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Dr Rāwiri Tinirau
Te Āti Haunui-ā-Pāpārangi, Ngāti Rangi, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngā Rauru Kītahi , Ngāti Ruanui, Ngā Wairiki-Ngāti Apa, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāti Maru
Te Atawhai Te Ao
Director
Te Āti Haunui-a-PāpārangiNgāti RangiNgā Rauru KītahiNgāti RuanuiNgā Wairiki-Ngāti ApaNgāti TūwharetoaNgāti MaruBachelor…
Dr Rāwiri Tinirau
Te Āti Haunui-a-PāpārangiNgāti RangiNgā Rauru KītahiNgāti RuanuiNgā Wairiki-Ngāti ApaNgāti TūwharetoaNgāti MaruBachelor of Business in Accountancy, Massey UniversityBachelor of Arts with Honours in Māori Studies, Massey UniversityPostgraduate Diploma in Business Administration, Massey UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Management, Massey UniversityRāwiri joined Te Atawhai o Te Ao in 2017. His professional background and expertise lie in education, research, Māori project/business management, and governance. Through his role as Director, Rāwiri provides strategic leadership and management, and… -
Fiona Wiremu
Tūhoe, Ngāti Ranginui
Whānau Āwhina Plunket
Chairperson
Fiona (Tūhoe, Ngāti Ranginui) joined Whānau Āwhina Plunket’s board in early 2022, with more than a decade of experience…
Fiona Wiremu
Fiona (Tūhoe, Ngāti Ranginui) joined Whānau Āwhina Plunket’s board in early 2022, with more than a decade of experience in governance roles across a range of purpose-led organisations behind her. She began her role as Chair in August 2025.Her involvement in academic research has seen her develop specialised skills in mātauranga Māori health and community development, Whai Rawa (Māori Economies), Te Taiao (Natural Environment), and Mauri Ora (Human Flourishing and Wellbeing).She is the Chair of the largest regional kaupapa Māori Health, Social and Employment provider in Aotearoa, Chair of a… -
Associate Professor Hinekura Smith
Te Rarawa, Ngāpuhi
University of Queensland
Associate Professor
Dr Hinekura Smith (Te Rarawa, Ngāpuhi) is NPM's Emerging Researchers’ Leader, providing further national leadership and…
Associate Professor Hinekura Smith
Dr Hinekura Smith (Te Rarawa, Ngāpuhi) is NPM's Emerging Researchers’ Leader, providing further national leadership and coordination of MAI Te Kupenga and developing and nurturing initiatives that contribute to the outcomes and objectives of NPM’s Capability and Capacity Strategy.Hinekura was initially a secondary school te reo Māori teacher then moved into teacher education research almost 10 years ago, when she commenced her postgraduate studies. She has worked as a professional development facilitator in Māori medium schools, te reo Māori facilitator in English-medium schools and a… -
Professor Marama Muru-Lanning
Waikato-Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāti Whatua
Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland
Professor & Associate Head of School: Māori Social Sciences
I am a Professor in Anthropology. My teaching and research is dedicated to Māori communities and prioritises tikanga…
Professor Marama Muru-Lanning
I am a Professor in Anthropology. My teaching and research is dedicated to Māori communities and prioritises tikanga, equity and inter-dependence. As an environmental anthropologist I focus on the cultural specificity of tangata whenua groups and their unique sense of place and belonging in Aotearoa. My professional expertise includes: building research relationships with Māori communities especially with coastal and river people, ecological consciousness, food security, kai sovereignty, kaumātua gardening, kai gathering, food and peace politics. What distinguishes me internationally as a… -
Tania Williams-Blyth
Ngāti Pukenga, Te Arawa (Waitaha, Tapuika)
Whāngarei District Court
District Court Judge
Judge Williams-Blyth initially worked as a solicitor in Hamilton with Norris Ward, and went on to establish herself as…
Tania Williams-Blyth
Judge Williams-Blyth initially worked as a solicitor in Hamilton with Norris Ward, and went on to establish herself as a barrister in Rotorua and more recently Hamilton, practising mostly in the family law area.She has been a District Inspector for Mental Health since 2008 and a member of the Parole Board since 2014. She has been instrumental in working with iwi leaders and local communities around the country in an effort to increase knowledge and awareness of Family Court and Oranga Tamariki procedures.Judge Williams-Blyth will be sworn in on 10 June and take up her appointment at the… -
