Te Ranga Tukutuku is a collective of Indigenous scholars who are leading the way in advancing Māori research. It brings together researchers from all disciplines at AUT who are passionate about their fields and committed to creating a positive impact through their expertise.
| Researcher | Position | |
Te Ara Pakihi, Te Ōhanga Me Te Ture | ||
| Professor Aaron Gilbert (Waikato-Tainui) | Associate Dean Research, Business School – Te Kura Kaipakihi | aaron.gilbert@aut.ac.nz |
| Professor Khylee Quince (Ngāpuhi, Te Rōrōa, Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Kahungunu) | Dean, Law School – Te Kura Ture | khylee.quince@aut.ac.nz |
| Emeritus Professor Ella Henry (MNZM) (Ngātikahu ki Whangaroa, Te Rārawa, Ngāti Kuri, nō Muriwhenua) | Emeritus Professor | ella.henry@aut.ac.nz |
| Associate Professor Peter McGhee (Te Aupōuri) | Head of Department, Management, Technology and Organisation Department - Business School – Te Kura Kaipakihi | peter.mcghee@aut.ac.nz |
| Associate Professor Megan Phillips (Waikato-Tainui, Ngāpuhi) | Marketing and International Business Department, Business School – Te Kura Kaipakihi | megan.phillips@aut.ac.nz |
| Jack Barrett (Ngāpuhi) | Lecturer, Marketing and International Business Department, Business School – Te Kura Kaipakihi | jack.barrett@aut.ac.nz |
| Sophie Coomber (Ngāti Maniapoto, Waikato-Tainui) | Lecturer, Law School – Te Kura Ture | sophie.coomber@aut.ac.nz |
| Janisa Fernandez (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Kahu) | Lecturer, Management, Technology and Organisation Department - Business School – Te Kura Kaipakihi | janisa.fernandez@aut.ac.nz |
| Dr Georgia McLellan (Te Whakatōhea) | Lecturer, Marketing and International Business Department - Business School – Te Kura Kaipakihi | georgia.mclellan@aut.ac.nz |
| Lance Ryan (Tūhoe, Ngāti Maniapoto) | Senior Lecturer, Law School – Te Kura Ture | lance.ryan@aut.ac.nz |
| Dr Layne Waerea (Ngāti Wāhiao, Ngāti Kahungunu) | Lecturer, Law School – Te Kura Ture | layne.waerea@aut.ac.nz |
| Kristie Elphick (Ngāti Tumutumu, Te Aroha) | Research Development Manager, BEL Research Office | kristie.elphick@aut.ac.nz |
| Kiri Turketo | Senior Lecturer, Law School – Te Kura Ture | kiri.turketo@aut.ac.nz |
Te Ara Kete Aronui | ||
| Professor Georgina Tuari Stewart (Ngāpuhi, Pare Hauraki) | School of Education – Te Kura Mātauranga | georgina.stewart@aut.ac.nz |
| Emeritus Professor Pare Keiha (CNZM) (Rongowhakaata, Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki) | Emeritus Professor | pare.keiha@aut.ac.nz |
| Dr Yo Heta-Lensen (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Hine-ā-Maru) | Senior Lecturer, School of Education – Te Kura Mātauranga | yo.heta-lensen@aut.ac.nz |
| Dr Selena Meiklejohn-Whiu (Ngāti Raukawa) | Lecturer, School of Education – Te Kura Mātauranga | selena.meiklejohn-whiu@aut.ac.nz |
Te Ara Auaha | ||
| Professor Welby Ings (Ngāti Raukawa) | School of Art and Design – Te Kura Toi a Hoahoa | welby.ings@aut.ac.nz |
| Professor Regan Potangaroa (Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa) | Associate Dean Māori Advancement - Te Tumu Whakarae | regan.potangaroa@aut.ac.nz |
| Professor Amanda Yates (Ngāti Rangiwewehi, Ngāti Whakaue, Te Aitanga a Māhaki, Rongowhakaata) | School of Future Environments – Huri te Ao | amanda.yates@aut.ac.nz |
