Dr Karaitiana Taiuru Iwi affiliations include Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Kahungunu and Ngāti Toa. Dr Taiuru is a Mātauranga Māori and Kaupapa Māori authority including normalising and integrating New Zealand’s two constitutional documents He Whakaputanga and Te Tiriti into commercial, academic, and non-profit organisations day to day operations and governance. He has been engaged by Māori and Iwi as an expert witness in the Waitangi Tribunal for two different claims against the Crown for failing to engage Māori and recognise Te Tiriti principles.