Mākere Hurst

Intergenerational Māori Wellbeing: The relationship between Māori and Whenua

Email:  Makere.Hurst@vuw.ac.nz

Supervisors: Arthur Grimes and Mathew Roskurge (Massey University)

Profile

Ko te manu e kai ana i te miro nōnā te ngahere. Ko te manu e kai ana i te matauranga nōnā te ao. He uri tēnei nō Ngāti Rakaipaaka, Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Rongomaiwahine hoki. Otirā nō te mātāpuna o te ora, ko Nūhaka tērā. Ko Mākere tona ingoa. Tihei mauri ora.

Mākere is an economist with 10 years experience working across the public and private sectors, in Aotearoa New Zealand and Australia. She has applied experience in the research, development and implementation of public policy and economics, with particular interests in the Māori Economy and Māori Wellbeing. This includes policy and regulatory experience within Government, and economic analysis and modelling experience within the private sector.

Qualifications

B.Comm (Economics) & B.A. (French), Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington

M.Econ (Public Economics), Monash University

Research Interests

Makere’s broad areas of interest are in Te Ōhanga Māori – The Māori Economy and Indigenous Development. Her current research is in the area of Māori Wellbeing and the relationship between Māori and natural resources, including land, on modern wellbeing outcomes. Her intention is to gain a better understanding of intergenerational wellbeing impacts on Māori as a result of the many raupatu (confiscations) which occurred after the New Zealand wars of the early 1860’s. Her research will use econometric regression analysis, and qualitative analysis to assess the intergenerational wellbeing impacts on Māori, and the relationship between Māori and whenua.