Professor Auckland University of Technology, Aotearoa

Iwi Affiliation: Ngātikahu ki Whangaroa, Ngāti Kuri, Te Rārawa
Ella has a background across multiple disciplines including sociology, business and Māori Indigenous development. She has been actively involved in research, teaching and advocacy for Māori media for over twenty years. Ella was a Treaty Negotiator for her Iwi, Ngātikahu ki Whangaroa, and has been involved with the Post-Settlement Governance Entity, as Trustee and Chair, until her appointment as Director of Māori Advancement for the Business School.

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