Experience

Te Tapu o Tāne Limited

• New Zealand
• Conservation Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CEO

  • May 2021 - Present

  Te Tapu o Tāne Limited Charitable Company was incorporated by the four Papatipu Rūnanga o Murihiku.We provide catchment rehabilitation services from a te ao Māori perspective, environmental project management, wholesale native trees and plants and reforestation services. If you are looking for restoration in Murihiku Southland and the Central Lakes Area then come and knock on our door! Riparian margins, wetlands, canopy cover and greater social outcomes for our community.Our vision will be guided by te ao Māori, Murihiku whānui enhance mahinga kai and whenua connections, tikanga, rangatiratanga, and the mātauranga of our tīpuna, we will lead our people toward climate resilience. By growing and planting, quality endemic plants, we will not only operate a sustainable and independent commercial business, but initiate and realise positive change.Through our work, ecosystems will be recovered, indigenous biodiversity will be enhanced, and full scale water catchment rehabilitation will be realised alongside our greater community outreach.TE TAPU O TĀNE provides a strong pathway for the regeneration of our natural assets. This is a way forward for our people, our water, our land.We are not just growing trees we are growing people. Show less

• Director - Ōraka-Aparima Rūnaka Representative

  • Jan 2021 - May 2021

  Te Tapu o Tāne Director representing Ōraka-Aparima Rūnaka. High energy start up for Charitable Company inception, constitution, building organisation framework with legal and accounting. Completing central govt agreements and finalising reporting contracts.Working with Hokonui, Awarua & Waihōpai Director representatives.



Wai Whakaata / Lake Hayes Strategy Group

• Lake Hayes / Waiwhakaata Strategic Board Representative

  • Jan 2021 - Present

  I sit on this board representing as a voice for murihiku mana whenua. The Waiwhakaata / Lake Hayes Strategy Group was implemented by The Friends of Lake Hayes, Iwi, Otago Regional Council, Queenstown Lakes District Council and the Department of Conservation. The role of the group is to have strategic oversight of Lake Hayes and the greater Mill Creek Catchment. To work towards a better understanding of how to return the health of this water body back to mauri. Ultimately to develop a long term strategy to help manage the catchment. Lake Hayes (believe it or not) is a national asset. As a child; myself and many others used to swim here, there were record catches of perch back in the 1950's of over 1000 in a day. These days you wouldn't want to fall off your paddle board - due to the algal blooms and cyanobacteria. I joined this kaupapa as a voice for mana whenua, we see the cumulative effects that development, deforestation and increased nutrient rich sediment loads are having on the Lake. We see these effect ki uta ki tai. What is happening in our headwaters affects whānau and community from the mountains to the sea. Hiding... or diluting these effects does not solve anything... it masks it. If Lake Hayes can enter into a deteriorated state in 50 years... what will happen to our great lakes in the next 100 years? I strongly believe if we can return the mauri & health of this small lake it will act as a boost and create an understanding that we can deliver healthy alternatives and options to our great lakes. Show less



Mana Tāhuna Charitable Trust

• New Zealand
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Kaiwhakahaere Mahi - Chief Operating Officer

  • Jul 2020 - May 2021

  Our Mission: Mana Tāhuna charitable trust strives to create a positive impact on the Māori and Pasifika whānau within Tāhuna and surrounding areas with a focus on improving wellbeing by supporting through education, employment opportunities and training, particularly those who suffer from poverty, sickness, lack of opportunities and unemployment. How we started: No community has been untouched by the harsh realities of Covid-19. Mana Tāhuna charitable trust was formed by local Māori whānau as a non profit organisation to support the Māori and Pasifika community that are struggling. Starting with volunteering time to help distribute aid, we have seen the potential to now further help our community Our Team: Mana Tāhuna is a group of local Tāhuna Whānau which have banded together to form a charitable trust established in 2020. We have started kōrero necessary to get our whānau the support needed. We are a team of local passionate Māori providing for local Māori in need. Show less



Diamond Offshore

• United Kingdom
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Subject Matter Expert - Performance Coach

  • Jan 2017 - Aug 2020

• Cyber Assistant / Offline Driller

  • Jun 2011 - Jan 2017

  Cyber Assistant Driller on 5th Generation semi-submersible.Cyber Assistant / Offline Driller on 6th Generation Harsh Environment DP semi-submersible with NOV drilling package.

• Derrickman

  • Jul 2008 - Jun 2011

  Derrickman on 3rd, 4th and 5th Generation Semi-submersibles.

• Floorhand

  • Jul 2007 - Jun 2008

  Floorhand on 3rd Generation Semi-submersible.