Public Engagement

While I currently live in the United Kingdom, I have spent the past decades as an immigrant in Aotearoa New Zealand. Acknowledging my place as an immigrant on indigenous land, I have relished the opportunity to learn from experts and stakeholders in tangata whenua communities and Te Tiriti o Waitangi advocacy. On that note, I have completed an (online) te reo language course at Te Wānanga o Raukawa, as well as the ‘ActionStation Tauiwi Tautoko’ learning programme about tackling harmful beliefs against Māori.

I have occasionally written on New Zealand's and Indo-Pacific (international) policy issues - please find below.

Knotter, L. (2023). New Zealand Votes for Change, but to what End? 9DASHLINE.

Knotter, L. (2023). Reflecting on Ardern: Confusing Slow with No Change. 9DASHLINE.

Knotter, L. (2023). The Bougainville Autonomous Region: Balancing Independence and Foreign Relations. 9DASHLINE. 

Knotter, L. (2021). New Zealand’s Five Eyes Stance: Not surprising, not unjust, and not unwise. 9DASHLINE.

Knotter, L. (2020). Resounding Win for Ardern, but Uncertainty about Progressive Change remains. 9DASHLINE.

Knotter, L. (2018). The 2018 Strategic Defence Statement: Ten Different Views from Massey Scholars. In B. Greener (ed.), Security, Politics, and Development Network – Notes from the Field.