Steering committee
In accordance with the principles under Te Tiriti o Waitangi (The Treaty of Waitangi), the steering committee works with the research partners to connect the research to communities and mitigate risk by providing subject matter and regional expert knowledge. The steering committee is chaired by Māori who live in Te Tai Tokerau and meets monthly. Membership includes research kaumātua, whānau and consumer representative(s), Mahitahi Hauora representative(s), principal investigator, project manager, local colposcopy representative(s), cervical screening representative(s).