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Project team
- Rachel Yates (Project Lead, Senior Pacific Historian)
- Leone Samu Tui (Pacific Historian Researcher)
- Tim Shoebridge (Senior Historian)
- Katie Cheer (Senior Designer)
- Jamie Mackay (Digital Production Lead)
- David Turton (Technical Development Lead)
- Gareth Phipps (Digital Production Editor)
- Leitūmālo Parsons (Project Manager, 2023-2025)
- Monique Hamon (Senior Designer, 2023-2025)
- Caitlin Watters (Production Editor, 2024-2025)
With support from:
- Neill Atkinson (Chief Historian)
- Rosanna Price (Manager Communications and Engagement)
- Noelle Moa of Ulaandherbrothers (Artist)
- The Family Centre (Pacific Community Project Navigator)
- Lagi-Maama Academy and Consultancy Ltd (Pacific Community Project Navigator)
- Tohoa (Mahmah) Tetini (Pacific Community Project Navigator)
- Louis Hutchings (Intern, Va‘aomanū Pasifika, Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, 2023)
- Cerie Milovale (Intern, Va‘aomanū Pasifika, Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, 2023)
- Jocelyn Zeke (Intern, Va‘aomanū Pasifika, Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, 2023)
Contact details
Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Phone: +64 4 462 8857
Email: [email protected]
About this page
This page relates to the Understanding Dawn Raids, a history project developed by Manatu Taonga—Ministry for Culture and Heritage.
Information about the Dawn Raids Historical Account Package, including funded initiatives and work programmes established following the Crown Apology in 2021, is available on the Manatū Taonga corporate website.