Kristen is principal consultant at Koru Ngakau, based in Tūranganui-a-Kiwa and a member of HCA’s Rōpū Apaarangi Waipiro – Alcohol Expert Advisory Group.  Kristen has a long history of working in the alcohol harm reduction space, including with the Alcohol Advisory Council of New Zealand and Te Hiringa Hauora. Her two most recent reports in the alcohol space, both commissioned by Te Whatu Ora, considered how Te Tiriti o Waitangi could be given appropriate effect in alcohol law and the requirements for ensuring that district licensing committees established appropriate tikanga Maori procedures as per the recent law change.