Mana Tūāpapa selection panel
| Name | Organisation |
| Dr Zaramasina Clark | Victoria University of Wellington |
| Professor Renwick Dobson (Chair) | University of Canterbury |
| Distinguished Professor Christine Kenney | Massey University |
| Professor Catriona Macinnis-Ng | The University of Auckland |
| Professor Craig Stevens | NIWA and The University of Auckland |
| Professor Angela Wanhalla | University of Otago |