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