Dr Hayward was previously a research associate and report writer with the Waitangi Tribunal, Wellington.
Her research interests include: Treaty politics; constitutional
politics; comparative indigenous issues (Australia and Canada); public
policy; environmental; local government politics; media and politics.

Dr Hayward’s publications have included:  The Waitangi Tribunal: Te
Roopu Whakamana I te Tiriti o Waitangi (Bridget Williams Books 2004)
(co-edited with Nicola R Wheen); Political Communications in New
Zealand (co-edited with C Rudd 2004); Local Government and the Treaty
of Waitangi (Oxford University Press 2003)