The MAI Journal editorial team is a highly respected collective of Māori scholars and Indigenous thought leaders dedicated to advancing impactful, kaupapa-driven research. Led by experienced co-editors and supported by a strong network of academic and professional staff, the journal upholds a commitment to excellence, integrity, and the flourishing of Indigenous knowledge. Together, the team fosters a dynamic platform for innovative scholarship that centres Māori perspectives while contributing to critical conversations across Aotearoa New Zealand and the wider Indigenous research community.
Publication details
MAI Journal: A New Zealand Journal of Indigenous Scholarship (ISSN: 2230-6862 online) publishes 2 issues a year, in June and December, by Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga.
Co-Editors
Professor Te Kawehau Hoskins (Ngāpuhi)
Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland
Dr Annie Te One (Te Ātiawa, Ngāti Mutunga)
Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington
Publications Manager
Marie-Chanel Berghan (Te Rarawa, Ngāti Wai, Ngāti Maniapoto, Te Arawa)
Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga
Journal Co-ordinator
Cheryle Willoughby (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Wai, Ngāti Kahu ki Whangaroa, Ngāti Kuta)
Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga
Contact: editors@journal.mai.ac.nz
Editorial Board – Associate Editors
Professor Peter Adds (Te Ātiawa)
Victoria University of Wellington
Professor Amanda Black (Tūhoe, Whakatōhea, Te Whānau ā-Apanui)
Lincoln University
Dr Jade Le Grice (Ngai Tupoto – Te Rarawa, Ngāti Korokoro, Te Pouka, Ngāti Wharara, Te Mahurehure – Ngāpuhi)
Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland
Associate Professor Meegan Hall (Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāti Tūwharetoa)
Victoria University of Wellington
Professor Anne-Marie Jackson (Ngāti Whatua, Te Roroa, Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Wai, Ngāti Kahu o Whangaroa)
University of Otago
Professor Carwyn Jones (Ngāti Kahungunu)
Te Wānanga o Raukawa
Professor Te Taka Keegan (Waikato – Maniapoto, Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Whakaaue)
University of Waikato
Professor Tracey McIntosh (Tūhoe)
Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland
Associate Professor Hiria McRae (Te Arawa, Tūhoe, Ngāti Kahungunu)
Victoria University of Wellington
Associate Professor Dean Mahuta (Ngāti Mahuta, Waikato)
Auckland University of Technology
Dr Farah Palmer (Ngāti Maniapoto, Waikato)
Massey University
Dr John Pirker (Ngāi Tahu, Te Ātiawa, Ngāti Porou)
University of Canterbury
Dr Arama Rata (Ngāti Maniapoto, Taranaki, Ngāruahine)
Independent
Emeritus Professor Poia Rewi (Ngāti Manawa, Te Arawa)
University of Waikato
Professor Jacinta Ruru (Raukawa, Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāti Maniapoto)
University of Otago
Associate Professor Hinekura Smith (Te Rarawa, Ngāpuhi, Te Ati Awa)
University of Queensland
Professor Michelle Thompson-Fawcett (Ngāti Whātua, Ngāti Te Ata)
University of Otago