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Huhana Smith
Ngāti Tukorehe, Te Mateawa, Ngāti Rangitāwhia , Ngāti Kapumanawawhiti ki Kuku
Massey University
Professor Creative Arts
Professor Huhana Smith is a visual artist, curator and principle investigator in research who engages in major…
Huhana Smith
Professor Huhana Smith is a visual artist, curator and principle investigator in research who engages in major environmental, trans-disciplinary, kaupapa Māori and action-research projects. She is co-principle investigator for research that includes mātauranga Māori methods with sciences to actively address climate change concerns for coastal Māori lands in Horowhenua-Kāpiti. Huhana actively encourages the use of art and design’s visual systems combined in exhibitions, to expand how solutions might integrate complex issues and make solutions more accessible for local communities. -
Faith Kane
Ngā Pae Māhutonga Wellington School of Design
Associate Professor & Director Academic, Toi Rauwhārangi College of Creative Arts
Faith Kane is a design researcher and educator working in the area of textiles and materials. Her research interests…
Faith Kane
Faith Kane is a design researcher and educator working in the area of textiles and materials. Her research interests include design for sustainability, collaborative working in the design/science space and the role and value of craft knowledge within these contexts. She is also an editor of the Journal of Textile Design Research and Practice. Find out more about Faith’s work at www.faithkane.com -
Dr. Angela Kilford
Te Whanau A Kai , Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Kahungunu
Massey University
Senior Lecturer and Programme Coordinator
Angela Kilford (Te Whanau A Kai, Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Kahungunu) is an artist based in Wellington. Kilford’s inspiration…
Dr. Angela Kilford
Angela Kilford (Te Whanau A Kai, Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Kahungunu) is an artist based in Wellington. Kilford’s inspiration comes from Māori concepts and knowledge. Her most recent works have explored the whakapapa of local ecology and the lesser known connections between living and nonliving entities. These ideas are examined and expressed through walking, performance, collaborative making, large scale public installations and writing.Angela is an independent artist and designer, working also within the College of Creative Arts, Massey University, Wellington. -
Dr. Susanna Finlay-Smits
Manaaki Whenua
Senior Researcher - Environmental Social Scientist
As a researcher with degrees in anthropology, sociology, and biochemistry, I have developed a research career at the…
Dr. Susanna Finlay-Smits
As a researcher with degrees in anthropology, sociology, and biochemistry, I have developed a research career at the intersection between social science and science, exploring the social aspects, impacts, implications of science across a wide range of contexts. In recent years the focus of my research has been on the socio-cultural context that surrounds the use of our natural resources, with a particular focus on sustainability, biosecurity, and protecting both our biodiversity and the wellbeing of our people. I have extensive experience of working in multi-, inter, and trans-disciplinary… -
Laise Harris
Manaaki Whenua
Senior Researcher - Land Mapping Programme Leader
QualificationsMCI InstituteDiploma of Leadership and Management2018Deakin University AustraliaBachelor of Environmental…
Laise Harris
QualificationsMCI InstituteDiploma of Leadership and Management2018Deakin University AustraliaBachelor of Environmental Science (Honours)2004Deakin University AustraliaBSc (Marine and Freshwater Science)2004Information Systems Examinations BoardFoundation Certificate in IT Service Management2004 -
Professor Jessica Lai
Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington
Professor School of Accounting and Commercial Law
Professor Jessica Lai specialises in intellectual property, especially patent law, the protection of Mātauranga Māori…
Professor Jessica Lai
Professor Jessica Lai specialises in intellectual property, especially patent law, the protection of Mātauranga Māori, and patents and gender. Jessica is the author of Indigenous Cultural Heritage and Intellectual Property Rights (Springer, 2014) and Patent Law and Women (Routledge, 2021). She is also an author of the Annotated High Court Rules (5th edn, LexisNexis, 2025), as well as numerous articles and chapters, and the editor of multiple books. Her latest edited collection is A Research Agenda for Intellectual Property Law and Gender (Edward Elgar, 2024, with Kathy Bowrey).Jessica was… -
Assocaite Professor David Jefferson
University of Canterbury
Associate Professor
David Jefferon's research examines how the law sets the terms for human interactions with the other-than-human world…
Assocaite Professor David Jefferson
David Jefferon's research examines how the law sets the terms for human interactions with the other-than-human world, including through the governance of biodiversity, biotechnologies, agricultural crops, and food. David’s research sites are in Australasia and Latin America. -
Dr Jesse Pirini
Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington
Senior Lecturer in Management
Jesse Pirini is a Senior Lecturer in Management. He teaches courses in entrepreneurship, people analytics, and…
Dr Jesse Pirini
Jesse Pirini is a Senior Lecturer in Management. He teaches courses in entrepreneurship, people analytics, and Indigenous management, governance and organisation. Jesse was recently a Fulbright Scholar based at UMass Boston in the College of Management and UMass Amherst at the newly created Center for Braiding Indigenous Knowledges and Science. His Fulbright work explored the visualisation of Indigenous management knowledges, and the intersection between these and topics commonly taught in business schools. Jesse is currently co-Editor for the Indigenous Management: Knowledges and Frameworks…