Associate Professor Louise Signal is a director of the Health Promotion and Policy Research Unit at the University of Otago, Wellington. She has worked in health promotion for over 30 years in a range of roles, including as senior adviser (health promotion) at the Ministry of Health.

Dr Mihi Ratima is a director of Taumata Associates, a public health and Maori development consultancy. She was formerly an associate professor in Maori Health and founding director of Taupua Waiora Centre for Maori Health Research at AUT University.

The integration of an indigenous analysis throughout this text makes it a unique contribution that will be of great value to scholars, practitioners and all of those working in health promotion in New Zealand, Australia and beyond. – Professor Emeritus Sir Mason Durie, Massey University, New Zealand

... a valuable contribution to promoting health and wellbeing in Aotearoa NZ and the Pacific region. – Dr Colin Tukuitonga, Director-General, Secretariat of the Pacific Community, New Caledonia

... a must read for all health promoters, policy-makers and those seeking new solutions to public health problems. – Professor Fran Baum, Director, Southgate Institute, Flinders University