1. Our pukenga Kristie Lee Thomas, who was recently appointed as co-lead of the Mātauranga Māori Strand of the Resilience to Nature’s Challenge Research Programme.

2. Associate Professor Christine Kenney who has been invited to Co- Chair the Te Pūnaha Hihiko - Vision Mātauranga Capability Fund (VMCF) Assessment Panel in 2022 .

And warmly welcomes Lucy Kaiser who has taking up the role of Kairuruku as the new coordinator of Te Toi Whakaruruhau o Aotearoa.