Ali Mau

Alison (Ali) Mau is an award-winning journalist and writer and a thought-leader for inclusion and equity in Aotearoa New Zealand. In a 20-year career as a news and current affairs anchor, Ali became one of the country’s most recognised faces as host of Breakfast, One News, Seven Sharp and Fair Go. A long-time advocate for women’s rights in Aotearoa, in 2018 Alison created the #MeTooNZ journalism project at Stuff, publishing many major investigations over five years, and changing the way sexual harassment is reported by media, using a trauma-informed and survivor-focused kaupapa. In 2021, Alison was awarded Reporter of the Year for her leadership of the project, with judges at the Voyager Awards commending her ‘fearless, determined pursuits that deserve the highest commendation’. In 2023, Ali became the co-founder of Tika, a tech-based charity created to bring free legal help to survivors of sexual harm.

You can find Ali’s book at UBS – University Bookshop Canterbury.

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