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Eugene Fuimaono is of Māori, Samoan, and Dutch descent, and he is currently working on is PhD as a Doctoral student at Otago University. He is a musician, language reclaimer, academic, seer and sometimes doer that is heavily invested in the truth that Māoritanga is good for all. His passion is to see not simply reconciliation in Aotearoa but justice – a reconciliation process that is preceded with truth-telling and concluded with restitution. In 2021 he wrote his postgraduate dissertation which examined the Doctrine of Discovery and its connection to Early Missionaries in Aotearoa. From that research he has presented a seminar titled “Slavery to Christianity” which presents in a succinct way the relationship examined in his thesis, which will be some of what he presents at our symposium this year.

David Tombs is a lay Anglican theologian and the Howard Paterson Chair Professor of Theology and Public Issues at the University of Otago, Aotearoa New Zealand. His work draws on liberation and contextual theologies to address public issues in transformative ways. His research focusses on liberation, reconciliation, and crucifixion/resurrection.