We acknowledge past and present staff in the Āwhina faculties, the late Sir Paul Callaghan, and the MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology. This work would not have been possible without the strong commitment of all Āwhina whānau members. We acknowledge and thank them for their significant contributions to Āwhina. We also thank Cheryl Leggon, Hazel Phillips, and Andrew Tarr for their help with earlier drafts of this paper.