| Associate Professor Monique Redmond (Te Ātiawa) | School of Art and Design – Te Kura Toi a Hoahoa | monique.redmond@aut.ac.nz |
| Associate Professor Natalie Robertson (Ngāti Porou) | School of Art and Design – Te Kura Toi a Hoahoa | natalie.robertson@aut.ac.nz |
| Associate Professor Fleur Palmer (Te Aupōuri, Te Rarawa, Ngāti Awa) | School of Future Environments – Huri te Ao | fleur.palmer@aut.ac.nz |
| Associate Professor Rachel Carley (Te Rarawa) | Te Kaiwhakatere, School of Art and Design – Te Kura Toi a Hoahoa | rachel.carley@aut.ac.nz |
| Associate Professor Christina Milligan (Ngāti Porou) | School of Communication Studies – Te Kura Whakapāho | christina.milligan@aut.ac.nz |
| Dr Arielle Walker (Taranaki, Ngāruahine, Ngāpuhi) | Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Art and Design – Te Kura Toi a Hoahoa | arielle.walker@aut.ac.nz |
| Dr Bobby Luke (Ngāti Ruanui) | Senior Lecturer, School of Art and Design – Te Kura Toi a Hoahoa | bobby.luke@aut.ac.nz |
| Dr Emily Parr (Ngāi Te Rangi) | Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Art and Design – Te Kura Toi a Hoahoa | emily.parr@aut.ac.nz |
| Dr Gregory Treadwell (Ngāpuhi) | Senior Lecturer, School of Communication Studies – Te Kura Whakapāho | gregory.treadwell@aut.ac.nz |
| Dr Hazel Abraham (Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāti Rangitihi, Te Whakatōhea, Ngāi Tūhoe) | Te Kaiwhakatere (Research), School of Engineering, Computer and Mathematical Sciences – Te Kura Mātai Pūhanga, Rorohiko, Pāngarau | hazel.abraham@aut.ac.nz |
| Dr Jenni Hohepa-Tupu (Ngāpuhi, Te Aupōuri) | Programme Director, School of Art and Design – Te Kura Toi a Hoahoa | jenni.hohepa.tupu@aut.ac.nz |
| Dr Kerri Spooner (Ngāti Rangi, Te Atihaunui-a-Pāpārangi) | Te Kaiwhakatere, School of Engineering, Computer and Mathematical Sciences – Te Kura Mātai Pūhanga, Rorohiko, Pāngarau | kerri.spooner@aut.ac.nz |
| Dr Rachel Shearer (Rongowhakaata, Te Aitanga ā Māhaki) | Te Kaiwhakatere, School of Future Environments – Huri te Ao | rachel.shearer@aut.ac.nz |
| Dr Rebecca Evans (Te Rarawa, Te Aupōuri) | Lecturer, School of Communication Studies – Te Kura Whakapāho | rebecca.evans@aut.ac.nz |
| Dr Rebecca Trelease (Te Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi) | Senior Lecturer, School of Communication Studies – Te Kura Whakapāho | rebecca.trelease@aut.ac.nz |
| Dr Tui Matelau (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Kahu ki Whangaroa) | Te Kaiwhakatere, School of Communication Studies – Te Kura Whakapāho | tui.matelau@aut.ac.nz |
| Dr Zak Waipara (Rongowhakaata, Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Ruapani, Ngāti Kahungunu) | Senior Lecturer, School of Communication Studies – Te Kura Whakapāho | zak.waipara@aut.ac.nz |
| Amber Ruckes (Ngāi Tūhoe) | Lecturer, School of Art and Design – Te Kura Toi a Hoahoa | amber.ruckes@aut.ac.nz |
| Jade Kake (Ngāpuhi) | Senior Lecturer, School of Future Environments – Huri te Ao | jade.kake@aut.ac.nz |
| Keisha Rawiri (Ngāti Hine) | Lecturer, School of Future Environments – Huri te Ao | keisha.rawiri@aut.ac.nz |
| Sibyl Bloomfield (Waikato, Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāi Te Rangi) | Senior Lecturer, School of Future Environments – Huri te Ao | sibyl.bloomfield@aut.ac.nz |
Te Ara Hauora A Pūtaiao | ||
