Hariata Anderson

Ngā Rauaka - Associate Programme

“This is an opportunity to learn more about who we are as well as sharing knowledge, experiences, discussions, debates and demonstrate my kaitiakitanga, business acumen, whānau orientated skills and aroha within the Incorporation”

Mai Mamaku ki ngā punamanawa whenua ki Tauranga Moana, deep underground beneath the Mamaku - Kaimai wells the endless source of freshwater that intertwines with streams and rivers along the Kaimai Ranges. To the east smaller streams and smaller rivers flow in the Wairoa awa and to the west smaller streams and smaller rivers flow into the Waihou awa both making their way out to sea.  

As an employee of Analytica Laboratory, it is of personal fulfilment to be where I am currently positioned as a Drugs & Non-Routine Team Leader, having the ability to gain and experience first-hand chemical analysis in science. My journey that led me here has been a wairua journey, a kaupapa that correlates to our whānau kawenata in which I strive to see be achieved -To empower and reunite under the banner of lhoa, Te Kotahitanga {Partnership) and implement Te Tiriti o Waitangi into elite private organisations living policy documents and practices; to see growth in indigeneity within these sectors, the woven threads of diverse, multifaceted array of space and time to revive identities (Te Ukaipo) and cultural practices; "to ensure our whanau whenua is utilized for the purpose of Te Omeka Pa and its role, by demonstrating kaitiakitanga such as sustainability, restoration and monitoring skills on the whenua both academic sounded and kaupapa based ( eg. Proto-type aquaponic - kaiora, hauora, waiora, wairakau).

I aspire to not only fulfil the dreams and aspirations of my tūpuna but also the aspiration of seeing growth of whānau, hapū and iwi managing within the conservation and science sectors and to weave the loose threads into unity. I aspire to see new initiatives and innovations as I am a very inquisitive person but most importantly I aspire to bring our whanau home, to their turangawaewae, the place they once lived, on the footsteps of Te Arapohatu o Mahinarangi and indulge in the wonderful kōrero, share history, create memories in the moment, learn business and technical skills, apply kaitiakitanga, demonstrate ToW, own a business, sing, laugh and prosper.

I was nominated to join Ngā Rauaka Associate Programme by whānau members who believe in me and our whānau kaupapa as uri of Matene Te-Mete Henare and Kirika Ririui, to learn our whakapapa.

With so much opportunity out there, the world is our oyster. 'Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi, engari taku toa i te toa takitini'. (My success is not mine alone as it was not the work of one but the contribution of a collective).