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Hīria Tūmoana
Eastern Institute of Technology
Senior Lecturer- Te Ūranga Waka
Hiria Tumoana is an icon in the Māori world for her life-time commitment to, and achievements in the revitalisation and…
Hīria Tūmoana
Hiria Tumoana is an icon in the Māori world for her life-time commitment to, and achievements in the revitalisation and teaching of the Māori language which dates to the Te Reo Māori Petition. She is a native speaker, was raised in her traditional tribal setting of Tuhoe, studied linguistics, and has a passion and gift for teaching the Māori language. In 1998, she gained a highly prestigious role at the Māori Language Commission as an examiner.Hiria has taught at EIT for some 40 years and is highly sought after by students. She appeals to mixed generations of youth, adults and elders. She… -
Professor Ella Henry
Ngāti Kahu ki Whangaroa, Ngāti Kuri, Te Rarawa
Auckland University of Technology (AUT)
Retired Professor
Ella Henry has a background in Sociology, Māori Studies, Management Studies and Māori Development. Her PhD focused on…
Professor Ella Henry
Ella Henry has a background in Sociology, Māori Studies, Management Studies and Māori Development. Her PhD focused on Māori entrepreneurship in screen production, and her Masters on Māori women and leadership.Dr Henry has been actively involved in the Māori screen industry, serving as Chair of Nga Aho Whakaari, the Association of Māori in Screen Production. -
Associate Professor Elana Taipapaki Curtis
Ngāti Rongomai, Ngāti Pikiao, Te Arawa
University of Auckland
Associate Professor
Dr Elana Taipapaki Curtis (Ngāti Rongomai, Ngāti Pikiao, Te Arawa) is a Public Health Physician, Associate Professor at…
Associate Professor Elana Taipapaki Curtis
Dr Elana Taipapaki Curtis (Ngāti Rongomai, Ngāti Pikiao, Te Arawa) is a Public Health Physician, Associate Professor at Te Kupenga Hauora Māori, University of Auckland and Director Taikura Consultants Limited (www.taikura.net.nz).Elana was Director Vision 20:20 at the University of Auckland from 2011 to 2022. This role provided academic leadership of Hikitia Te Ora - Certificate in Health Sciences (bridging/foundation education for Māori and Pacific), Māori and Pacific Admission Scheme (MAPAS, admission and retention support for Māori and Pacific students) and the Whakapiki Ake Project (WAP… -
Associate Professor Donna Cormack
Kati Mamoe, Kai Tahu
Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland
Associate Professor
Dr Donna Cormack (Kai Tahu, Kāti Māmoe) is an Associate Professor at Te Kupenga Hauora Māori, University of…
Associate Professor Donna Cormack
Dr Donna Cormack (Kai Tahu, Kāti Māmoe) is an Associate Professor at Te Kupenga Hauora Māori, University of Auckland.Donna is course director for the postgraduate papers MAORIHTH 710 Kaupapa Māori Theory, and MAORIHTH 709 Transformative Research for Māori Health, and co-convenes MAORIHTH711 Kaupapa Māori quantitative research. Donna teaches into other undergraduate and postgraduate papers in the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences. She is also an active member of Tōmaiora Research Centre within Te Kupenga Hauora Māori. Her research focuses on racism and other forms of oppression… -
Associate Professor Dean Mahuta
Ngāti Mahuta, Waikato
Auckland University of Technology (AUT)
Researcher - Te Ipukarea, National Māori Language Institute,
Ko Taupiri te maungaKo Waikato te awaKo Pōtatau te tangataHe piko, he taniwha,Waikato taniwharau.Kei aku nui, kei aku…
Associate Professor Dean Mahuta
Ko Taupiri te maungaKo Waikato te awaKo Pōtatau te tangataHe piko, he taniwha,Waikato taniwharau.Kei aku nui, kei aku rahi, tēnā koutou katoa.Me wehi ki a Ihowa, me whakahōnore Te Arikinui Kuīni Ngā-wai-hono-i-te-pō. Ki te huinga kahurangi o te pō, okioki atu rā koutou ki tua o Paerau, ki reira tiakina atu ai. Ki ngā toronga waka o te motu whānui e kapi nei te hunga ora whānui, tēnā tātou katoa.Ko Dean Mahuta tōku ingoa, nō Waikato ahau, ko Ngāti Mahuta te hapū. I tupu mai au i Ngāruawāhia, ā, he raukura nō roto mai o te kura kaupapa Māori. I kuraina au ki Te Wharekura o Rākaumangamanga, he… -
Sir Hirini Moko Mead
Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Tūhourangi
Distinguished Professor
Distinguished Professor, Sir (Tā) Hirini Moko-Mead is a prominent historian, teacher, artist, Māori writer and…
Sir Hirini Moko Mead
