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Distinguished Professor Graham Hingangaroa Smith
Ngāti Apa, Ngāti Kahungunu, Kai Tahu and Ngāti Porou, Te Aitanga a Hauiti, Kati Mamoe
Massey University
Te Toi Ihorei ki Pūrehuroa – Distinguished Professor at Large
Professor Graham Smith, a prominent Māori educationalist, has been at the forefront of Māori initiatives in the…
Distinguished Professor Graham Hingangaroa Smith
Professor Graham Smith, a prominent Māori educationalist, has been at the forefront of Māori initiatives in the education field and beyond. His recent academic work has centered on developing theoretically informed transformative strategies related to intervening in Māori cultural, political, social, educational and economic crises. Professor Smith has made significant contributions to the political, social, economic and cultural advancement of indigenous Māori communities. He has also worked extensively with other indigenous peoples across the world, including Canada, Hawaii, USA mainland… -
Distinguished Professor Linda Tuhiwai Smith
Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Porou
Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi
Ngāti Awa Representative, Co-Deputy Chairperson
Professor Linda Tuhiwai Smith (Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Porou) is one of the most influential and internationally recognised…
Distinguished Professor Linda Tuhiwai Smith
Professor Linda Tuhiwai Smith (Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Porou) is one of the most influential and internationally recognised Māori scholars and researchers of the 21st Century. Her book “Decolonizing Methodologies: Research and Indigenous Peoples” has been translated into five languages (Spanish, Chinese, Arabic, Italian, and Bhasa Indonesian). She has written numerous books, articles, lectures, and research which are cited by academics worldwide, and is one of the most renowned indigenous thinkers of our time.In the 1970’s, Professor Smith was a founding member of Ngā Tamatoa which opposed racial… -
Professor Merata Kawharu
Ngāti Whatua, Ngāpuhi
Merata Kawharu is a graduate of The University of Auckland (BA in Social Anthropology and Māori Studies and…
Professor Merata Kawharu
Merata Kawharu is a graduate of The University of Auckland (BA in Social Anthropology and Māori Studies and Post-Graduate Diploma in Business (Administration)) and of Oxford University (DPhil in Social Anthropology). She is currently working on the project Identifying Frameworks for Effective Iwi and Hapū Development and was previously the Principal Investigator on the NPM project Waka Wairua. As a Rhodes Scholar she undertook research on kaitiakitanga. Since completing her doctorate in 1998, she has undertaken research projects for various Treaty claimant groups and the private sector and… -
Emeritus Professor Ngahuia Te Awekotuku MNZM FAWMM
Te Arawa, Tūhoe, Waikato
Emeritus Professor Ngahuia te Awekotuku continues to contribute in the arts and creative sector. With degrees in Art…
Emeritus Professor Ngahuia Te Awekotuku MNZM FAWMM
Emeritus Professor Ngahuia te Awekotuku continues to contribute in the arts and creative sector. With degrees in Art History and English, her PhD (1981) was in cultural psychology. She wrote an early (1991) monograph on Maori research ethics. For decades she served in the heritage environment as a governor, curator and activist/advocate. Her scholarly works on culture, gender, heritage and sexuality, and her fiction and poetry, have been published and acclaimed locally and internationally. -
Professor Darrin Hodgetts
Ngāi Tahu
Darrin Hodgetts is a Professor in Social Psychology at the University of Waikato. Previously he was a teaching fellow…
Professor Darrin Hodgetts
Darrin Hodgetts is a Professor in Social Psychology at the University of Waikato. Previously he was a teaching fellow at Massey University, and then held a post-doctoral fellowship in Community Health at Memorial University, Canada, followed by a lectureship at the London School of Economics and Political Sciences. Darrin has published more than 70 peer-reviewed articles and three books relating to health, poverty, community and inequalities. He is an expert in the use of participative, action-orientated ethnographic research methods. Darrin is Co-Principal Investigator on the Ngā Pae o te… -
Associate Professor Mohi Rua
Tūhoe, Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Whakaue
University of Auckland
Associate Head of School: Academic Māori and Pacific Studies
Mohi is NPM's Pou Pātai Whānau and is based at the University of Auckland | Waipapa Taumata Rau. He has research and…
Associate Professor Mohi Rua
Mohi is NPM's Pou Pātai Whānau and is based at the University of Auckland | Waipapa Taumata Rau. He has research and teaching interests in: Māori health and inequities; Social determinants of health; Māori culture, heritage and identity; Poverty, the precariat and homelessness; Kaupapa Māori research, theory and methodologies; Decolonial practices; indigenous psychological perspectives of the interconnected self; Sport and rangatahi (Māori youth).
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Professor Leonie Pihama
Te Ātiawa, Ngāti Māhanga, Ngā Māhanga ā Tairi
Independent Scholar
Professor Leonie Pihama (Te Ātiawa, Ngāti Māhanga,Ngā Māhanga ā Tairi) is a mother of six and a grandmother of six. She…
Professor Leonie Pihama
Professor Leonie Pihama (Te Ātiawa, Ngāti Māhanga,Ngā Māhanga ā Tairi) is a mother of six and a grandmother of six. She is Professor of Māori and Indigenous Research and is working as Research Director at Tū Tamawahine o Taranaki and is Director of Māori and Indigenous Analysis Ltd, a Kaupapa Māori research company. Leonie is a leading kaupapa Māori educator and researcher. She was a recipient of the Hohua Tūtengaehe Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship (Health Research Council) and the inaugural Ngā Pae o Te Maramatanga Senior Māori Fulbright Scholarship at the University of Washington.In 2015… -
Professor Paul Kayes
Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi
Professor at Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi
Paul Kayes is Academic Registrar and Director of Te Whare Taiao – Institute of Indigenous Science at Te Whare Wānanga o…
Professor Paul Kayes
Paul Kayes is Academic Registrar and Director of Te Whare Taiao – Institute of Indigenous Science at Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi. He has responsibility for implementing the Institute’s strategic plan and through that working with iwi especially in areas such as marine biology and customary fishing. He has developed a range of new science programmes at Awanuiārangi. Previously Paul was Head of the Applied Sciences School at Bay of Plenty Polytechnic. In 2005 he received the Award for Excellence from the Polytechnic for establishing the Pacific Coast Research Centre.He is Principal… -
Dr Simon Lambert
Tūhoe, Ngāti Ruapani
Dr Simon Lambert is a lecturer in Māori Environmental Planning and Development in the Faculty of Environment, Society…
Dr Simon Lambert
Dr Simon Lambert is a lecturer in Māori Environmental Planning and Development in the Faculty of Environment, Society and Design at Lincoln University. He has previously held a Te Tipu Putaiao post-doctoral fellowship at Manaaki Whenua LandCare Research, and has researched small-scale innovation in the farming, building and energy sectors of New Zealand in the Agribusiness and Economics Research Unit at Lincoln.
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Professor Angus Macfarlane
Ngāti Whakaue
Angus Macfarlane is Professor of Māori Research at the University of Canterbury. He is an experienced educator and…
Professor Angus Macfarlane
Angus Macfarlane is Professor of Māori Research at the University of Canterbury. He is an experienced educator and practitioner and has been an advisor and professional development provider for Special Education Services and the Ministry of Education on a number of national projects. His interest is the exploration of cultural concepts and strategies that affect positively on professional practice, on which he published widely. In 2010 Angus was presented with the Tohu Pae Tawhiti Award to acknowledge his significant contribution to Māori research. His most recent book, Responsive Pedagogy…