Our Programme Team

The programme takes a collaborative approach with multi-disciplinary teams from University, community and Iwi working together to achieve four key aronga or objectives.

Dr Amohia Boulton

Dr Amohia Boulton

Director, Kia Puāwai;

Research Lead,

Rapua te ara Rangatira kia hikitia ai te oranga tangata – Leadership, governance and decision-making models to achieve health equity.

Dr Tanya Allport

Dr Tanya Allport

Deputy Director, Kia Puāwai;

Research Lead, Translation, Uptake and Impact (TUI): knowledge translation for Impact Pathways to facilitate key systems change.

Researcher, Tō mātou kāinga, tō mātou ūkaipō - Whānau conceptions of home: supporting flourishing home environments.

Tom Johnson

Design Lead, Kia Puāwai;

Translation, Uptake and Impact (TUI): knowledge translation for Impact Pathways to facilitate key systems change.

Kiri Parata

Kiri Parata

Programme Manager, Kia Puāwai;

PhD student,

Rapua te ara Rangatira kia hikitia ai te oranga tangata – Leadership, governance and decision-making models to achieve health equity.

Dr Heather Gifford

Dr Heather Gifford

Research Lead,

He waka eke noa - Co-creating primary care that works for whānau Māori.

Professor Denise Wilson

Professor Denise Wilson

Research Lead,

Tō mātou kāinga, tō mātou ūkaipō - Whānau conceptions of home: supporting flourishing home environments.

Gill Potaka-Osborne

Gill Potaka-Osborne

Researcher,

He waka eke noa - Co-creating primary care that works for whānau Māori.

Utiku Potaka

Utiku Potaka

Researcher,

Rapua te ara Rangatira kia hikitia ai te oranga tangata – Leadership, governance and decision-making models to achieve health equity.

Lynley Cvitanovic

Lynley Cvitanovic

Researcher,

He waka eke noa - Co-creating primary care that works for whānau Māori.

Mel Potaka-Osborne

Mel Potaka-Osborne

Researcher,

Tō mātou kāinga, tō mātou ūkaipō - Whānau conceptions of home: supporting flourishing home environments.

Cinnamon Lindsay-Latimer

Researcher,

Tō mātou kāinga, tō mātou ūkaipō - Whānau conceptions of home: supporting flourishing home environments.

Associate Professor Bridgette Masters-Awatere

Associate Professor Bridgette Masters-Awatere

Researcher,

Rapua te ara Rangatira kia hikitia ai te oranga tangata – Leadership, governance and decision-making models to achieve health equity.

Luke Enoka

Researcher,

Rapua te ara Rangatira kia hikitia ai te oranga tangata – Leadership, governance and decision-making models to achieve health equity.

Stacey Ruru

Stacey Ruru

PhD student,

Rapua te ara Rangatira kia hikitia ai te oranga tangata – Leadership, governance and decision-making models to achieve health equity.

Trent Dallas

Trent Dallas

Researcher,

Tō mātou kāinga, tō mātou ūkaipō - Whānau conceptions of home: supporting flourishing home environments.

Dr Pat Neuwelt

Dr Pat Neuwelt

Researcher,

He waka eke noa - Co-creating primary care that works for whānau Māori.

Lucia Gribble

Lucia Gribble

Researcher,

He waka eke noa - Co-creating primary care that works for whānau Māori.

Cassie Khoo

Cassie Khoo

Researcher,

Tō mātou kāinga, tō mātou ūkaipō - Whānau conceptions of home: supporting flourishing home environments.

Paora Crawford Moyle

Paora Crawford Moyle

Researcher,

Tō mātou kāinga, tō mātou ūkaipō - Whānau conceptions of home: supporting flourishing home environments.

Dr John McMenamin

Dr John McMenamin

Researcher,

He waka eke noa - Co-creating primary care that works for whānau Māori.

Stephen Reay

Stephen Reay

Researcher,

Tō mātou kāinga, tō mātou ūkaipō - Whānau conceptions of home: supporting flourishing home environments.

TAG (TUI Advisory Group)

Will Edwards

Sharon Shea

Sharon Shea

Don Matheson

Don Matheson

Julie Herewini

Julie Herewini

Alice Snedden

Alice Snedden

Carmen Parahi

Carmen Parahi

The programme draws heavily on mātauranga Māori, tikanga Māori and the values of Ngāti Hauiti

Kia Puāwai Tikanga Advisory
Neville Lomax
Utiku Potaka
Mary Bennett
Dr Mahina-a-rangi Baker

Rangitikei River