POU HERENGA WAKA/AUT RESEARCH NETWORK
Tukutuku

Ngā KairangahauResearchers

Te Ranga Tukutuku is a collective of Indigenous scholars leading Māori research across Te Wānanga Aronui o Tāmaki Makaurau – Auckland University of Technology (AUT). We are proud to showcase our University's most senior academic leaders, whose expertise spans a wide range of disciplines. Whether you are seeking postgraduate supervision, research collaboration, or looking to connect with whanaunga, we invite you to explore this showcase of knowledge and expertise.

You can also learn more about AUT's faculties and schools, and connect with our academics and researchers here: https://www.aut.ac.nz/about/faculties-and-schools

Professors

Meihana Durie

Meihana Durie

Rangitāne, Ngāti Kauwhata, Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tonga, Ngāti Porou, Rongowhakaata, Ngāi Tahu

Te Toi Aronui

Scott Duncan

Scott Duncan

Ngāi Tahu

School of Clinical Sciences – Physical Activity and Nutrition

Aaron Gilbert

Aaron Gilbert

Waikato-Tainui

Business School – Te Kura Kaipakihi

Welby Ings

Welby Ings

Ngāti Raukawa

School of Art and Design – Te Kura Toi a Hoahoa

Tania Ka'ai

Tania Ka'ai

Ngāti Porou, Ngāi Tahu

Te Ipukarea Institute for Indigenous Knowledge

Jacquie Kidd

Jacquie Kidd

Ngāpuhi

School of Nursing

Hinematau McNeill

Hinematau McNeill

Tapuika, Ngāti Moko

Te Ara Poutama – Faculty of Māori and Indigenous Development

Regan Potangaroa

Regan Potangaroa

Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa

Associate Dean Māori Advancement, Faculty of Design and Creative Technologies - Te Ara Auaha

Khylee Quince

Khylee Quince

Ngāpuhi, Te Rōrōa, Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Kahungunu

Law School – Te Kura Ture

Georgina Tuari Stewart

Georgina Tuari Stewart

Ngāpuhi, Pare Hauraki

School of Education – Te Kura Mātauranga

Denise Wilson

Denise Wilson

Waikato-Tainui, Ngāti Porou ki Harataunga, Whakatōhea, Ngāti Oneone, Ngāti Tūwharetoa

Associate Dean Māori Advancement, Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences - Te Ara Hauora A Pūtaiao

Amanda Yates

Amanda Yates

Ngāti Rangiwewehi, Ngāti Whakaue, Te Aitanga a Māhaki, Rongowhakaata

School of Future Environments – Huri te Ao

Emeritus Professors

 Ella Henry (MNZM)

Ella Henry (MNZM)

Ngātikahu ki Whangaroa, Te Rārawa, Ngāti Kuri, nō Muriwhenua

Faculty of Business, Economics and Law - Te Ara Pakihi, Te Ōhanga Me Te Ture

 Pare Keiha (CNZM)

Pare Keiha (CNZM)

Rongowhakaata, Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki

Faculty of Culture and Society - Te Ara Kete Aronui

Associate Professors

Rachel Carley

Rachel Carley

Te Rarawa

School of Art and Design – Te Kura Toi a Hoahoa

Dean Mahuta

Dean Mahuta

Waikato

Te Ipukarea Institute for Indigenous Knowledge

Peter McGhee

Peter McGhee

Te Aupōuri

Management, Technology and Organisation Department, Business School – Te Kura Kaipakihi

Alayne Mikahere-Hall

Alayne Mikahere-Hall

Ngāti Whātua, Te Rarawa, Waikato-Tainui

Head of Department, Māori, Pacific & Indigenous Health

Christina Milligan

Christina Milligan

Ngāti Porou

School of Communication Studies – Te Kura Whakapāho

Fleur Palmer

Fleur Palmer

Te Aupōuri, Te Rarawa, Ngāti Awa

School of Future Environments – Huri te Ao

John Perrott

John Perrott

Te Arawa

Associate Head of School Māori Advancement, School of Science

Megan Phillips

Megan Phillips

Waikato-Tainui, Ngāpuhi

Marketing and International Business Department, Business School – Te Kura Kaipakihi

Teena Brown Pulu

Teena Brown Pulu

Ngāti Awa

Associate Dean Research, Te Ara Poutama – Faculty of Māori and Indigenous Development

Monique Redmond

Monique Redmond

Te Ātiawa

School of Art and Design – Te Kura Toi a Hoahoa

Natalie Robertson

Natalie Robertson

Ngāti Porou

School of Art and Design – Te Kura Toi a Hoahoa

Rachael Ka'ai-Mahuta

Rachael Ka'ai-Mahuta

Ngāti Porou, Ngāi Tahu

Te Ipukarea Institute for Indigenous Knowledge

Isaac Warbrick

Isaac Warbrick

Ngāti Te Ata, Te Arawa, Ngāpuhi

Director, Taupua Waiora Centre for Māori Health Research

Dianne Wepa

Dianne Wepa

Ngāti Kahungunu

Maori, Pacific & Indigenous Health

Senior Lecturers

Hazel Abraham

Hazel Abraham

Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāti Rangitihi, Te Whakatōhea, Ngāi Tūhoe

