UNCONSCIOUS BIAS AND EDUCATION

About the authors
Anton Blank (Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Kahungunu) is a consultant, writer and publisher with 30
years experience in social services, public health, communications, Māori development and
diversity. This study emerged out of Anton’s intense interest in the wellbeing of tamariki
Māori – and moves this discussion into the diversity space by way of an international
comparison.
Dr Carla Houkamau (Ngāti Kahungunu) is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of
Management and International Business at the University of Auckland. As a social
psychologist Dr Houkamau has researched diversity within the Māori population, and the
impact of systems’ bias towards Māori. She has emerged as a national expert on the
concept of unconscious bias.
Dr Hautahi Kingi (Ngā Rauru, Te Atihaunui a Papārangi) recently graduated from Cornell
University with a PhD in economics, which explored the impact of immigration on
indigenous populations. Dr Kingi positions the Māori experience within the global economic
context, and provides fresh insights into the dynamics of racism from an international
perspective.