The research team will speak to the entire Tō Mātou Kāinga project – summarising its origins and the findings from whānau data, Iwi wānanga and stakeholders; focusing on how each group conceptualises the meaning of home, housing challenges at whānau and Iwi levels and how home is nurtured through connection to community, identity, whānau and whenua.
Professor Denise Wilson (Tainui) is Professor of Māori Health, Co-Director of Taupua Waiora Centre for Māori Health Research, and Associate Dean Māori Advancement at Auckland University of Technology. Her research includes a focus on family violence, cultural responsiveness and Māori/indigenous health. Having previously chaired the Family Violence Prevention Investment Advisory Board (Ministry of Social Development), was the Deputy Chair of the Family Violence Prevention Expert Advisory Group, and is a member of the Health Quality & Safety Commission’s Roopū Māori, and chaired the Mortality Review Committee’s Māori Caucus. Denise served six years on the Family Violence Death Review Committee and has contributed to the development of the Ministry of Health’s Violence Intervention Programme. Denise was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand Te Āparangi.
Dr Tanya Allport (Te Āti Awa ki Te Whanganui-a-Tara) is a senior researcher at Whakauae Research Services Limited, and part of the Tō Mātōu Kaīnga project team, looking at Māori housing and health. With a PhD from the University of Auckland, Tanya has led research on Māori wellbeing, housing solutions, and policy impacts. Her work includes kaupapa Māori approaches to housing security, urban Māori health determinants, and the role of whānau in shaping housing futures. Tanya is passionate about translating research into action to strengthen Māori home environments and wellbeing.
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Cinnamon (Ngāti Porou, Ngāpuhi) is a senior researcher at Whakauae Research Services Limited who has worked as a community researcher in Māori Public Health and at the University of Auckland. With an MA in Psychology, Cinnamon is passionate about critical qualitative Kaupapa Māori research. Her work has focused on housing research, including the impacts of post-prison housing on whānau and communities, and more recently as part of the Tō Mātou Kāinga research team.
