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Māori in Engineering34. Grace Walker & Jake Campbell - Tautoko TechGrace Walker (Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngaruahine) and Jake Campbell (Te Rarawa) are the Founders of Tautoko Tech - a novel insulin pump with wrap around software support. Their mission is to empower people with diabetes to live with confidence and ease from the moment of diagnosis.
They share their journey from academia to entrepreneurship, meeting at a Māori and Indigenous Doctoral Conference and creating a product that combines engineering with an understanding of the communities they serve. A grounded conversation about the intersection of academia, engineering, and community. Enjoy e te whānau!
2024-12-1548 min
Māori in Engineering33. Byron Konia - Dual role of Senior Mechanical Engineer & Māori AdvisorByron Konia (Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Porou, Dutch) shares his journey to now holding a dual role as a Senior Mechanical Engineer and Māori Advisor.
He shares his whakaaro through the lense of his mahi on the challenges the industry of the extreme weather patterns and the current political environment. We also take this episode as an opportunity to imagine what kotahitanga could look like for Māori in the industry. It was awesome to share space with Byron. Enjoy, e te whānau.
This episode was made possible by fundi...
2024-11-1154 min
Māori in Engineering32. Maria Ngawati - Researching ways for indigenous support & advancementMaria Ngawati (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Hine, Ngāti Porou) is a Māmā, CEO of Indigishare, Te Taumata Wāhine in Tech 2024 trade delegate, and PhD candidate researching ways for indigenous support and advancement - and, so much more.
In this episode, she talks on the variety of mahi she’s involved in, brings the perspective of a Māmā to an engineering student going through university with his reo rangatira, and her experiences navigating and influencing systems for Māori to realise their magic. Enjoy e te whānau.
This ep...
2024-09-2149 min
Māori in Engineering31. Kerin Brockbank - Reservoir EngineerKerin Brockbank (Te Rarawa) shares her story of working as a Reservoir Engineer in the geothermal space, the Wairākei geothermal power development’s impact, and her experience of being Māori in the engineering industry. Reservoir engineering is all about dealing with the stuff that’s harnessing the energy that is deep underground - getting up to 3 kilometres deep. I hope you enjoy Kerin’s really honest and informative kōrero. It opened my eyes to the world of reservoir engineering.
2024-08-1250 min
Māori in Engineering30. L'Rey Renata - In wānanga about re-defining engineering best practiceL'Rey Renata (Ngāpuhi, Tainui, Ngai Te Rangi) is a Māma, Water Engineer, PhD candidate, and Board Member in the engineering industry.
One year into her PhD at Waipapa Taumata Rau, she talks about her thinking of re-defining engineering best practice through an indigenous Te Ao Māori lense, the intention of her findings to be pillar for engineering professionals.
An absolute privilege to record another episode with L'Rey as she discusses her inherent approach of approaching problems holistically for the betterment of te taiao, hauora, and connection to the whenua and bringing everyone alo...
2024-07-1235 min
Māori in Engineering29. Re-introducing the Māori in Engineering podcastKia ora rā tātou. It's been three years (!) of hearing from awesome Māori in this awesome industry so I thought it was time I re-introduce the kaupapa. This episodes acts as a reset and goes in to the 'what', 'why', 'how', 'who' of this podcast kaupapa.
This episode was made possible through the funding support from Engineering New Zealand Te Ao Rangahau 2023 Grant Programme.
2024-06-0210 min
Māori in Engineering28. Grant Kauri - Iwi Partnership in Te Ahu A TurangaGrant Kauri (Ngāti Raukawa, Rangitāne) works as the Owner Interface Manager for Waka Kotahi for Te Ahu a Turanga - Manawatū Tararua Highway project.
It is the first construction project where iwi are partners at the governance level. In this episode, he speaks about his journey of engineering through the cadet pathway and some of the many intricacies of the massive project that is Te Ahu a Turanga.
