Dr Naomi Simmonds is director of Taku Tapuwae Ltd, an independent research organisation. She works across Kaupapa Māori, mana wahine, and taiao research and advisory spaces, with a specific focus on the relationality between the wellbeing of whenua, taiao and whānau. Naomi joins the project as an expert on Kaupapa Māori methodologies and provides academic and research leadership and input.