Rose brings a wealth of experience to our research consultancy. With a background in anthropology, archaeology, and environmental sciences from Auckland and Otago universities, Rose’s career began as an archaeologist working alongside tangata whenua at Waipoua Forest in Taitokerau, and on the Pililo Islands in the Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea.

Her passion for human rights and social justice then led her to turn a short-term contract for the Waitangi Tribunal into 30 years of dedicated multidisciplinary evidential research, analysis, quality assessment, facilitation and report writing. Over that time, Rose examined a broad spectrum of historical and contemporary Treaty issues, gaining valuable insights into Māori culture and experiences, and legal frameworks, policy and practice, within Aotearoa. She also took papers in law at Victoria university.

In recent years, Rose has expanded her work, actively seeking to include future-focused research promoting socially and environmentally sustainable outcomes reflecting and building on her former work. She authored He Tohu Whakatupu, exploring the challenges of contemporary Māori land use as experienced by those participating in a Māori forestry company initiated in the 1980s, and has provided expert evidence for High Court MACA (Takutai Moana) Act applicants seeking acknowledgement of their cultural relationship with, and rights and responsibilities within, their rohe.  She is a student of te reo Māori at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa.

For more details on Rose’s research experience and expertise, please reach out to Tuatinitini.