Experience

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  • Tribal Environmental And Climate Change Project Advisor
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  Waikato Tainui

  • Hamilton, Waikato

  • Tribal Environmental and Climate Change Project Advisor

    • Jun 2018 - Present
    • Hamilton, Waikato
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  Waikato Raupatu River Trust

  • Hamilton, New Zealand

  • Strategy Environmental Advisor

    • Jul 2015 - Apr 2016
    • Hamilton, New Zealand

    -National Objective Framework for Freshwater - testing Science attributes to see if they work for the National Policy Statement for Freshwater.-Advising Iwi on Freshwater Science Initiatives and opportunities-Contributing and supporting fellow advisers on technical science

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  Waahi Whanui Trust

  • Huntly, New Zealand

  • Environmental Officer / Relationship Advisor

    • Jan 2012 - Apr 2015
    • Huntly, New Zealand

    This role consist of environmental resource consents and monitoring; Education and training development for local community; Relationship Advisory role for local primary industry (e.g. Genesis Energy). Develop Work Health and Safety Management Plans for indigenous sub-contractors; strategy pla...

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  Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd

  • Maori Research Project Leader

    • Jun 2009 - Dec 2012

    This position is to establish relationships with Maori and the Research Institute, provide a leaderul input into tentative research opportunities, project manage existing research project and develop new research.

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  2008 - 2008

  • Huntly, New Zealand

  • Cultural Relationship Advisor / Researcher

    • Jun 2007 - Aug 2007
    • Huntly, New Zealand

    A Marae Perspective of Cultural Impacts, Waahi Whaanui Trust, Huntly. Although this position was for seven weeks, my aim was to structure, compile additional literature research and concrete evidence to enhance the existing report. This report focused on the Marae cultural impacts of those c...

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  2003 - 2006

  • Research Associate. Land and Environmental Management

    • Jan 2003 - Dec 2006

    I gained a valuable insight into various microbiological research project conceptions and implementations in a commercial environment. I successfully adapted various scientific methodologies for application to my own research. Techniques learned and utilised included: Environmental and Food micr...

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  University of Waikato, AgResearch

  • Post-graduate student

    • Jan 2000 - Jan 2006

    Researched on the health and safety status of Indigenous harvested foods from freshwater environments