I have published widely in areas relating to the Māori language and languages spoken by Māori - from aspects of linguistic change, particularly in the phrasal lexicon, through to language revitalization. I lead the bilingualism theme at the New Zealand Institute of Language, Brain and Behaviour (NZILBB) at UC where my research includes work on non-verbal behaviour of Māori and Pākehā in New Zealand. Another project, entitled Tuhinga Māhorahora, collects and analyses writing by children in Māori immersion schooling in order to provide feedback to teachers about the use of Māori by their students. I have also collaborating with Una Cunningham on a project entitled Intergeneration Transmission of Minority Languages which investigated some of the factors which increase the likelihood of children in New Zealand being raised as speakers of minority languages.
