Rebecca Kiddle (Ngati Porou, Nga Puhi) is a Senior Lecturer in Environmental Studies at Victoria University of Wellington. She has a PhD and MA in Urban Design from Oxford Brookes University, UK and an undergraduate degree in politics and Maori studies. She is the co-chair Poneke for Nga Aho Network of Maori Designers and a panel member on the Auckland Urban Design Panel. Her research focuses on Aotearoa New Zealand place identity and place-making, decolonising cities and the design of educational space.