about

Te Kuaka NZA is an independent organisation promoting a progressive role for Aotearoa in the world.

Te Kuaka NZA was established by a group of New Zealanders with a commitment to an independent, values-driven foreign policy for our South Pacific nation – a New Zealand alternative.

The organisation works creatively and inclusively to discuss and shape an active international role for Aotearoa that honours Te Tiriti o Waitangi, challenges structures of power and inequality and promotes environmental and social justice.

MEET OUR TEAM:

● Max Harris is based in London. He has worked in policy, law, campaigning, and academia and is currently completing a PhD. He is interested in economic policy, politics outside of Parliament and constutional transformation. 

● Dr Nina Hall (Te Ūpoko o te Ika a Māui/Wellington born) is now based in Berlin and Bologna where she works as an Assistant Professor of International Relations at Johns Hopkins SAIS. She is currently writing a book on transnational advocacy, and has expertise on climate change, refugee and migration governance. 

● Thomas Nash is based in Wellington where he is a Regional Councilor and chair of the Greater Wellington Climate Committee. He is also a Social Entrepreneur in Residence at Massey University and has a background in humanitarian campaigning overseas. 

● Dr Evelyn Marsters is a New Zealand born Cook Islander with ties to Manihiki and Palmerston Atoll. She is an independent Pacific research specialist with expertise in migration, climate change and indigenous research methodologies. 

● Dr Arama Rata (Ngāti Maniapoto, Taranaki, Ngāruahine) is a Senior Research Fellow at the National Institute of Demographic and Economic Analysis (University of Waikato). She has expertise on iwi connectedness, iwi voting and Māori-migrant relations. 

● Erin Matariki Carr (Ngāi Tūhoe, Ngāti Awa) is based in Tāneatua. She has a background in law and iwi policy-making and is focused on community regeneration and mana motuhake. 

● Phoebe Carr (Ngāi Tūhoe, Ngāti Awa) is based in Goteborg, Sweden. She is a māmā and a teacher, with a background in education, Spanish language and international relations.