This episode was made possible through the funding support from Engineering New Zealand Te Ao Rangahau 2023 Grant Programme.
2024-05-0443 min
Māori in Engineering27. Kate Walker - Kaitiakitanga leading the wayEpisode 27 we hear from Kate Walker (Ngāti Porou, Te Whānau-ā-Apanui, Te Arawa, Ngāi Tuhoe) who is tuning in from Ruatōria. Kate is an Environmental Consultant with Poipoia Ltd - Poipoia, founded by Tina Porou, creates spaces and opportunities for kaitiakitanga to lead the way in caring for our natural environment in Aotearoa.
She speaks on exactly what creating space and opportunities for kaitiakitanga looks like in her mahi of engaging with and building confidence in hapū, iwi and whānau to take the lead to champion moving forward.
2024-03-0753 min
Māori in Engineering26. Emily Afoa - values driven journeyIn this episode, Dr Emily Afoa (Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāpuhi) shares her values driven journey that’s seen her deep in the academia, consultancy and governance spaces within the engineering industry. Emily is a Chartered Environmental Engineer, Pou Whakarae | Director at Tektus Consultants Limited, Board Member of Association of Consulting and Engineering (ACE) New Zealand and so much more.
Her heart work is clear and the mahi that she has done and is doing is intergenerational stuff. I learnt a lot in this episode, and I hope you do too. Enjoy e te whānau.
This episo...
2023-12-311h 15
Māori in Engineering25. Raharuhi Koia - being a mentor in this changing spaceRaharuhi Koia (Ngāti Porou) is a Pāpā based in Ō Tautahi with his whānau. Raharuhi holds a frank and open kōrero about his life as a Structural Engineer, one of that as a Māori Engineer and what it means to be a good mentor in this changing space.
This episode is supported by Te Ao Rangahau Engineering NZ Grant Programme 2023. Enjoy e te iwi!
2023-11-1356 min
Māori in Engineering24. Paraone Luiten-Apirana - What's Paraone up to now?Paraone Luiten-Apirana (Ngāti Hikairo, Te Arawa, Ngāi Tūhoe) was a kaikōrero in Episode 12. A year and a half later, we recorded this episode ā-tinana and talked about where his life is at now.
When we last spoke, Paraone was studying towards his hefty conjoint degree in Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) specialising in mechanical at Waipapa Taumata Rau | University of Auckland. During this time, he was also under the mentorship of Dr Maureen Lander, with a group of other students, contributing to the new engineering building. He also c...
2023-10-0120 min
Māori in Engineering23. Josiah Simmonds - Young Stormwater Professional of the Year 2023Josiah Simmonds (Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Ranginui) is doing amazing things the engineering industry. During the episode, he discusses his journey to his career in the stormwater space, what it's like and the 'why' behind working towards the spaces he is now in.
Josiah received acknowledgement of his career to date through receiving the title of Young Stormwater Professional of the Year 2023, sponsored by Beca, and being appointed as a Trustee to the Foundation of Te Ao Rangahau. Exciting times for this awesome person.
On a further exciting note, this podcast received funding assistance from Te Ao Rangahau | Engineering Ne...
2023-08-0255 min
Māori in Engineering22. Bub Konia & Richard Templer - Te Ao Rangahau | Engineering New ZealandBub Konia and Richard Templer are both amazing people in their own right. Their common place of mahi - Te Ao Rangahau | Engineering New Zealand - is one of the things that ties them together and the reason for this paired episode.
Bub and Richard speak to the past and present journey the organisation has and is on in embedding te ao Māori in to the engineering industry. The kōrero is centred around 'kia whakatōmuri te haere whakamua' ~ looking backward to go forwards.
When we look back, they speak to how and why...
