Pauline Harris

Pauline Harris is a New Zealand academic, currently Associate Professor at Te Pūtahi a Toi School of Māori Knowledge at Massey University. She is a central figure in the incorporation of Mātauranga Māori with scientific research in New Zealand, through her roles as Deputy Director (Māori) with the MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology and as Associate Vision Mātauranga Theme Leader with the Science for Technological Innovation National Science Challenge. In 2022 she was part of the Matariki Governance Board reporting to the Ministers of Māori Crown Relations, Workplace Relations and Safety, Culture and Heritage and the Prime Minister on the establishment of the Matariki holiday. She is also a leader in developing an Aerospace strategy in Aotearoa that integrates the aims and aspirations of Māori.

She was previously a senior lecturer at the Victoria University of Wellington. Provided by Wikipedia