Annie Te One (Te Ātiawa, Ngāti Mutunga) is a senior lecturer in Te Kawa a Māui. Annie’s PhD is from the Australian National University and focussed on iwi and local government relationships in Wellington and the Hutt Valley. She is currently undertaking research relating to the Mana Wāhine Inquiry (WAI2700), rangatahi-led research focussing on the future of Māori housing, as well as being a Fulbright Scholar to teach and research at the University of Hawaii with a particular focus on the connections between Māori and Kanaka Māoli political philosophies.