Kaupapa Māori + Pacific-based research
Consulting, research and evaluation
Ko mātou | Our team
Led by Dr Pounamu Jade Aikman, Mana Pounamu works with and alongside other Māori, Pasifika, and Pākehā academics and evaluators, on a range of research and consulting projects.
Dr Pounamu Jade Aikman
Pounamu (Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāti Wairere, Ngāti Apakura, Ngāti Awa, Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāti Tarāwhai, Te Arawa, Ngāti Uenukukōpako) is a kaupapa Māori scholar and director of Mana Pounamu. With a PhD exploring Ngāi Tūhoe policing experiences, he now works across the education, justice, and health sectors, with a focus on Māori and Pasifika communities. His mahi is all about manaaki – uplifting the mana and strength of all our communities in rising to the challenges we face in Aotearoa today. →
Mahi o mua | Portfolio of work
Whakamana Tangata in Practice (2023)
Insights from the Whakatakapōkai Youth Justice Residence
Oranga Tamariki – Ministry for Children
Ka mua, ka muri (2022)
Nōku Te Ao Like Minds’ Whakapapa and Procurement Approaches
Te Whatu Ora/Te Hiringa Hauora
Racism in peril? Mutual aid and solidarity in the face of New Zealand’s history of white supremacy against Chinese and Māori (2022)
Peace Action: Struggles for a Decolonised and Demilitarised Oceania and East Asia