2023-05-0359 min
Māori in Engineering21. Soltice Morrison - shaping your life to what you're passionate aboutSoltice Morrison (Ngāti Whakaue, Ngāti Maniapoto) is an amazing wahine Māori and a wonderful friend of mine since moving to Te Whanganui a Tara. Her mahi has been as a Geoenvironmental Consultant at Aurecon and she has shaped her career to now support the company’s He Rautaki Māori | Māori Strategy.
Soltice is also learning te reo Māori on top of full-time mahi and has been involved in awesome kaupapa of Y25 YWCA and BlakeNZ
It was so much fun to record with Soltice. If you're looking to hear a story th...
2023-03-2448 min
Māori in Engineering20. Taane Taiepa - backing yourselfKia ora tātou! Episode 20 hears from Taane Taiepa (Tūhoe, Ngāti Whare). Taane's mahi is developing the digital space, he also gives to the kaupapa of Te Matarau, Māori Tech Association (more about Te Matarau here: https://www.tematarau.tech). In this kōrero he shares: what he does at mahi and Te Matarau, his life as a graduate and theme throughout is backing yourself to go for opportunities. Enjoy e te whānau
2023-02-1145 min
Māori in Engineering19. Georgina Stokes - designing how we experience and understand spacesAwesome to catch up with Georgina Stokes (Ngāi Tahu) - someone who is an incredible thinker in the spatial design space and inspiration to those she lectures at Tai Rāuwharangi College of Creative Art at Massey University kei Te Whanganui a Tara. Georgina is an overall awesome wahine, pretty evident in the way she communicates so passionately with the work she has done in whakapapa plotting to better how we experience spaces.
Link to her thesis mahi titled ‘Aroha ki ō Tātou Kaimahi’: https://exposure2020.massey.ac.nz/students/master-of-design/georgina-stokes/
Link to tōna hoa...
2022-12-0643 min
The Butters Podcast54. Alyce LysaghtEpisode 54 of The Butters Podcast is my conversation with Alyce Lysaght. Available now on all your favourite podcast apps, and Patreon.
Identity, impatience, learning to be slow, finding fulfilment, you can’t pour from an empty cup, ‘Māori in Engineering’ (Alyce’s podcast), the important work that Māori engineers are doing, and more.
Thank you so much to Cuckoo for their hospitality and for letting us have our conversation there.
This conversation is made possible thanks to my patrons, and if you’re keen to support the podcast, jump onto patreon.com/butters and sign up as a patron. (Lin...
2022-08-2332 min
Māori in Engineering18. Shannon Te Huia - Kaitiaki in both a wairua and physical senseIn this episode we hear kōrero from Shannon Te Huia (Ngāti Maniapoto). His mahi today is Te Pou Tāhūhū of Pūnui River Care Inc. where the kaupapa is a Marae based initiative to restore Pūnui awa while providing employment and work experiences for local people in the rohe. He talks on bringing Māoridom out of the marae to other spaces, being a kaitiaki in a wairuia as well as physical sense and leading and empowering the people around him.
2022-08-151h 09
Māori in Engineering17. Lincoln Timoteo - taking time for your indentityLincoln Timoteo hails from Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Toa, Te Āti Awa, Ingarangi/England, Airani/Ireland, through the whakapapa from his Māmā and ngā motu o Tokelau through the whakapa from his Pāpā. Lincoln (among other things) is a Pāpā, husband, an engineer, a consultant and a student of te reo Māori where he attends kura at Te Wānanga o Raukawa in Ōtaki.
We share kōrero on what his life is like at the moment in rumaki (where the kupu Pākehā literally is ‘to immerse drown’) reo Māori, his journey into and...
2022-07-1244 min
Māori in Engineering16. Eremia Tapsell - Engineer in Hong KongEremia Tapsell (Te Arawa, Ngāti Pukenga, Ngāti Porou) was born and raised in Maketū and now a Structural Engineer for Buro Happold in Hong Kong.
We talk on Eremia’s life and journey he has been on to get to where he is today.
Eremia takes a realistic approach to things and are many awesome and insightful asides to his kōrero. He really highlights the different opportunities available that come from being an Engineer.
