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Tangata · Researcher

Renee Raroa

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Director East Coast Exchange

Ehara taku maunga i te maunga haere, he maunga tu tonu. Ko toku kingitanga no tuawhakarere, no toku matua tipuna, no te po mai rano.   Ko Hikurangi te maunga.  Ko Waiapu te awa.  Ko Ngati Porou te iwi.

Renee is the director of East Coast Exchange, an indigenous-led data cooperative supporting regeneration projects within the tribal boundaries of Ngati Porou, Aotearoa (NZ). She leads a large-scale land use transition pilot on her ancestral lands at Te Kautuku, drawing on innovations in nature markets by the Toha network.  

Renee is also the co-founder and board chair of Te Weu Charitable Trust, an indigenous-led not-for-profit regional research initiative focused on community-led environmental research in the climate-impacted region of Tairāwhiti, NZ.  

Rangahau · Related projects

Matakitenga project

24MR11Understanding and Enhancing Climate & Oranga/Wellbeing Research in Te Tairāwhiti
Kaiārahi · Project lead Dr Teah Carlson
Whare wānanga · Host Massey University
Matakitenga · Framework
Wā rangahau · Timeline Commenced 2024 · Completed 2025

In collaboration with Te Weu Charitable Trust, this research seeks to address critical gaps in our understanding of climate change impacts and adaptation strategies specific to Māori communities in Te Tairāwhiti.

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Ētahi atu · Other people