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Professor Albert L.Refiti
Samoan
Auckland University of Technology (AUT)
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…
Associate Professor Alayne Mikahere-Hall
Ngāti Whatua, Te Rarawa, Tainui-Maniapoto
Auckland University of Technology (AUT)
Rātonga Hapori | Community ServiceAssociate Professor Mikahere-Hall (Ngāti Whatua, Te Rarawa, Tainui-Maniapoto)…
Associate Professor Alayne Mikahere-Hall
Rātonga Hapori | Community ServiceAssociate Professor Mikahere-Hall (Ngāti Whatua, Te Rarawa, Tainui-Maniapoto) maintains a strong commitment to her whānau and hapū marae and has provided long‑standing leadership within Whaiora Marae in Ōtara, serving on the Board of Trustees since 2014 and as Chair for the past eight years. She is deeply involved in Māori communities through both urban and rural marae and is an active member of Te Kotahi a Tāmaki, an Auckland‑based marae collective "The mission of Te Kotahi a Tāmaki is to reinforce marae as centres of cultural excellence and enterprise. The…
Cynthia Otene
Ngāpuhi
Auckland University of Technology (AUT)
Maungataniwha te MaungaTapapa te AwaMangamuka te MaraeNgapuhi te WharemokoPuhi Kai ArikiPuhi Moana ArikiPuhi Taniwha…
Cynthia Otene
Maungataniwha te MaungaTapapa te AwaMangamuka te MaraeNgapuhi te WharemokoPuhi Kai ArikiPuhi Moana ArikiPuhi Taniwha RauKo Ngapuhi te IwiCynthia Otene is an esteemed Māori leader renowned for her significant contributions to hauora Māori, podiatry, and diabetes management. Born in Kaitaia and raised in Mangamuka, Cynthia has dedicated her career to Hauora Māori.Cynthia holds a Master of Health Science and is currently completing her Doctorate in Health Science at Auckland University of Technology (AUT), supported by the Tā Hemi Henare Kohanga Reo Doctorate Award.A dedicated clinician, Cynthia…