School of Engineering, Computer and Mathematical Sciences – Te Kura Mātai Pūhanga, Rorohiko, Pāngarau

Te Wai Barbarich-Unasa

Te Wai Barbarich-Unasa

Waikato, Ngāti Paoa, Ngāti Maniapoto

School of Community and Public Health

Sibyl Bloomfield

Sibyl Bloomfield

Waikato, Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāi Te Rangi

School of Future Environments – Huri te Ao

Kelly Bullivant

Kelly Bullivant

Ngāti Pikiao, Ngāti Rongomai

School of Nursing

Kirsten Aroha Gabel

Kirsten Aroha Gabel

Ngāti Kahu, Te Pātū, Te Rarawa

School of Community and Public Health

Sandy Hata

Sandy Hata

Ngāti Awa, Ngāi Tūhoe

Te Ara Poutama – Faculty of Māori and Indigenous Development

Dion Henare

Dion Henare

Ngāti Whātua

Psychology & Neuroscience, School of Science

Yo Heta-Lensen

Yo Heta-Lensen

Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Hine-ā-Maru

School of Education – Te Kura Mātauranga

Robert Hogg

Robert Hogg

Ngāti Awa, Ngāi Tūhoe

School of Sport, Exercise and Health

Kiri Hunter

Kiri Hunter

Ngāti Kahungunu, Rangitāne, Ngāti Maniapoto

School of Nursing

Belinda Ihaka

Belinda Ihaka

Te Aupōuri

School of Allied Health

Chanae Ihimaera

Chanae Ihimaera

Ngāti Kurī, Ngāpuhi

School of Allied Health

Jade Kake

Jade Kake

Ngāpuhi

School of Future Environments – Huri te Ao

Sierra Keung

Sierra Keung

Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāi Tāmanuhiri, Rongowhakaata

School of Sport, Exercise and Health

Taituwha King

Taituwha King

Waikato-Ngāti Mahuta

Te Ara Poutama – Faculty of Māori and Indigenous Development

Bobby Luke

Bobby Luke

Ngāti Ruanui

School of Art and Design – Te Kura Toi a Hoahoa

Tui Matelau

Tui Matelau

Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Kahu ki Whangaroa

Advertising, Digital and Public Relations Department, School of Communication Studies – Te Kura Whakapāho

Grant Mawston

Grant Mawston

Te Āti Awa

School of Allied Health

Carol Neill

Carol Neill

Ngāti Mahuta

School of Education – Te Kura Mātauranga

Tangaroa Paora

Tangaroa Paora

Ngāti Kahu, Te Aupōuri, Ngāti Kurī, Ngāi Takoto, Te Rarawa, Ngāti Rēhia, Ngāpuhi

Te Ara Poutama – Faculty of Māori and Indigenous Development

Lance Ryan

Lance Ryan

Tūhoe, Ngāti Maniapoto

Law School – Te Kura Ture

Christine Sapwell

Christine Sapwell

Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Manu, Te Māhurehure

School of Nursing

Rachel Shearer

Rachel Shearer

Rongowhakaata, Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki

School of Future Environments – Huri te Ao

Maureen Sinton

Maureen Sinton

Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki

Te Ara Poutama – Faculty of Māori and Indigenous Development

Kerri Spooner

Kerri Spooner

Ngāti Rangi, Te Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi

School of Engineering, Computer and Mathematical Sciences – Te Kura Mātai Pūhanga, Rorohiko, Pāngarau

Alexander Stevens II

Alexander Stevens II

Ngāti Kurī, Ngāi Takoto, Te Pātū, Ngāti Kahu, Te Aupōuri, Te Rarawa

School of Acute and Primary Health

Gregory Treadwell

Gregory Treadwell

Ngāpuhi

Critical Media Studies Department, School of Communication Studies – Te Kura Whakapāho

Rebecca Trelease

Rebecca Trelease

Te Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi

Advertising, Digital and Public Relations Department, School of Communication Studies – Te Kura Whakapāho

Kiri Turketo

Kiri Turketo

Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Whātua ki Kaipara

Law School – Te Kura Ture

Zak Waipara

Zak Waipara

Rongowhakaata, Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Ruapani, Ngāti Kahungunu

Advertising, Digital and Public Relations Department, School of Communication Studies – Te Kura Whakapāho

Leilani Walker

Leilani Walker

Te Whakatōhea

School of Science – Te Kura Pūtaia

Margaret Williams

Margaret Williams

Ngāti Mākino, Ngāti Whakahemo

School of Community and Public Health

Toiroa Williams

Toiroa Williams

Te Whakatōhea, Ngāi Tai, Te Whānau-ā-Apanui

Te Ipukarea – Institute for Indigenous Knowledge