Dr Eruera Tarena - Ngāi Tahu (Ngāi Tūāhuriri), Ngāti Porou, Te Whānau-ā-Apanui

Eruera is Kaiwhakatere/Executive Director for Tokona te Raki: Māori Futures Makers, an indigenous social innovation lab to achieve equity in education, employment, and income for all Māori in the Ngāi Tahu takiwā, and beyond.

Tokona look to the wisdom of our tūpuna to create new iwi-led approaches to future making. We are unweaving broken systems and imagining new horizons, driving systemic change, and empowering our rangatahi to enable long-term transformation.

We are creating a world where all Māori are inspired by their futures, confident in their culture, prosperous in their careers, and succeeding as Māori.