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The News and musings from the yards, barrel halls and tasting panels, and from on the road traveled between.

Sandra des Forges

I have recently completed Doctoral study (November 2023) on Māori representation in local government with a focus on Māori wards, and had a paper from that piece of work published…continue reading

Brendon McIntosh

I am a clinical pharmacist with experience in a wide array of research projects. I recently submitted my Masters thesis titled “As long as we are aware of the words…continue reading

Jordan Green

Ko Jordan tōku ingoa. He uri ahau nō Ngāti Porou me Te Whānau ā Apanui. I am a narrative, research and communications consultant with a background in social and narrative…continue reading

Tanja Rother

I am a freelance researcher, historian and writer with a special interest in environmental history and Māori and Pākehā narratives of place. In 2016 I received a PhD in Social…continue reading

Gary Watts

Have completed extensive research within the community (for a number of years) which includes social issues which indicate distinctly unusual (regularly major and often ongoing) forms of societal produced disadvantage.

Helen Potter (Dr)

I’ve been a kaupapa Māori researcher for 20 years predominantly in the fields of Māori education, adult learning, whānau wellbeing, and more recently, in Māori health, housing and environmental wellbeing.…continue reading

Marg Wilkie

I grew up in Te Awakairangi (Lower Hutt) and studied at Victoria University of Wellington. I worked in Community Development and coordinated and managed Vocational Education and Training. I completed my PhD in 2010…continue reading

Liz Gordon

Managing Director, Pukeko Research Ltd. We do research across the education, social services and justice sectors. I research in the areas of law and justice, sexual harm, alcohol harm, wahine…continue reading

Georgina Johnson

Community, Tangata Whenua, Women, Business. Grad Dip NFP Management, Unitec, Assessor HSI, ATTTO.

Kataraina Pipi

Iwi and Māori programmes, development and success. Approach to research – work collaboratively with others who have an interest in research and evaluation that serves Iwi and Māori communities, organisations and businesses.…continue reading

Dianne Wepa

Masters of Philosophy (Social Work), 2002, Action research project: An exploration of the experiences of cultural safety educators. Dr Dianne Wepa kindly shared her story with Community Research. Read more…continue reading

Fiona Cram (Dr)

Kaupapa Māori (by Māori, for Māori) research, evaluation, strategic planning and facilitation. Quantitative and qualitative, mixed methods research and evaluation. Māori health & women’s health research. Community provider/NGO capacity building assessment and…continue reading

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