• Kaupapa Māori Researcher | Sylvia Tapuke

    Sylvia Tapuke blends technical expertise with community-driven design, focusing on infrastructure that reflects both function...

    Physicist and Education Researcher | Craig Rofe

    Dr. Craig Rofe is a physicist and educator whose career bridges scientific research and Māori...

    Inorganic Chemist | Jan Wikaira

    Jan Wikaira is an inorganic chemist and educator whose career spans over six decades, encompassing...

    Ecologist | Jacqueline Beggs

    Professor Jacqueline Beggs is an ecologist at the University of Auckland, specialising in the interactions...

    Materials Chemist | Nancy Garrity

    Dr. Nancy Garrity is a materials chemist whose research bridges Māori knowledge and modern science....

    Marine Researcher | Kimberley Maxwell

    Kimberley Maxwell is a marine researcher whose work delves into the complexities of New Zealand’s...

    Evolutionary Biologist and Ecologist | Simon Hills

    Dr. Simon Hills (Ngāti Porou) is an evolutionary biologist whose research integrates genomics, ecology, and...

    Geothermal Engineer | Nona Hohepa-Taute (Māori scientist poster)

    Nona Hohepa-Taute is a civil and environmental engineer who has been building Māori values and...

    Geothermal Engineer | Nona Hohepa-Taute

    Nona Hohepa-Taute is a civil and environmental engineer dedicated to integrating Māori values into geothermal...

    Marine Scientist | Peter Russell

    From childhood adventures in a scorching, black iron-sand beach creek to scientific breakthroughs in ocean...

    Biodiversity Researcher | Shane Wright

    Dr. Shane Wright is a biodiversity researcher whose work explores how environmental factors like temperature...

    Surgery Researcher | Jamie-Lee Rahiri

    Dr. Jamie-Lee Rahiri is a Māori surgeon and researcher dedicated to improving surgical care for...

    Geologist | Dan Hikuroa

    Curious how ancient Māori knowledge and modern geology can come together to better protect our...

    Nutrition Researcher | Lisa Te Morenga

    Nutrition meets innovation—discover how Dr Lisa Te Morenga’s expertise in high-fibre, high-protein diets and systematic...

    Astophysicist | Pauline Harris

    Dr Pauline Harris is a pioneering astrophysicist who bridges the cosmos and te ao Māori....

    Biotechnology Researcher | Palatasa Havea MNZM

    From struggling in school on the Tongan island of Vavaʻu to becoming a pioneering food...

    Health Scientist | Matire Louise Ngarongoa Harwood

    Dr Matire Harwood shares how kaupapa Māori research and clinical practice can address health inequities...

    Health Scientist | Matire Louise Ngarongoa Harwood (Māori scientist poster)

    Dr Matire Harwood is a family doctor who studies how to improve results for Māori...

    Organic Chemist | Hemi Cumming (Māori scientist poster)

    Hemi Cumming is a Chemist who studies the structure of molecules that could benefit our...

    Organic Chemist | Hemi Cumming

    Hemi Cumming, hailing from Gisborne and holding iwi affiliations with Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tonga,...