Christine Kenney
Professor of Disaster Risk Reduction,
Massey University
Dr Christine Kenney is a Distinguished Professor and Chair of Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) at Massey University, as well as Director of Te Toi Whakaruruhau o Aotearoa, the national Māori Disaster Risk Reduction Research Centre. Christine is a key informant to strategic DRR and recovery legislation/policy development in New Zealand and has worked extensively in the international arena including with UN and WHO agencies. Her research within New Zealand, is supported by central government, as well as the Royal Society Te Apārangi, the New Zealand Natural Hazard Commission and other external funding agents. She co-leads the 8-million-dollar Endeavor research programme; Ngā Ara Punga punga and is Principal Investigator for the Marsden Council research programme on Indigenous disaster recovery in New Zealand.