Yvonne Underhill-Sem is the Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga connector to the Pacific Aotearoa Researcher Collective.Yvonne joined the staff in Pacific Studies, Te Wānanga o Waipapa (Maori Studies and Pacific Studies), Faculty of Arts in 2021 after many years in Development Studies. Her expertise areas are: Gender and development, critical population geographies, feminist political ecology, Pacific development, and progressive social movements. -
Associate Professor Ocean Mercier
Ngāti Porou
Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington
Senior Lecturer
Ocean’s teaching and research interests are varied, but her key focus is how mātauranga Māori and science connect and…
Associate Professor Ocean Mercier
Ocean’s teaching and research interests are varied, but her key focus is how mātauranga Māori and science connect and relate, particularly in educational contexts and using novel digital technologies. She co-leads a National Science Challenge project investigating the perceptions of novel biotechnological controls of pest wasps in Aotearoa. Her research also involves kaupapa Māori reading of films. She is the presenter of Māori Television's Project Mātauranga and presents for TVNZ’s Coast. Current research projects Social and cultural perceptions of novel biotechnological controls of pest… -
Jovan Mokaraka-Harris
Ngāpuhi, Te Rarawa, Ngāti Wai
Massey University
Jovan Mokaraka-Harris