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Spatial Justice Aotearoa

Spatial Justice Aotearoa is an independent research, design, planning, and advocacy practice working toward more just, equitable, and sustainable cities and communities across Aotearoa New Zealand. We work at the intersection of research, policy, and practice, exploring how housing, transport, urban development, planning systems, and public decision-making shape people’s experiences of place. Our work asks not only how cities and communities function, but who they work for, whose needs are prioritised, and whose voices are absent from the decisions that shape them.

Our Team

Dr Rebecca Kiddle
Ngāti Porou, Ngāpuhi

Co-Director

Principal Researcher

Dr James Berghan
Te Rarawa, Te Aupōuri

Co-Director

Principal Researcher

Amiria Kiddle
Ngāti Porou, Ngāpuhi

Associate

Senior Architectural Designer and Researcher

Ben Siesicki
Ngāpuhi

Associate

Architectural Designer and Researcher

Our Advisory Board

Bianca Elkington

Ngāti Toa, Ngāti Tama, Ngāti Koata, and Ngāi Tahu

Professor Iain White

Max Rashbrooke

Distinguished Professor Michelle Thompson Fawcett

Ngāti Whātua

Peter Fletcher-Dobson

Our Affiliates

Dr Kimiora Raerino

Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Rangiwewehi, Kōtimana

Mitra Homolja

Dr Sophie Jerram

Our Clients