Distinguished Professor, Sir (Tā) Hirini Moko-Mead is a prominent historian, teacher, artist, Māori writer and commentator, an author of over 70 books, papers and articles. He was Foundation Professor of Māori Studies at Victoria University of Wellington, responsible for the first university-based marae on a university campus – Te Herenga Waka Marae in Wellington. Mastermind behind the establishment of Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi in Whakatāne and chief negotiator of the Ngāti Awa Claim. Co-curator of the 1984 exhibition Te Māori and instrumental in the repatriation of tāonga Māori. A key… -
Dr Carwyn Jones
Ngāti Kahungunu, Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki
Te Wānanga o Raukawa
Pūkenga Matua
Dr Carwyn Jones (Ngāti Kahungunu) is Pūkenga Matua (Lead Academic) in the Ahunga Tikanga (Māori Laws and Philosophy)…
Dr Carwyn Jones
Dr Carwyn Jones (Ngāti Kahungunu) is Pūkenga Matua (Lead Academic) in the Ahunga Tikanga (Māori Laws and Philosophy) programme at Te Wānanga o Raukawa. Prior to joining the Wānanga, Carwyn was an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Law at Victoria University of Wellington. He has worked in various roles at the Māori Land Court, Waitangi Tribunal, and Office of Treaty Settlements. He also served as a negotiator for the iwi and hapū of te rohe o Te Wairoa in the settlement of their historical claims against the Crown. Carwyn’s primary research interests relate to the Te Tiriti o Waitangi, the… -
Professor Bridgette Masters-Awatere
Te Rarawa, Ngāi te Rangi, Tuwharetoa ki Kawerau
University of Waikato
Head, School of Health Equity and Innovation Health Equity and Innovation
Bridgette Masters-Awatere (Te Rarawa, Ngāi te Rangi, Tūwharetoa ki Kawerau) is a Professor in Te Kura Whatu Oho Mauri -…
Professor Bridgette Masters-Awatere
Bridgette Masters-Awatere (Te Rarawa, Ngāi te Rangi, Tūwharetoa ki Kawerau) is a Professor in Te Kura Whatu Oho Mauri - School of Psychology - in the Division of Arts, Law, Psychology and Social Sciences at the University of Waikato. In addition to her role as Director of the Community Psychology postgraduate programme for registration as a psychologist, she is the Director of the Māori & Psychology Research Unit. Both Directorships are situated within the School of Psychology. Bridgette trained as a psychologist, with a special interest in community and Indigenous wellbeing. Before joining… -
Professor Beverley Lawton
Ngāti Porou
Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington
Professor & Director Centre for Women's Health Research National Centre for Women's Health Research Aotearoa
Professor Bev Lawton (CNZM), nō Ngāti Porou, is the founder/director of Te Tātai Hauora o Hine (the National Centre…
Professor Beverley Lawton
Professor Bev Lawton (CNZM), nō Ngāti Porou, is the founder/director of Te Tātai Hauora o Hine (the National Centre for Women’s Health Research Aotearoa) at Victoria University of Wellington (previously with the University of Otago). Named the 2025 Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year, she was promoted as a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2026 from her appointment as an Officer of the NZ Order of Merit by the Queen for services to women’s health in 2005. She was inaugural recipient of the 2026 Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners' Te Kārohirohi Equity Award and was… -
Associate Professor Armon J Tamatea
Rongowhakaata, Te Aitanga-A-Maahaki
University of Waikato
Associate Professor; Associate Dean of Maori ALPSS PVC's Office; Research Associate Te Puna Haumaru Centre for Security and Crime Science
Armon J Tamatea (Rongowhakāta; Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki) is a clinical psychologist who served as a clinician and senior…
Associate Professor Armon J Tamatea
Armon J Tamatea (Rongowhakāta; Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki) is a clinical psychologist who served as a clinician and senior research advisor for Ara Poutama Aotearoa/Dept of Corrections (New Zealand) before being appointed senior lecturer in psychology at the University of Waikato. He has worked extensively in the assessment and treatment of violent and sexual offenders, and contributed to the design and implementation of an experimental prison-based violence prevention programme for high-risk offenders diagnosed with psychopathy. He was also president of the Australian and New Zealand Association…