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In this episode Kaye-Maree Dunn speaks with Dr Chelsea Grootveld.

Chelsea is Ngāi Tai, Ngāti Porou, Te Whānau a Apanui,  Whakatōhea and Tuhourangi.

She is passionate about whānau centred and whānau led education, health and wellbeing. Chelsea has a strong commitment to creating values-based research and evaluation models that make sense and add value to whānau, hapū, iwi and communities. In this conversation, Chelsea shares her j...

Dr Kathie Irwin MNZM, PHD, MInstD is a third generation Māori, woman and educator.

Her whakapapa is traced from diverse sources: Ngāti Porou, Rakaipaaka, Ngāti Kahungunu, the Orkney Islands, Scotland and Ireland.

This interview outlines how public service and social justice are deeply embedded in her bloodlines. Her passion inspires her to contribute to nation building in innovative and creative ways that are framed by our Ngāti ...

Mike Smith (Ngāti Kahu, Ngāpuhi) is an educationalist and has spent the last 40 years focussed on taking action where it matters.  Although some of his favorite activities are gardening, hunting and fishing, Mike has also used his love for his community and the Taiao to advocate for the health and wellbeing of Papatūānuku highlighting the irreversible impacts of climate change on indigenous communities.

Of late this has included t...

Ali Hamlin is the Kaihautū-CEO of Ngati Kahungunu Community Services a kaupapa Māori organisation that provides housing solutions and social support services across the wider Te Whanganui-a-Tara (Wellington) region.

Ali provides her insights into how Te Tiriti informs her practice when advocating for equity and fair outcomes for whānau.  She wants to ensure that whānau, no matter where they might be in life, have their mana intac...