Dr Hinemoa Elder

Dr Hinemoa Elder is Te Aupōuri, Ngāti Kurī, Te Rarawa, Ngāi Takoto and Ngāpuhi nui tonu. She has two adult children.

A Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist for 20 years, Fellow of the Royal Australian College of Psychiatrists, she is the Kaiārahi Oranga Hinengaro at Te Hiku Hauora.

Hinemoa is recognised nationally and internationally as a senior practitioner, with expertise in indigenous mental health, working across a range of settings including youth forensic services, maternal mental health and inpatient services, currently her main focus is primary mental health and prevention.

She completed her doctoral and post-doctoral studies examing Traumatic Brain injury for Māori, developing evidence-based tools for cultural needs assessment which are used in rehabilitation services as well as a wide range of mental health services.

Hinemoa has published several book chapters on medico-legal matters such as Capacity Law, Mental Health legislation and Forensic Psychiatric practice as well as regularly publishing papers in international journals.

She was awarded the MNZM, New Zealand Order of Merit for services to Psychiatry and Māori in 2019, she is a member of the NZ Human Rights Review Tribunal, and a best selling author of six books through Penguin Random House, bringing Māori wisdom to global readership providing indigenous resources to promote wellbeing.

She is a Rockefeller Foundation, Bellagio Resident Alumni and a member of the Busara Circle, for the Homeward Bound Project.