Elizabeth’s PhD on takatāpui identity and well-being is required reading in universities across Australia, America and Europe. Her takatāpui suicide prevention resources are used in health and school settings across the country. Research projects include assisted reproductive health and family formation; LGBTIQ youth health and well-being; trans and non-binary health and well-being; and gender inclusive perinatal care. While in Parliament, Elizabeth has issued a number of press releases on a range of work.
Kei hea te komako e ko? Listening to Whanau voices to cultivate whanau ora
Health Research Council Ngā Kanohi Kitea Project Grant
This resource was developed from the findings of the Trans Pregnancy Care Project, research undertaken in Aotearoa New Zealand to build perinatal system capability for trans inclusion. The Warming the Whare guideline uniquely centers takatāpui (Māori with diverse SOGIESC) knowledge and adopts an intersectional approach to promoting trans inclusion in perinatal care based on Te Whare Takatāpui.
Parker, George, Elizabeth Kerekere, Suzanne Miller, et al. 2025. “Warming the Whare: An Indigenous Knowledge Centered Guideline for Trans Health Justice in Perinatal Care.” International Journal of Transgender Health 26 (3): 475–79. https://doi.org/10.1080/26895269.2025.2476231
Publication highlights
Journal articles
Hamley, Logan, Elizabeth Kerekere, Tāwhanga Nopera, et al. 2025. “The Glue That Binds Us: The Positive Relationships between Whanaungatanga (Belonging), the Wellbeing, and Identity Pride for Takatāpui Who Are Trans and Non-Binary.” Health Promotion Journal of Australia 36 (1): e890. https://doi.org/10.1002/hpja.890.
Parker, George, Elizabeth Kerekere, Suzanne Miller, et al. 2025. “Warming the Whare: An Indigenous Knowledge Centered Guideline for Trans Health Justice in Perinatal Care.” International Journal of Transgender Health 26 (3): 475–79. https://doi.org/10.1080/26895269.2025.2476231.
Parker, George, Suzanne Miller, Sally Baddock, Elizabeth Kerekere, and Chelsea D’Cruz. 2025. “‘Just Get a Clearer Idea of Who I Am’: LGBTQIA+ People’s Experiences of Abortion Care in Aotearoa New Zealand Following Law Reform.” Culture, Health & Sexuality 0 (0): 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1080/13691058.2025.2520293.
Parker, George, Suzanne Miller, Alex Ker, Sally Baddock, Elizabeth Kerekere, and Jamie Veale. 2025. “‘Let All Identities Bloom, Just Let Them Bloom’: Advancing Trans-Inclusive Perinatal Care Through Intersectional Analysis.” Qualitative Health Research 35 (4–5): 403–17. https://doi.org/10.1177/10497323241309590.
Yee, Ashe, Ryan Bentham, Jack Byrne, Jaimie Veale, and Elizabeth Kerekere. 2025. Counting Ourselves: Summary of Findings for Māori from the 2022 Aotearoa New Zealand Trans and Non-Binary Health Survey. Research summary. https://countingourselves.nz/2022-survey-report/.
Kerekere, Elizabeth, George Parker, Fleur Kelsey, and Suzanne Miller. 2024. “Cutting through the Noise: Why Whānau-Centred Midwifery Is Not Erasing Women.” Kaitiaki Nursing New Zealand, no. March 2024: 1–4. https://kaitiaki.org.nz/article/cutting-through-the-noise-why-whanau-centred-midwifery-is-not-erasing-women/
Parker, George, Alex Ker, Sally Baddock, Elizabeth Kerekere, Jaimie Veale, and Suzanne Miller. 2023. “‘It’s Total Erasure’: Trans and Nonbinary Peoples’ Experiences of Cisnormativity Within Perinatal Care Services in Aotearoa New Zealand.” Women’s Reproductive Health 10 (4): 591–607. https://doi.org/10.1080/23293691.2022.2155496.
Fenaughty, John, Alex Ker, Mohammad Alansari, Tabby Besley, Elizabeth Kerekere, Ampersand Pasley, Poojah Subramanian, Patrick Thomsen, and Jaimie Veale. 2022. Identify Survey: Community and Advocacy Report. https://www.identifysurvey.nz/publications.
Parker, George, Elizabeth Kerekere, Suzanne Miller, Sally Baddock, and Chelsea D’Cruz. 2023. ‘It Just Adds Another Layer of Stress’: Rainbow People’s Experiences of Abortion Services in Aotearoa New Zealand | Ministry of Health NZ. Ministry of Health | Manatū Hauora. https://www.health.govt.nz/publications/it-just-adds-another-layer-of-stress-rainbow-peoples-experiences-of-abortion-services-in-aotearoa.
Deane, Kelsey, Hilary Dutton, and Elizabeth Kerekere. 2019. Ngā Tikanga Whanaketanga – He Arotake Tuhinga. A Review of Aotearoa New Zealand Youth Development Research. Ara Taiohi. https://arataiohi.org.nz/research/aotearoa-youth-research/.
Kerekere, Elizabeth. 2018. “Takatāpui.” Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists 20:4 (LGBTQIA): https://www.ogmagazine.org.au/20/4-20/takatapui/
Books
Kerekere, Elizabeth. 2023. “Te Whare Takatāpui: Reclaiming the Spaces of Our Ancestors.” In Honouring Our Ancestors: Takatāpui, Two-Spirit and Indigenous LGBTQI+ Well-Being, edited by Alison Green and Leonie Pihama. Te Herenga Waka University Press.
Kerekere, Elizabeth. 2019. “Tīwhanawhana Trust.” In Women Together – Ngā Rōpū Wāhine o Te Motu, edited by Anne Else. Suffrage 125. https://nzhistory.govt.nz/women-together/tiwhanawhana-trust.
Kerekere, Elizabeth. 2016. “LGBT Activism among Māori.” In The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Gender and Sexuality Studies. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118663219.wbegss666.
Kerekere, Elizabeth. 2007. “Takatāpui – When Worlds Collide.” In Sexuality and the Stories of Indigenous People, edited by Jessica Hutchings and Clive Aspin. Huia Press. https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22009612