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Associate Professor Alex Monteith
Alex MonteithBorn Béal Feirste Belfast, Na Sé Chontae Northern Ireland;Lives at Te Piha, Aotearoa New Zealand. Alex Monteith is a multi-disciplinary artist, filmmaker, and Associate Professor whose practice intersects environmental activism, oceanic geographies, and contemporary art. Born in Éire/Ireland during the Na Trioblóidí (the troubles) she migrated to Aotearoa/New Zealand in the ‘80’s with family. A former Irish National Women's Surfing Champion (2001), she draws on her intimate knowledge of marine environments to create large-scale artistic interventions addressing colonial impacts…
Associate Professor Natalie Robertson
Ko Hikurangi te maungaKo Waiapu te awaKo Ngāti Porou te iwiKo Pōhautea te maungaKo Takā te awaKo Te Whānau a Pōkai te hapūHikurangi is the mountainWaiapu is the riverNgāti Porou is the tribePōhautea is the sentinel hillTakā is the streamTe Whānau a Pōkai is the subtribeNatalie Robertson (Ngāti Porou, Clann Dhònnchaidh) is a photographer, moving image artist, writer and Associate Professor. in 2022, Natalie graduated with a PhD for doctoral thesis Tātara e maru ana: Renewing ancestral connections with the sacred rain cape of Waiapu Kōkā Hūhua through the University of Auckland. Centring…
Dr Xavier Forde
Dr. Xavier Forde (Ngāti Huia, Raukawa, Ngāti Toa Rangatira) has a background in supporting iwi & hapū to preserve and revitalise their Māori heritage and traditional knowledge. He is involved in various research initiatives that support Indigenous communities to exercise greater self-determination over their cultural and intellectual property. Xavier’s work continues to foster collaboration between Indigenous peoples and institutions to protect traditional knowledge systems.Xavier’s work bridges traditional knowledge and contemporary frameworks, enabling Indigenous communities to exercise…
Dr Janette Hamilton-Pearce
Dr. Janette Hamilton-Pearce (Te Whānau a Apanui) is a seasoned researcher with over 28 years of experience in information systems for Indigenous communities. She specialises in supporting Indigenous groups in managing their cultural and intellectual property rights. Janette’s work promotes sovereignty over Indigenous knowledge and data, empowering communities to preserve and control their heritage.Janette develops practical tools that support Indigenous communities in safeguarding their intellectual property. Her focus on innovative frameworks helps strengthen cultural sovereignty and ensures…
Dr Jeremy McLeod
Dr. Jeremy MacLeod (Ngāti Kahungunu) is a leader in Māori language revitalisation and community development. His work involves facilitating language and cultural programmes that strengthen Māori identity and wellbeing. Jeremy’s contributions to Māori language initiatives and his role as an advisor reflect his deep commitment to preserving and promoting te reo Māori and mātauranga Māori across Aotearoa.Jeremy’s leadership in te reo Māori revitalisation includes creating transformative programmes that connect language, culture, and wellbeing. His work ensures future generations can engage with…
Dr Nigel Stanger
Dr Nigel Stanger teaches at 200, 300, and 400 level, covering topics such as database design, management and administration, relational and object / relational database systems, distributed data management, and data warehousing. His research interests include digital preservation, digital repositories, data management of all kinds, data model translation, data integration, physical database design and database performance, and information visualisation.Dr Stanger is also the webmaster and South Island representative for:the New Zealand Oracle Users' Group (NZOUG)Dr Stanger is also the…
Dr Brendon Woodford
Dr Brendon Woodford lectures in the diverse areas of knowledge engineering, machine learning, information systems development, and health informatics.He conducts research for the Knowledge, Intelligence and Web Informatics (KIWI) Laboratory in the areas of artificial neural networks, fuzzy systems, data visualisation, and image processing and recognition. Since 1998 the overall aim of this research is in the area of computational intelligence. The main objective of his work has been to create adaptive learning systems which generate new knowledge from data that they process and allow for…
Owyn Aitken
Owyn Aitken attended Aotea College in Porirua where he first begun “messing around with computers” with his best friend and would be co-founder of Remojo Tech, Hadi Daoud. The venture began under the Young Enterprise scheme established in secondary schools and providing mentorships, access to networks and funding.
