Ngāti Whātua ki Tāmaki, Waiohua, Tahitian, Cook Island and Pākehā.
Moana has over 20 years experience with programme design, development and delivery. Moana has worked with both rangatahi & pakeke and delivered many & varied programmes.
Developing the MWDi HineBoss Business Programme, Moana delivered the programme to over 1000 wāhine Māori from 2016 to 2020 and has trained successive facilitators who continue to delivery the programme today.
Moana is a business coach and mentor.
A champion of te Waitematā, Moana, together with her twin Donna, and father, Tamaiti helped spearhead the restoration of mauri to Ōkahu Bay and was instrumental in getting the mooring buoys removed.
Moana is a co-founder and the President of Ōrākei Water Sports Inc. Her 10 years at the Hauraki Gulf Forum led to the transformation to a co-chair model.
Moana holds a number of board and consultancy positions and actively supports marine restoration.
In 2021 she received the Member of NZ Order of Merit for Conservation and Maori.
Jordan comes to Maurea with a blazing passion for all things kaupapa Māori. Despite growing up with limited access to te reo Māori, she has always known the immense value and importance of te reo Māori, te ao Māori and knowing who you are.
Jordan has dedicated years towards undertaking professional and personal development in these spaces, and she looks forward to sharing her knowledge with our Te Kaa participants.
Jordan regularly engages with and contributes back to her iwi through wānanga reo, kapa haka and karanga.
With a varied background in television production, media accessibility and programme facilitation, she is incredibly proud and excited to converge these passions and skills to guide her mahi here at Maurea.