| Professor Denise Wilson (Waikato-Tainui, Ngāti Porou ki Harataunga, Whakatōhea, Ngāti Oneone, Ngāti Tūwharetoa) | Associate Dean Māori Advancement | denise.wilson@aut.ac.nz |
| Professor Jacquie Kidd (Ngāpuhi) | School of Nursing | jacquie.kidd@aut.ac.nz |
| Professor Scott Duncan (Ngāi Tahu) | Head of Department Physical Activity and Nutrition | scott.duncan@aut.ac.nz |
| Associate Professor Alayne Mikahere-Hall (Ngāti Whātua, Te Rarawa, Waikato-Tainui) | Head of Department Māori, Pacific & Indigenous Health | alayne.hall@aut.ac.nz |
| Associate Professor Dianne Wepa (Ngāti Kahungunu) | School of Community and Public Health | dianne.wepa@aut.ac.nz |
| Associate Professor Isaac Warbrick (Ngāti Te Ata, Te Arawa, Ngāpuhi) | Director, Taupua Waiora Centre for Māori Health Research | isaac.warbrick@aut.ac.nz |
| Associate Professor John Perrott (Te Arawa) | Associate Head of School Māori Advancement, School of Science | john.perrott@aut.ac.nz |
| Dr Alexander Stevens II (Ngāti Kurī, Ngāi Takoto, Te Pātū, Ngāti Kahu, Te Aupōuri, Te Rarawa) | Senior Māori Academic - Senior Lecturer | alexander.stevens.ii@aut.ac.nz |
| Dr Belinda Ihaka (Te Aupōuri) | Senior Lecturer, Podiatry | belinda.ihaka@aut.ac.nz |
| Dr Dion Henare (Ngāti Whātua) | Senior Lecturer, Psychology & Neuroscience | dion.henare@aut.ac.nz |
| Dr Grant Mawston (Te Ātiawa) | Senior Lecturer, Physiotherapy | grant.mawston@aut.ac.nz |
| Dr Kiri Hunter (Ngāti Kahungunu, Rangitāne, Ngāti Maniapoto) | Kaiwhakaako / Senior Lecturer - Nursing | kiri.hunter@aut.ac.nz |
| Dr Leilani Walker (Te Whakatōhea) | Senior Lecturer, Environmental Science | leilani.walker@aut.ac.nz |
| Dr Maria Haenga-Collins (Ngāti Porou, Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki, Ngāi Tahu) | Lecturer, Clinical Sciences | maria.haenga-collins@aut.ac.nz |
| Dr Sam Guy (Ngāti Maru) | Lecturer, Psychology and Neuroscience | sam.guy@aut.ac.nz |
| Dr Sierra Keung (Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāi Tāmanuhiri, Rongowhakaata) | Senior Lecturer, School of Sport, Exercise and Health | sierra.keung@aut.ac.nz |
| Dr Te Wai Barbarich-Unasa (Waikato, Ngāti Paoa, Ngāti Maniapoto) | Senior Lecturer, Community & Public Health | tewai.barbarich-unasa@aut.ac.nz |
| Chanae Ihimaera (Ngāti Kuri, Ngāpuhi, and Toi, Mutalau - Niue) | Senior Lecturer/Kaiwhakaako, Oral Health | chanae.ihimaera@aut.ac.nz |
| Georgina Davis (Ngāpuhi, Ngāi Tai, Ngāti Porou) | Lecturer, Community & Public Health | georgina.davis@aut.ac.nz |
| Haidee Rēnata (Ngāpuhi) | Lecturer, Occupational Therapy | haidee.renata@aut.ac.nz |
| Hine Tuterangiwhiu (Ngāpuhi, Ngā Ruahine) | Lecturer, Physiotherapy | tehine-ngaro.tuterangiwhiu@aut.ac.nz |
| Jasmine Gray | Kaitakawaenga Kahu Pokai mo Te Ara o Hine/Māori Midwifery Liaison and Student Support, Midwifery | jasmine.gray@aut.ac.nz |
| Joyce Croft (Ngāpuhi) | Midwifery National Lead Māori Te Ara o Hine, Midwifery | joyce.croft@aut.ac.nz |
| Kirsten Aroha Gabel (Ngāti Kahu, Te Pātū, Te Rarawa) | Senior Lecturer, Community & Public Health | kirsten.gabel@aut.ac.nz |
| Marama Wilson-Hill (Te Arawa, Tūhoe) | Kaitakawaenga Kahu Pokai mo Te Ara o Hine/Māori Midwifery Liaison and Student Support, Midwifery | marama.wilson-hill@aut.ac.nz |
| Marareia Hamilton (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Rongo ki Mahurangi, Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tonga) | Pou Rautaki Māori, FHES Māori Advancement | marareia.hamilton@aut.ac.nz |
