1. What is your tupuna waka and the waka you currently are kaitiaki for?
My tūpuna waka are Uruao and the Takitimu waka. Karaerae is the name of the waka that our trust, Aoraki Voyaging Trust, is kaitiaki for.
2. What is your favourite waka saying?
Who’s next on watch.
3. What is your role and responsibility as the representative of your rohe on the Te Hau Kōmaru Board?
I am currently the co-chair of Te Hau Kōmaru Board, while being one the reps from Te Waka o Aoraki, Te Waipounamu o Runga to be exact.
4. What do you hope to achieve?
I hope to promote waka unura in and around Te Waipounamu, so that we increase the understanding and mātauraka of waka and traditional navigation.