Jessica Hutchings

Jessica Hutchings is a New Zealand researcher, author, and Ashtanga Yoga teacher.[1] Hutchings' work is grounded in kaupapa Māori research (research informed by tikanga Māori ) within the subject areas of environmental and Indigenous studies.

Career

Hutchings completed a PhD in environmental studies and completed a post-doctoral fellowship in Maori health research. She was the Director Māori, Tumu Whakarae of the Building Better Homes Towns and Cities National Science Challenge[2] from 2018–2021 leading a Māori research program in the Challenge.[3] Hutchings is also a member of the MBIE Science Board.[4]

She cited the New Zealand COVID-19 lockdown as encouraging wider conversation and action around food sovereignty, saying "Since the Covid lockdown, it’s just been right at the forefront of everything… We’re right on conversations around what food security is, we’re beginning to have conversations as whanau Māori."[5]

Along with Victoria University associate Jo Smith (Kāi Tahu, Kāti Māmoe, Waitaha)[6] Hutchings founded Papawhakaritorito Charitable Trust,[7] which focuses on food sovereignty education and research, and includes food growing initiatives such as Feed The Whānau.

Recognition
  • 2016 Māori Book Awards, Te Kōrero Pono - Non-Fiction Winner for Te Mahi Mara Hua Parakore: A Maori Food Sovereignty Handbook[8]

Personal life

From Ngai Tahu, Gujarati, and Ngāti Huirapa descent, Hutchings' work primarily focuses on Māori food sovereignty and decolonization.[9]

Selected works

Publications
  • Hutchings, Jessica (2015). Te mahi māra hua parakore : a Māori food sovereignty handbook. Ōtaki, Aotearoa New Zealand. ISBN 978-0-473-31653-2. OCLC 922882036.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • Decolonisation in Aotearoa : education, research and practice. Jessica Hutchings, Jenny Lee-Morgan, New Zealand Council for Educational Research. Wellington, New Zealand. 2016. ISBN 978-0-947509-44-6. OCLC 1003123668.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link)[10]
  • Te ahu o te reo Māori : reflecting on research to understand the well-being of te reo Māori. Vincent Olsen-Reeder, Rawinia Higgins, Jessica Hutchings. Wellington. 2017. ISBN 978-1-77656-174-2. OCLC 1018473046.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link)
  • Te Mahi Oneone Hua Parakore: A Māori soil sovereignty and wellbeing handbook. Jessica Hutchings, Jo Smith. Christchurch, New Zealand. 2020. ISBN 978-0-473-51619-2. OCLC 1162219778.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link)[11]

Filmed Lectures and Documentaries

References
  1. "Jessica Hutchings". Jessica Hutchings. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  2. "Building Better Homes, Towns and Cities | Ko ngā wā kāinga hei whakamāhorahora | Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment". www.mbie.govt.nz. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  3. "Jessica Hutchings". Bridget Williams Books. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  4. "Lessons from Māori voices in NZ's science sector". Building Better. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  5. Murray, Justine (9 May 2021). "Soil sovereignty with Dr Jessica Hutchings". Radio New Zealand. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  6. Smith, Jo. "Jo Smith". Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  7. "PAPAWHAKARITORITO CHARITABLE TRUST". Open Corporates. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  8. "Ngā Kupu Ora Māori Book Awards". Christchurch City Libraries. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  9. "Dr Jessica Hutchings". Jessicahutchings.org. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
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