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What does your job involve?

My role is to identify where the commercialisation of University research overlaps with M膩ori values or interests and improve UniServices鈥� ability to respond to these links.

My job title, Poutaki Hononga, means 鈥榬elationship facilitator鈥� and I work to build and strengthen relationships within the M膩ori commercialisation process at UniServices.

For example, we might have a particular piece of technology that has some affinity to M膩ori, whether that be M膩ori team members, a social goal to benefit M膩ori or M膩ori investment. My role is to identify these connections and build team capability to consider them appropriately.

I am currently building questions into our idea disclosure 鈥榯riage鈥� process that ask researchers to consider a Te Ao M膩ori perspective, particularly how the commercialisation of their idea might affect M膩ori people.

Network building, to future-proof this approach, is also an important part of my role. Developing a bank of capable stakeholders will ensure there is more than one person to turn to for advice about M膩ori commercialisation.

What motivates you to do what you do?

Through my mahi I鈥檝e been given an opportunity to connect with my own whakapapa and develop its legacy. In my studies, I鈥檇 always looked at M膩ori communities as being in deficit, whereas this role gives me much more hope. It鈥檚 a space where M膩ori can develop their own futures and nurturing the aspirations of rangatahi remains very important to me.

What鈥檚 the most challenging thing about this role and how do you tackle it?

There are many challenges, but I love that. Bringing a M膩ori lens to an organisation while learning about that aspect of myself at the same time is a balancing act and a challenge, because I want to do it justice. I once heard it described as 鈥榚dge walking鈥� 鈥� at the moment we are walking a tightrope but in time we will have a hallway where we can open and shut doors as needed.

Where is UniServices at on its bicultural journey and what鈥檚 ahead?

My job evolved out of this journey and our biggest challenge is being comfortable with being uncomfortable for a while as we figure out a new narrative, including the potential gifting of a M膩ori name for UniServices. The biggest win to come from sitting with this discomfort will be having an organisation that knows its history and knows where it is going from a strategic level right down to why an individual might choose to work here and the particular part of the story they can relate to.

When you鈥檙e not working, what would we find you doing?

I love travelling when I get the opportunity. I鈥檓 also involved with quite a few governance roles outside of work, on investment committees like Soul Capital, Science Alive and the 免费色情视频 Climate Festival. I鈥檓 also chair of the board of trustees at my niece鈥檚 kura (school).