Tui H. L. Cadigan, R.S.M., is a member of the Sisters of Mercy, Christchurch, Aotearoa New Zealand. She is of Maori descent, affiliated to Waitaha, Kati Mamoe and Kai Tahu tribes. During the past five years, she has been studying theology at the University of Auckland. Her M.A. thesis, "The Indigenisation of Religious Life for Wahine Maori in the Context of Aotearoa," analyses the experiences of Maori women religious and articulates the need for change from a Maori perspective. She is a member of the Taumata group of Catholic Maori developing a contextual Maori theology.