Melanie Mark-Shadbolt
Ngāti Porou, Te Arawa, Te Ātiawa, Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāti Kahungunu
New Zealand's Biological Heritage
Kaihautū Ngātahi – Co-Director Māori
Melanie Mark-Shadbolt is of Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Porou, Te Arawa, Te Āti Awa, Ngāti Raukawa and Ngāti Tūwharetoa…
Melanie Mark-Shadbolt
Melanie Mark-Shadbolt is of Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Porou, Te Arawa, Te Āti Awa, Ngāti Raukawa and Ngāti Tūwharetoa descent. She is an indigenous environmental sociologist, passionate about the environment, indigenous rights and the empowerment of communities to manage their own resources. Melanie reprised her BioHeritage role as Kaihautū Ngātahi – Co-Director Māori in April 2023, working in partnership with Co-Director, Daniel Patrick, on strategic priorities and building strategic links with Māori and indigenous researchers, groups and entities.In addition to her BioHeritage mahi, Melanie is… -
Dr Phil Lyver
Landcare Research Manaaki Whenua
Principal Māori Researcher and Research Priority Area Leader
Phil’s research has used ecological science and indigenous and local knowledge to interpret changes in demographic…
Dr Phil Lyver
Phil’s research has used ecological science and indigenous and local knowledge to interpret changes in demographic trends and abundance of wildlife populations (e.g. terrestrial and marine birds). The key focus of his research has been on climatic and anthropogenic (e.g. harvest) drivers of population change, and the development of models to forecast population trends. He has expertise in interpreting ecosystem structure and function within scientific and indigenous worldviews, in particular the ways that different cultures ‘sense’ the environment. Phil has experience interfacing both… -
Professor Annemarie Gillies
Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Awa, Te Whānau-a-Apanui, Te Arawa
Te Kura Awarua
Research Professor/Co-Director
Annemarie Gillies (Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Awa, Te Whānau-ā-Apanui, Te Arawa) is a passionate advocate for the relevance…
Professor Annemarie Gillies
Annemarie Gillies (Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Awa, Te Whānau-ā-Apanui, Te Arawa) is a passionate advocate for the relevance of Rangahau Māori to “our people.” She underscores the importance of collaborative research with Māori communities, co-designing projects that uplift and enable. Her dedication drives our mission to bridge traditional knowledge with contemporary research for positive, community-centred outcomes. -
Professor Jason Paul Mika
Tūhoe, Ngāti Awa, Whakatōhea, Ngāti Kahungunu
Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland
Professor Management & Intl Business Associate & Associate Dean Māori / Manupiri Faculty of Business and Economics
Ko Ranginui e tū iho nei, ko Papatūānuku e takoto nei, ko te ira tangata kei waenganui i raro i te kaitiakitanga o ngā…
Professor Jason Paul Mika
Ko Ranginui e tū iho nei, ko Papatūānuku e takoto nei, ko te ira tangata kei waenganui i raro i te kaitiakitanga o ngā atua, o te manaakitanga o te Runga Rawa. Tīhei mauri ora! Ko Ngāi Tūhoe, ko Ngāti Awa, ko Te Whakatōhea, ko Ngāti Kahungunu ōku iwi. Ko Jason Mika ahau. I was born in Whakatāne and raised mainly in Rotorua. In November 2024, I was fortunate join Waipapa Taumata Rau University of Auckland as a Professor of Māori Management and Associate Dean Māori in He Manga Tauhokohoko Auckland Business School. My research, teaching, writing, and practice centres on Māori and Indigenous… -
Professor Jenny Bol Jun Lee-Morgan
Waikato, Ngāti Mahuta, Ngāti Te Ahiwaru
Pūrangakura
Director
Prof. Jenny Lee-Morgan has a distinguished background in teaching and kaupapa Māori research. Jenny has led and…
Professor Jenny Bol Jun Lee-Morgan
Prof. Jenny Lee-Morgan has a distinguished background in teaching and kaupapa Māori research. Jenny has led and contributed to several large community projects, including the Endeavour MBIE-funded ‘Generation Kāinga: Rangatahi Building a Resilient and Regenerative Aotearoa’, the Marsden-funded ‘Matike Mai Te Hiaroa #Protect Ihumātao’, and ‘Marae Ora Kāinga Ora’, among others. In 2016, she received the Te Tohu Pae Tawhiti Award from the New Zealand Association for Research in Education, recognising her high-quality research and significant contribution to Māori education. Jenny co-edited the…