RĀHERA RENATA

He uri tēnei nō Ngā puhi ki Whirinaki, Ngāti Hapana ki Tsuyama ratou ko Ngāti Pākēhā.
Ko Ramaroa te maunga
Ko Whirinaki te awa
Ko Matawhaorua te waka
Ko Te Hikutu te hapū
Ko Ngā Puhi te iwi

With Māori, Japanese and European whakapapa, Rachel/Rāhera Renata has been working passionately in Youth and Community development for over 12 years. She has lived most of her life in Te Whanganui a Tara Wellington but moved to Auckland in 2019 with her husband so that they would be able to study Indigenous Theology. 2021 saw them both enrolling in rumaki reo, Te Wananga o Takiura, to reclaim their reo and gain a better understanding of whakaaro māori.
2022 will see both her and her husband finishing their degrees in indigenous theology.

Rāhera has experience in disabilities, mental health support and trauma. She often travels to speak at youth events but holds more value in her relational interactions with young people.

She was excited to step into a supportive role in the girls’ kainga and is most happy cleaning and cooking in the kitchen as she believes food is a commonly understood love language.