Dr Vincent Ieni Olsen-Reeder

Dr Vincent Ieni Olsen-Reeder is a second language learner of te reo Māori, having started his learning at Victoria University of Wellington in 2008. Since then, the Māori language and its revitalisation have become his passion.

Ieni’s doctoral research investigated the effectiveness of bilingualism as a theoretical approach to revitalisation, and the ways in which a bilingualism approach could remove some of the anxieties surrounding Māori language use among Māori speakers. It is the University's first thesis to be written and defended in te reo Māori.

Dr Hiria McRae

Hiria McRae is a senior lecturer in the Faculty of Education. She has extensive experience in working with practicing teachers and teaching postgraduate students and teacher trainees in the areas of mātauranga Māori, te reo Māori, science and technology, critical pedagogies, education for sustainability. Past research projects have included iwi exploration of Māori student success, digital devices to connect home and school learning in low socio-economic communities and Māori community based science programmes.