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The News and musings from the yards, barrel halls and tasting panels, and from on the road traveled between.
Fatima Junaid
Dr Junaid specialises in area of Organisational behaviour & HR. Her work focuses on wellbeing and stress, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Mental health and Psychosocial risks at work. Her current…
Jeremy Mayall
Jeremy is an advocate for arts, culture and creativity and the role that they play as an essential part of community wellbeing. He is a composer, musician, artist, producer and…
Lata Rana
Lata Rana holds a PhD degree from the University of Melbourne. Lata currently works at the School of Early Childhood Education – UNITEC Institute of Technology – part of Te…
Janie Walker
I work in community, allyship, participatory action research, engagement and equity. I have worked as the General Manager of Community Research 2021/2022 to advocate for community and whānau aspirations for…
Maya Bernardo
I am born and raised in Manila, Philippines and moved to New Zealand in 2012. I have worked mostly in the education sector as a higher education manager, researcher and…
Christine Wilson
I have worked as a lead researcher and evaluator in the disability sector for SAMS (Standards and Monitoring Services) between 1996 and 2022. In that time my focus has been…
Maya Bernardo
With extensive international experience in the education and not-for-profit sectors, taking up roles as researcher, director/manager and coordinator of service units and programmes, and adult educator. My research interests are…
Corrina Dixon
Kia Ora, I am currently working as the Senior Mentoring Coordinator at Pillars, supporting children and youth with parents in prison. I am passionate about transformative justice and community/youth development.…
Aoife Healy
Dia Dhaoibh and Kia Ora, I am an Irish woman who has been living in Tamaki Makaurau Auckland since 2010 and have worked in the community sector for the last…
Alejandra González Campanella
Alejandra González Campanella is a PhD candidate in Translation Studies. She holds an MA in Translation, Interpreting and Intercultural Studies from Universitàt Autónoma de Barcelona, Spain, and a BA in…
Anura Widana (Dr)
Anura is currently project manager, Dasu Hydropower Project in Pakistan. He holds an B Sc (Hons) Agriculture from University of Sri Lanka, an M Sc (Agric. Economics & Extension) from…