Researcher

Dion Enari

Dr. Dion Enari is the first Pasifika Associate Professor at Unitec. He sits in Ngā Wai a Te Tūī (Maori and Indigenous Research Centre) and School of Healthcare and Social Practice, Unitec. His research interests include Sport Management, Sport Leadership, mental health, Pacific language, indigenous studies, and trans-nationalism.

He is an Indigenous Samoan academic who covers Indigenous, Sport and Pacific issues regularly as an author and interviewed on several International and National media platforms including World news, ABC News, ABC Radio, The Guardian, Thomson Reuters Foundation, New Zealand Herald, Radio New Zealand, Samoa Observer, and The Coconet. His PhD is on Fa’a Samoa (Samoan culture) from Bond University.

Ethnic Group
Pacific peoples
Qualifications
Bachelor Degree, Masters Degree, PhD or Doctorate
Area of Expertise
Housing and homelessness, Takatāpui, Arts, culture and heritage, Former refugee experiences, Migrant experiences (first generation), Faith-based, Human rights, civil liberties, democracy and civic engagement, Environment, climate change, Pacific peoples, LGBTQIA+, Rainbow, Disabilities, Wairua, hauora, health - including mental health, Whaikaha, Whānau ora - Whānau wellbeing, Youth, Rangatahi, Women, Wāhine, Community resilience and response to disasters and the unexpected, Diverse identities - forms of expression and voice, tikanga and inclusion, Knowledge, skills, training and education, Social connections and support, Te Tiriti o Waitangi and Mana Motuhake, The non-profit sector and volunteering / mahi aroha, Children, Tamariki, Neurodiverse, Māori, Sport & Recreation, Community Development, Governance & Kaitiakitanga, Ageing & Retirement
Location/s
Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland)
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