Abstract
The Royal Society Te Apārangi asked a number of experts to contribute papers around rethinking our shared futures, to be included in this open access supplement of the Journal of the Royal Society New Zealand. The papers cover a range of topics including business, hauora, culture, society, environment, history and even reflections on research practice itself. They have been presented here to encourage reflection and discussion, and to help us broaden our shared understandings of the purpose, process and impact of research for everyone in Aotearoa.