Ethan McKenzie

Ethan's research explores the origins and emergence of bicultural consultancies in New Zealand, which materialised by the end of the 1980s.

MA, New Zealand Studies

Ethan was born on the Kapiti Coast and grew up in Auckland and Sydney. He completed his History Honours degree at the University of Sydney in 2016, where his thesis was awarded the Charles Brunsdon Fletcher Prize for Pacific History. Ethan’s research interests centre on the politics of activism and culture, particularly in postcolonial nation states. His Master’s thesis with the Stout Research Centre explores the origins and emergence of bicultural consultancies in New Zealand, which materialised by the end of the 1980s in the midst of anti-state activism and significant government reform of Māori policy.