| Margaret Williams (Ngāti Mākino, Ngāti Whakahemo) | Senior Lecturer, Community and Public Health | margaret.williams@aut.ac.nz |
| Mike O'Keeffe | Kaiarataki, FHES Māori Advancement | mike.okeeffe@aut.ac.nz |
| Waimarie Onekawa (Ngāti Kahungunu, Rongomaiwahine) | Lecturer, Midwifery | waimarie.onekawa@aut.ac.nz |
| Penny Hayward | Lecturer, Māori Kaimātai Hinengaro | penny.hayward@aut.ac.nz |
| Amellia Kapa (Te Aupōuri, Ngāpuhi) | Lecturer, Midwifery | amellia.kapa@aut.ac.nz |
| Renee Fitisemanu (Te Arawa) | Lecturer, Occupational Therapy | renee.fitisemanu@aut.ac.nz |
| Robert Hogg (Ngāti Awa, Ngāi Tūhoe) | Senior Lecturer, School of Sport, Exercise and Health | robert.hogg@aut.ac.nz |
| Sarah Penney | Lecturer, Paramedicine | sarah.penney@aut.ac.nz |
| Sandy Potaka | Kaiarahi Rangahau / Research Officer | sandy.potaka@aut.ac.nz |
| Tammi Wilson Uluinayau | Academic Lead/Advisor, Māori Student Success | tammi.uluinayau@aut.ac.nz |
| Teresa Krishnan | Lecturer, Midwifery | teresa.krishnan@aut.ac.nz |
| Judith Pullen-Burry | Finance Administrator, Sport and Recreation | judith.pullen-burry@aut.ac.nz |
| Karina Donaldson | Senior Academic Analyst | |
| Sala Schwalger (Ngāti Whanaunga, Ngāti Paoa, Ngāti Maru, Waikato) | Programme Coordinator, Sport and Recreation Management | sala.schwalger@aut.ac.nz |
| Andre Taikato | Te Toi Waiora, FHES Māori Advancement | andre.taikato@aut.ac.nz |
Te Ara Poutama | ||
| Professor Hinematau McNeill (Tapuika, Ngāti Moko) | Acting Tumuaki / Dean | hinematau.mcneill@aut.ac.nz |
| Associate Professor Teena Brown Pulu (Ngāti Awa) | Associate Dean Research | teena.brown.pulu@aut.ac.nz |
| Dr Sandy Hata (Ngāti Awa, Ngāi Tūhoe) | Senior Lecturer | sandy.hata@aut.ac.nz |
| Dr Tangaroa Paora (Ngāti Kahu, Te Aupōuri, Ngāti Kuri, Ngāi Takoto, Te Rarawa, Ngāti Rēhia, Ngāpuhi) | Associate Dean Academic | tangaroa.paora@aut.ac.nz |
| Dr Maureen Sinton (Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki) | Senior Lecturer | maureen.sinton@aut.ac.nz |
| Miria Brown | Te Reo Lecturer | miria.brown@aut.ac.nz |
| Zayne Collier (Ngāti Porou) | Lecturer | zayne.collier@aut.ac.nz |
| Kathleen Frewen (Whānau-ā-Apanui) | Lecturer | kathleen.frewen@aut.ac.nz |
| Anahera Hare (Tūhoe, Ngāti Manawa, Te Arawa, Ngāti Rongo, Ngāti Whakaaue, Te Whakatōhea, Tainui, Waikato, Ngāti Pukeko, Tuwharetoa) | Lecturer | anahera.hare@aut.ac.nz |
| Abel Johnston (Ngāti Porou) | Lecturer | abel.johnston@aut.ac.nz |
| Taituwha King (Waikato-Ngāti Mahuta) | Senior Lecturer | taituwha.king@aut.ac.nz |
| Sonia Mehana (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Kuri, Ngāti Whātua) | Strategic Senior Manager | sonia.mehana@aut.ac.nz |
| Briar Pomana (Ngāti Kahungunu, Rongomaiwahine, Ngāti Rakaipaaka) | Lecturer | |
| Lyndiana Rosieur (Ngāti Wai, Ngāti Raukawa) | Lecturer | lyndiana.rosieur@aut.ac.nz |
| Hana White (Tainui, Ngāti Pikiao, Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Mutunga, Ngāti Koata) | Lecturer | hana.white@aut.ac.nz |
Te Ipukarea Research Institute for Indigenous Knowledge | ||
| Professor Tania Ka'ai (Ngāti Porou, Ngāi Tahu) | Te Ihorei / Director | tania.kaai@aut.ac.nz |
| Associate Professor Dean Mahuta (Waikato) | Associate Director | dean.mahuta@aut.ac.nz |
