Hinerangi Rhind-Wiri (Ngāti Paoa, Te Arawa, Tūhoe) currently works at Hāpai Te Hauora, Māori Public Health. Hinerangi’s research background centralises Māori communities and treaty relationships. Haylee Koroi (Ngāpuhi, Te Rarawa) is a public health advisor at Hāpai Te Hauora and works in rangatahi spaces in both formal and informal capacities. Lizzie Strickett (Ngāpuhi, Te Rarawa) is a research and communications coordinator at Hāpai Te Hauora. Her research interests include maternal health inequities, racism and health, and examining health disparities between Māori and non-Māori.