Dr Morehu McDonald
My doctoral rangahau (research) and thesis focused on the resistance, struggle and survival of my Ngāti Hinerangi hapū and iwi of Matamata and Tauranga. Labeled as Hauhau and unsurrendered rebels, we were driven to the brink of cultural extinction by the Crown and Pākehā settler colonisers. Our lands, our identity, our language, our culture, our history, our stories, our traditional practices, our ancient knowledge systems, our spiritual beliefs were undermined, destroyed or stolen from us by 170 years of cultural genocide.This experience was shared by iwi and hapū throughout Aotearoa when…
Dr Kimiora Raerino
Kimiora’s research centres on Māori wellbeing in relation to the design and function of built environments - particularly streetscapes, public spaces, and transport systems. Recent work examines how these environments can better support whānau Māori through increased physical activity, reduced car dependency, and deeper cultural connection to place. Key interests include urban reindigenisation, Māori approaches to co-design, and creating healthier, more inclusive and equitable living environments for all. From 2018 to 2025, Kimiora led the Māori strand of Te Ara Mua – Future Streets, a…
Professor Rebecca Jesson
Dr Rebecca Jesson is Professor in literacy education at the Faculty of Education and Social Work. Rebecca's research is situated in schools and their communities in New Zealand and the Pacific. Her focus is on designing, with teachers, teaching and learning innovations that will improve the literacy learning experiences of students.Rebecca studies the reciprocal relationships between research and teaching. Her studies highlight both the application of research in real world contexts and the application of real world craft to research through teacher decision making, co-design and…
Dr. Selena Meiklejohn-Whiu
Selena Meiklejohn-Whiu is of Samoan, Māori (Ngāti Raukawa) and Pākehā heritage and works as a Lecturer in Te Kura Mātauranga School of Education at Auckland University of Technology. Prior to joining AUT she was a Research fellow on multiple research projects in both the School of Curriculum and Pedagogy and Te Puna Wānanga at the University of Auckland. Currently, Selena is Co-Principal Investigator on a TLRI funded project called Ka Tiritiria, Kia Poupoua and working with research teams on Te unaunahi i whakapiripiri ki te ika nui a Maui; and a Ted Manson Foundation research partnership…
Professor Matire Harwood
Matire Harwood (Ngāpuhi) is the Manukura Rua/Deputy Dean at the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences.A Kaupapa Māori clinical academic, Matire teaches MBChB Years 4 to 6, supervises postgraduate students, and leads clinical and qualitative research with a focus on managing long term conditions in the community.Qualifications:MBChB Auckland, PhD Otago, FRNZCGPDistinctions/Honours:2024 King's Service Medal for Services to Māori Health2023 Butland Teaching Award for Excellence in Research Supervision2022 Community Services Medal, NZ College of GPs2021 Greg Judkins Poetry Award, NZ College of…
Dr Samantha Grace
General Practitioner in Medicine, Dr. Samantha Grace received her MB ChB from the University of Otago with a Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery.
Atareta Mangu
Atareta Mangu is part of the project 'Te Ara Pokanga o te Kiri – Patient experiences of apronectomy for excess skin removal following significant weight Loss in Te Tairāwhiti'This research will audit apronectomy surgical services by investigating post-operative complications. Researchers will undertake semi-structured in-depth interviews with whānau who have had an apronectomy in Te Tairāwhiti. Following this, the research team will design two resources: a one-page digital information sheet depicting the surgery, how it is done, and its risks and; a postoperative recovery survey tool to aid…
Dr Jamie-Lee Rahiri
Ko Hikurangi, Ruapehu me Tokatoka ōku maungaKo Waiapu, Whanganui me Wairoa ōku awaKo Horouta, Ngatokimatawhaora me Aotea ōku wakaKo Hiruhārama, Naumai me Pungarehu ōku maraeKo Te Aitanga-a-Mate, Te Uri o Hau me Ngāti Tuera ōku hapūKo Ngāti Porou, Te Atihaunui-a-Pāpārangi me Ngāti Whātua ki Kaipara ōku iwi
Associate Professor Sonya Withers
Sonya Withers is a New Zealand born Pacific creative with whakapapa back to Scotland and Sama’i, Falelatai, Sāmoa. Sonya is a graduate of the College of Creative Arts, with BDes (Textile Design major) and postgraduate qualifications in Visual and Material Culture and a Masters in Design. Sonya is a Design lecturer at the College of Creative Arts School of Design and teaches across Textile Studio and Critical and Contextual Studies.
Dr. Tanya Ruka
Ko Tanya Te Miringa Te Rorarangi Ruka ahau, Ngati Pakau, Ngapuhi te Iwi. Tanya Ruka is a research-based contemporary arts practitioner, educator, author, editor, curator & publisher.2025 DNDA Don Norman Design Award in EducationHer work in the digital landscape, is dedicated to embedding indigenous knowledge and perspectives into contemporary narratives and practices. Firmly placing Indigenous ways of knowing and being in landless territories of new imagined futures. AIRI (Artificial Indigenous Relational Intelligence) - coined by Tanya 2024 PhD - training educational/ relational AI with…
Briar Moffat
Kō Tainui te WakaKō Tararua te MaungaKō Ōtaki me Ōhau ngā AwaKō Ngāti Tukorehe me Ngāti Raukawa te iwiKō Briar Moffatt tāku ingoaI am the Founder and Director of Whare Kōtare