Kaimahi
E maha ngā whakapapa mōku. Timata i te Tai Tokerau, ka rere ki Whakatohea, ki Tuhoe, ki Ngāti Awa, whakatau mai ki Te Arawa - mai i Maketu ki Tongariro. I whakatipu au i waenganui i ngā ngāwhā ki Whakarewarewa, nō reira e tū ake au i te atāmira o Tuhourangi Ngati Wahiao.
Ngarepo serves on many Boards and kaupapa including, Tūhourangi Representative on Te Papa Takaro o Te Arawa Board, Te Pakira Paepae, co-ordinator of Tūhourangi Ngāti Wahiao Hīkoi and Ahurei Committees and member of the Tūhourangi Ngāti Wahiao Wānanga Organising Committee.
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Te Maiora Rurehe | POU WHAKAHAERE TAIAO | ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGER
Ko Te Maiora Rurehe tōku ingoa. He mea whāngai ahau nā te whānau Gardiner/Tamati. Heoi anō, he tātai whakapapa ōku ki a Tūhoe me Ngāti Whare.
Te Maiora grew up in the Minginui, a small mill town located at the foothills of the Whirinaki forest. His father was a DOC ranger and would take the kids to the forest often, fostering Te Maiora’s keen interest in all things taiao. This recently included going to the #1 environmental law school in America, Pace University, to receive a Masters of Environmental Law.
As a performer for Tūhourangi Ngāti Wāhiao kapa haka, Te Maiora has been able to visit many of the places of significance for Tūhourangi, often referenced in their items. Sites that inform the cultural identity of the people. A reminder that, like our people, our taiao is diverse and expansive.
Contact Te MaioraNeila Curtis | KAIRURUKU TAIAO | ENVIRONMENTAL COORDINATOR
Ko Perenara (Buck) Mikaere me Kahoki (Pipo) Eparaima oku tipuna, Ko Rangiatuhi (Honey) Mikaere toku kuia, ko Toni Lewis toku mama, ko Neila Nataria Rangiatuhi Curtis ahau.
Te taiao has always been a huge part of Neila’s life, from her upbringing around and inside Te Whakarewarewa and also in the endorsement of our iwi as kaitiaki and able to thrive with te taiao in the pā. Ensuring te taiao is preserved and protected for the revitalisation and long lasting advocacy of our iwi and for future generations is a key motivator for Neila in all aspects of her life, and she’s proud to be one of the many kaitiaki protecting our taiao and whenua.
Annie Balle | IT LEAD | PROJECT SPECIALIST
Nō te whānau Hamiora.
Annie has a diverse background encompassing project, account and product management & design.
Annie is currently responsible for multiple technology strategies and systems for Tūhourangi Tribal Authority and other kaupapa as well.
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Ngarepo Eparaima | POU WHAKAHAERE
Hana Tapiata | COMMUNICATIONS
Nei he uri nā te whānau Hamiora e mihi atu nei.
Hana’s experience in social media marketing and management and in content creation are some of the main tools in her kete, to share kōrero, kaupapa and events on behalf of Tūhourangi Tribal Authority, mō Tūhourangi whānui te take.