ABSTRACT
Four Mori women from Aotearoa New Zealand Nan Wehipeihana, Kataraina Pipi, Vivienne Kennedy, and Kirimatao Paipashare personal stories and reflections about their research journey to date. Social, economic, environmental, and political factors continue to play leading roles in the disparities experienced by Mori in health, education, employment, justice, and housing. Nan Wehipeihana has provided valuable opportunities to work on a range of Mori specific programs; shared sound advice in designing, leading, and managing evaluation projects; and was a key person in encouraging me to undertake academic studies in evaluation. Kataraina Pipi is one of many Indigenous researchers and evaluators who are committed to social justice, to equity, and to contributing to a world that values Indigenous knowing and ways of being. However, Mori academics were working on and associated with the project who has key knowledge and skills of working in research and evaluation.
