AgResearch is a crown research institute in New Zealand that undertakes gene technology research in plants funded through public and private partnership that is entering the field trial phase in New Zealand.
Ariana Estoras, AgResearch Director of Māori Strategy, Research and partnerships will outline the background to development of an engagement approach that places Māori (tangata whenua /indigenous people of New Zealand) ways of working at the centre of the engagement when gathering their perspectives on gene technologies.