Hēmi Kelly (Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāti Tahu-Ngāti Whāoa) is a lecturer on te reo Māori at Te Ara Poutama: Faculty of Māori & Indigenous Development at AUT, and a researcher in the areas of te reo Māori acquisition and revitalisation, Māori performing arts, Māori visual arts and tikanga Māori.