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Dr Keri-Anne Wikitera
Tūhourangi, Ngāti Whakaue
Wiki Consulting Ltd.
Director, Independent Researcher
Dr Keri Wikitera Governance leader, kaupapa Māori strategist, and Indigenous tourism specialist with extensive…
Dr Keri-Anne Wikitera
Dr Keri Wikitera Governance leader, kaupapa Māori strategist, and Indigenous tourism specialist with extensive experience across iwi governance, cultural heritage, research leadership, and strategic management. My work is grounded in whakapapa, tikanga Māori, and long-standing engagement with Te Whakarewarewa Valley and Ngāti Wāhiao Tūhourangi. I have worked across governance, academia, government, and community sectors leading kaupapa Māori initiatives, strategic projects, stakeholder engagement, and research focused on Indigenous development, cultural identity, and sustainable futures. I… -
David Hakaraia
Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington
Senior Lecturer
David Hakaraia is the Programme Cluster Leader for the Communication Design, Design for Social Innovation, and Fashion…
David Hakaraia
David Hakaraia is the Programme Cluster Leader for the Communication Design, Design for Social Innovation, and Fashion disciplines at Te Herenga Waka Victoria University. -
Dr Mike Ross
Ngāti Hauā
Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington
Lecturer
Mike is a lecturer at Te Kawa a Māui, where he teaches courses on Māori language and customs.
Dr Mike Ross
Mike is a lecturer at Te Kawa a Māui, where he teaches courses on Māori language and customs. -
Dr Tina Makereti
Te Ātiawa, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāti Rangatahi-Matakore
Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington
Senior Lecturer
Tina Makereti (Te Ātiawa, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāti Rangatahi-Matakore, Pākehā) writes fiction and creative nonfiction…
Dr Tina Makereti
Tina Makereti (Te Ātiawa, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāti Rangatahi-Matakore, Pākehā) writes fiction and creative nonfiction that considers questions around cultural identity, history, prejudice and coloniality in Aotearoa. She has a strong interest in writing that explores unknowability and the uncanny. She is the author of a short story collection and three novels, most recently The Mires (Ultimo Press 2024), published in the UK (Footnote Press) and US (HarperVia) in 2025 and shortlisted for the Ockham NZ Book Awards Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction 2025. Her essay collection, This Compulsion… -
Dr Pania Te Maro
Ngāti Porou
Massey University
Ko Hikurangi te Maunga, Ko Waiapu te Awa, Ko Ngāti Porou te Iwi, Ko te Whānau a Pōkai te Hapū, Ko Te Kapa o Hinekōpeka…
Dr Pania Te Maro
Ko Hikurangi te Maunga, Ko Waiapu te Awa, Ko Ngāti Porou te Iwi, Ko te Whānau a Pōkai te Hapū, Ko Te Kapa o Hinekōpeka te Tūrangawaewae, Ko Pōkai te Marae, Ko Pōhatu te Wharekai. Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā rā tātou katoa. My main accomplishments to-date are my five children and (so far) eight mokopuna. I am a senior lecturer/researcher in education with a main focus on mathematics education in relation to kaupapa and mātauranga Māori in kura. My teaching career began in 1992 in a bilingual class, and carried on to teaching in rūmaki units, kōhanga reo, kura and wharekura. My tertiary… -
Danny Poa
Ngāi Tūhoe, Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Porou, Ngāpuhi
Rehutai
Hapai ō ki muri | Chief Operating Officer & Co-Founder Rehutai
Nō ngā iwi o Ngāi Tūhoe, Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Porou me Ngāpuhi ia.Danny Poa has strong interests in the social issues…
Danny Poa
Nō ngā iwi o Ngāi Tūhoe, Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Porou me Ngāpuhi ia.Danny Poa has strong interests in the social issues that affect whānau including criminal justice, child welfare and whānau ora. Danny is draw to tautoko organisations that are of service to others and are connected to his values.Principal Advisor, Survivor Voice and Insights Crown Response Unit - Abuse in Care (2023 - Present)Senior Advisor, Te Tiriti Engagement Abuse in Care Royal Commission of Inquiry (2022 - 2023)Kaitiaki Kaupapa/Relationship and Engagement Manager Coastal Peoples Southern Skies National Centre of… -
Professor Jarrod Haar
Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāti Mahuta
Auckland University of Technology (AUT)
Professor of Management
Professor Jarrod Haar (PhD) is a Professor of Human Resource Management in the Department of Management and has tribal…
Professor Jarrod Haar
Professor Jarrod Haar (PhD) is a Professor of Human Resource Management in the Department of Management and has tribal affiliations of Ngati Maniapoto and Ngati Mahuta. In 2018, Professor Haar was appointed as a Member of the Marsden Fund Council and is the Convenor of the Marsden Economics and Human Behavioural Sciences panel. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand Te Apārangi (2020), a Research Fellow of the Australia & New Zealand Academy of Management (since 2012), and Chartered Fellow of the Human Resource Institute of New Zealand (HRINZ). He won the inaugural HRINZ HR… -
Dr Simon Hills
Ngāti Porou
Massey University
Senior Lecturer
The overarching theme of my research is understanding the composition, distribution and evolutionary history of New…
Dr Simon Hills
The overarching theme of my research is understanding the composition, distribution and evolutionary history of New Zealand’s unique ecosystems. My primary focus is the rich, and largely endemic, marine mollusc fauna. However, I apply my broadly ranging expertise in genomics, ecology and evolutionary biology, to a diverse range of research topics involving New Zealand’s biodiversity, both native and exotic. As a Māori scientist, I am increasingly focused on research collaborations with iwi/hapu. These projects generally involve working with Māori communities to build capacity and generate… -
Dr Matthew Roskruge
Te Ātiawa, Ngāti Tama
Massey University
Senior Lecturer
Matthew Roskruge (Te Atiawa, Ngāti Tama) is codirector of Te Au Rangahau and a Senior Lecturer in the School of…
Dr Matthew Roskruge
Matthew Roskruge (Te Atiawa, Ngāti Tama) is codirector of Te Au Rangahau and a Senior Lecturer in the School of Economics and Finance. He has an academic background in health and population economics, and researchers broadly as an applied economist and social scientist. His current research projects include: Māori economics & mixed-methods Social capital and wellbeing research Effective health systems and service delivery; Health Economics Population, labour and regional economics
