Mana Tūāpapa selection panel
| Name | Organisation |
| Professor Renwick Dobson (Chair) | University of Canterbury |
| Dr Nicola Litchfield | Earth Sciences New Zealand |
| Professor Cate Macinnis-Ng | The University of Auckland |
| Professor Helen Moewaka Barnes | Massey University |
| Professor El-Shadan Tautolo | AUT |
| Professor Angela Wanhalla | University of Otago |