Dr Rawiri Waretini-Karena Who is Waikato Tainui from Ngāti Māhanga, Ngāti Māhuta, as well as Ngāpuhi nui tonu. His PhD from Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi investigates Transforming Māori experiences of historical intergenerational trauma (2014). He is currently a lead researcher at Tuu Oho Mai services