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 occasionally write 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. (2019). Why do Political Communities Continue to Declare Independence? Security, Politics, and Development Network – Research Note. 

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.