Dr Whatarangi Winiata (Ngati Raukawa) is Te Ahorangi o Nga Purutanga Mauri at Te Wananga o Raukawa in Otaki and was the founder of this wananga, which was Aotearoa New Zealand's first contemporary wananga. He has contributed sixty years of advocacy on behalf of Maori people, including thirty years with Te Hahi Mihingare, fifteen years with the New Zealand Maori Council and being the inaugural president of the Maori Party. Dr Winiata is a Waitangi Tribunal claimant, researcher, writer, lecturer and governor and has spent seventy years advancing the interests of Ngati Pareraukawa and Ngati Raukawa. Daphne Luke (Rongomaiwahine, Ngati Kahungunu) is a professional director and trustee, kaupapa Maori researcher and writer, and a Maori wellbeing and economic development practitioner. She is currently undertaking a PhD at Massey University investigating the contribution of kaupapa Maori frameworks to the survival of Māori as a people and monitoring and measuring wellbeing of Maori communities using He Oranga Hapori model.