| Associate Professor Rachael Ka'ai-Mahuta (Ngāti Porou, Ngāi Tahu) | Associate Director | rachael.kaai-mahuta@aut.ac.nz |
| Dr Toiroa Williams (Te Whakatōhea, Ngāi Tai, Te Whānau ā Apanui) | Senior Lecturer | toiroa.williams@aut.ac.nz |
| Peta Yates-Francis (Te Arawa, Ngāti Manawa, Rongowhakaata) | Lecturer | peta.yatesfrancis@aut.ac.nz |
| Tania Smith-Henderson (Waikato-Tainui, Ngāti Ranginui) | Executive Assistant | tania.smith-henderson@aut.ac.nz |
Te Ranga Tukutuku AUT Māori Research Network | ||
| Precorqtion Wetere (Ngāti Hikairo Ngāti Haua Ngāti Pākau Te Hikutū) | Operations Coordinator | precorqtion.wetere@aut.ac.nz |
| Te Haua Taua (Waikato, Waiohua, Ngāpuhi) | Network Administrator | tehaua.taua@aut.ac.nz |
Office of Māori Advancement | ||
| Professor Meihana Durie (Rangitāne, Ngāti Kauwhata, Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tonga, Ngāti Porou, Rongowhakaata, Ngāi Tahu) | Te Toi Aronui | meihana.durie@aut.ac.nz |
| Dr Valance Smith (Ngāpuhi, Waikato) | Kaihautū Tiriti | Tiriti Strategic Lead | valance.smith@aut.ac.nz |
| Hariata Mareroa (Ngāpuhi, Te Rarawa) | Senior Manager | hariata.mareroa@aut.ac.nz |
| Colleen Leauanae (Te Rarawa, Ngāpuhi) | Te Pouhono | colleen.leauanae@aut.ac.nz |
| Jana Nee (Te Rarawa) | Te Pou Awhina ki Waihorotiu | jana.nee@aut.ac.nz |
| Cheyenne Thomas (Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki, Ngāti Porou, Ngāi Tūhoe) | Te Pou Awhina ki Akoranga | cheyenne.thomas@aut.ac.nz |
| Margaret Mehana (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Kuri, Te Aupōuri) | Te Pou Awhina ki Manukau | margaret.mehana@aut.ac.nz |
| Talia Wiapo (Ngāti Whātua, Ngāi Tahuhu) | Te Pou Awhina ki Waihorotiu | talia.wiapo@aut.ac.nz |
| Aiesha Kahui-Heke (Ngāti Ruanui, Ngāruahinerangi, Ngāti Maniapoto) | Events Coordinator and Administrator | aiesha.kahui-heke@aut.ac.nz |
| Michelle Robin | Marae Coordinator and Administrator | michelle.robin@aut.ac.nz |
Te Mātāpuna Library & Learning Services | ||
| Kim Tairi (Waikato) | University Librarian | kim.tairi@aut.ac.nz |
| Brad Cherrington (Ngāti Hine, Ngāti Kurī, Te Rōrōa) | Kaiwhakamanawa | bradleigh.cherrington@aut.ac.nz |
| Dr Alissa Hackett (Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tonga, Ngāti Tūkorehe) | Māori Research Services Librarian | alissa.hackett@aut.ac.nz |
| Dr Steph Clout (Ngāpuhi, Te Rarawa, Ngāti Whātua o Kaipara, Waikato-Tainui, Ngāti Ruanui, Ngāruahine, Ngā Rauru) | Information Literacy Librarian | steph.clout@aut.ac.nz |
| Kaliyah Lima (Ngāti Whanaunga, Ngāti Pāoa, Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki) | Research Data Librarian | kaliyah.lima@aut.ac.nz |
| Elizabeth Jones | Library Engagement Advisor | elizabeth.jones@aut.ac.nz |
| Francis Leaf | Collections Advisor | francis.leaf@aut.ac.nz |
| Phillippa McKeown-Green | Copyright Advisor | phillippa.mckeown-green@aut.ac.nz |
Te Kāhui Poipoi Rangahau | ||
| Tui Barbarich-Tawera (Waikato, Ngāti Pāoa, Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāi Te Rangi) | Manager, Māori Research Engagement | tui.barbarich-tawera@aut.ac.nz |
| Tira Phillipson-Puna (Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Kahungunu) | Kaituhono Rangahau Māori – Māori Research Engagement Advisor | tira.phillipson-puna@aut.ac.nz |
Office of Learning, Teaching and Educational Design | ||
| Briar Meads (Ngāi Tahu, Kāti Māmoe) | Learning Designer | briar.meads@aut.ac.nz |