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Unstoppable: Kura Paul-Burke

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Apr 28, 2025
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Kura's Resilience from Stigma

  • Kura Paul-Burke experienced stigma and discrimination growing up as a Māori child in 1970s New Zealand.
  • This adversity built her resilience and fostered a drive to normalize Māori ways of knowing and being.
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Curiosity Sparked by Microscope

  • As a child, Kura was fascinated by a microscope she saw in a shop window despite not loving science at school.
  • This curiosity about the natural world sparked her eventual pursuit of marine science.
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Late Calling to Marine Science

  • At age 39 and pregnant with her fifth child, Kura experienced a calling to study marine science during a dive with her husband.
  • She realized she wanted to be connected with the ocean and made a life-changing decision to pursue her passion.
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