The Authors

Nā tō rourou, nā taku rourou ka ora te iwi

With your contribution and my contribution our people will prosper

Mawera (Kai Tahu, Kāti Māmoe, Waitaha) has come to academia through a life of service to people and community. Mawera uses pūrākau (story telling) as an indigenous ethnographic method for recording and protecting lived experience and knowledge. Her doctorate work explored identity activism, social justice in communities, and ways of measuring impact. Mawera has lectured in IT, business development and also operated a successful IT company that specialised in data management.

Sam was raised in Cornwall before arriving in NZ age 12 with teacher Mum and actor/nurse Dad. He studied geography before stumbling into teaching interaction design and sustainable practice. With Emeritus Professor Khyla Russell, he co-led the Simpā project which aimed to provide pathways for rangatahi that integrated computing and mātauraka Māori. He helped lead the previous review of computing qualifications and is aware of the missed potential in that process.

Rach has come to Capable NZ from a role in professional development for teachers where she has been endorsed by the Ministry of Education as a facilitator in Digital Technologies, as well as Cultural Capabilities Professional Development. She has written the School Curriculum component of this piece from her experience working with kaiako in Year 0 to 13 classes, and has included resources used by teachers in classrooms today.

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