Governance
Te Poari
Para Kore is governed by a Board consisting of seven board members, two of whom are representatives of particular regions (Te Tai Rāwhiti, and Te Upoko o te Ika).
Pūrongo ā-tau mō Para Kore, our 2021-2022 Annual Report is available here.
Te Poari
Megan Somerville
He uri ahau o Te Atiawa, Taranaki tuturu. I tipu ake au ki Tamaki Makairau, engari ko Te Whanganui a Tara me Te Taihauauru oku ukaipo.
My passion is social justice: how we interact with each other, with our histories and future aspirations, and with our wider environment.I dream and work hard for a better world for my tamaiti and future mokopuna!
My journey and experience with Tu Tama Wāhine ki Te Upoko o Te Ika and iwi connections guide me in what I do. I have been working in central government for twenty years and my plan is to use what I have learned in that work environment to this mahi. I am excited to work with the Board setting the strategic direction and working with and through the CE and kaimahi to future proof the kaupapa within a Te ao Māori lense. Mouriora
My passion is social justice: how we interact with each other, with our histories and future aspirations, and with our wider environment.I dream and work hard for a better world for my tamaiti and future mokopuna!
My journey and experience with Tu Tama Wāhine ki Te Upoko o Te Ika and iwi connections guide me in what I do. I have been working in central government for twenty years and my plan is to use what I have learned in that work environment to this mahi. I am excited to work with the Board setting the strategic direction and working with and through the CE and kaimahi to future proof the kaupapa within a Te ao Māori lense. Mouriora
Tina Ngata
Tina Ngata (Ngāti Porou) is a researcher and scholar, and the author of Kia Mau: Resisting Colonial Fictions. Her work involves advocacy for environmental, Indigenous and human rights. This includes local, national and international initiatives that highlight the role of settler colonialism in issues such as climate change and waste pollution, and which promote Indigenous conservation as best practice for a globally sustainable future.
Rereahu Hetet
He uri ahau nō Ngati Maniapoto, Waikato, otirā Tainui waka me Ngāi Tahu.
Rereahu comes from a background in waka voyaging, education and mentoring. She is a environmental consultant that works closely to support iwi and hapū to achieve their taiao aspirations and priorities.
A big passion for sustainability, mātauranga Māori and whānau/community education, Rereahu strives to live a zerowaste lifestyle. A strong upbringing in te ao māori has empowered her to become a better kaitiaki for Papatūānuku and she ensures to empower the next generation. She is humbled to be selected as rangatahi representative and be a part of the Para Kore whānau.
Rereahu comes from a background in waka voyaging, education and mentoring. She is a environmental consultant that works closely to support iwi and hapū to achieve their taiao aspirations and priorities.
A big passion for sustainability, mātauranga Māori and whānau/community education, Rereahu strives to live a zerowaste lifestyle. A strong upbringing in te ao māori has empowered her to become a better kaitiaki for Papatūānuku and she ensures to empower the next generation. She is humbled to be selected as rangatahi representative and be a part of the Para Kore whānau.
Toni Love
He uri ahau o Te Atiawa. Nō Tamaki Makarau ahau, kei Te Whanganui-a-Tara taku kāinga inaianei.
I’m a solicitor at Chapman Tripp working in the Property and Construction team. I graduated from Victoria University of Wellington with a double degree law and science (majoring in ecology and biodiversity). My passion is te taiao and outside of my day job I am involved in various kaupapa in te taiao.
One of my key passions in te taiao is water conservation and water rights and I’m a member of a mana whenua kaitiaki rōpū called Te Tini o Hākuturi. We are working with Zealandia (Kia Mouriora o Te Kaiwharawhara) and NIWA (Te Wairere o Te Paratiki) on a project monitoring the Kaiwharawhara catchment.
I serve on the executive for Te Hunga Rōia Māori o Aotearoa and on the Society for Conservation Biology Oceania Section Board. I’m also the secretary for the Wellington Harbour Islands Kaitiaki Board. Currently, I’m taking extended leave from legal practice to learn Te Reo Māori at Te Wānanga o Raukawa in Ōtaki. I’m excited to be involved in such an awesome kaupapa with Pare Kore and my aim is to improve the organisation’s policy.
I’m a solicitor at Chapman Tripp working in the Property and Construction team. I graduated from Victoria University of Wellington with a double degree law and science (majoring in ecology and biodiversity). My passion is te taiao and outside of my day job I am involved in various kaupapa in te taiao.
One of my key passions in te taiao is water conservation and water rights and I’m a member of a mana whenua kaitiaki rōpū called Te Tini o Hākuturi. We are working with Zealandia (Kia Mouriora o Te Kaiwharawhara) and NIWA (Te Wairere o Te Paratiki) on a project monitoring the Kaiwharawhara catchment.
I serve on the executive for Te Hunga Rōia Māori o Aotearoa and on the Society for Conservation Biology Oceania Section Board. I’m also the secretary for the Wellington Harbour Islands Kaitiaki Board. Currently, I’m taking extended leave from legal practice to learn Te Reo Māori at Te Wānanga o Raukawa in Ōtaki. I’m excited to be involved in such an awesome kaupapa with Pare Kore and my aim is to improve the organisation’s policy.