The journal article referred to at the end of the kōrero is linked here: ‘Māori me te Hangarau’ https://researchcommons.waikato.ac.nz/handle/10289/1...
2022-06-031h 04
Māori in Engineering15. Hari Smith - kicking the stone that one bit furtherGreat to share kōrero with Hari Smith (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Hinerangi) who is a cadet civil engineer with GHD based out Taumarunui. He is passionate about figuring out ways we can “kick the stone that one bit further” to benefit all of us as people. His unique story provides so many gold nuggets, so I hope you enjoy e te iwi.
Find Ngāti Hinerangi iwi Whare Kōrero Part 3 of 3, 2016 here: https://youtu.be/4BRCLM6bDHE
2022-05-101h 03
Māori in Engineering14. Tamahau BrownTamahau Brown (Te Whānau-ā-Apanui) is completing his Masters of Computer Science at te Whare Wānanga o Waikato.
In this kōrero, Tamahau delves into: the digital platform that he’s helping to create that incorporates tikanga māori into virtual environments, how general solutions don’t work for everyone and how to address this, indigenous data sovereignty and he finishes off with valuable advice he’d give to his first year university self.
Hoi anō, if you are keen to learn more about how computer science can be used to incorporate te ao Māori with the digital envir...
2022-03-201h 02
Māori in Engineering13. Sina Cotter Tait & Elle ArcherThis episode, Elle Archer and Sina Cotter Tait share how they hold true to their ‘why’ within the governance space in Aotearoa, the power of coming from a STEM background and the power of having a mate to support you throughout it all (+ so much more).
Elle Archer (Ngāti Tamaterā, Ngāti Porou, Ngāi Tūhoe, Ngāpuhi) is a Director, Board member, whānau member, friend (among SO many other things) and comes from a geospatial technology background.
Sina Cotter Tait, of Samoan whakapapa, is a Director, Board member, whānau member, friend (again, among SO many other things...
2022-03-031h 01
Māori in Engineering12. Paraone Luiten-ApiranaThis episode I chat with Paraone Luiten Apirana who hails from Ngāti Hikairo, Te Arawa and Tuhoe. Paraone is in his final year of conjoint degree of a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) specialising in Mechanical and Bachelor of Commerce majoring in Marketing.
This episode delves into his involvement in whakairo (carving), how he has the opportunity to leave a place better than he has found it and the importance of having Māori in spaces that serve Māori. Paraone holds strong to what he believes in; something really evident in this episode. He was also acknowledged as the Māo...
2022-02-1357 min
VeerOffTrack - A Marketing and Consumer Behaviour Podcast by Prof. Ekant VeerAlyce Lysaght - Unleashing the potential of MāoriIn this episode I kōrero (chat) with Alyce Lysaght who is the founder of the Māori in Engineering podcast. The more I listened to her podcast the more I realised what she was talking about with her guests was relevant to the business world, too. In this discussion we talk about the importance of Te Ao Māori (Māori worldview) and how she stays culturally safe in the spaces she operates in to unleash the potential of Māori.
2022-01-2436 min
Māori in Engineering11. Alyce Lysaght (Part 2 of 2)The mic has been flipped! Troy Brockbank takes the interviewer seat and I am the one to share kōrero on who I am, why I do what I do, and how this space came to be etc. etc.
Ngā mihi nunui to Troy for his time and support throughout this episode (as well as throughout this whole journey in general). Ngā mihi nui to the the ngā manuhiri who contributed nga patai to this episode. And, ngā mihi nui ki a koe for listening to this episode!
For more frequent updates, check out the instagr...
2022-01-2338 min
Māori in Engineering11. Alyce Lysaght (Part 1 of 2)The mic has been flipped!
Troy Brockbank takes the interviewer seat and I am the one to share kōrero on who I am and why I do what I do etc. Following suit to the other manuhiri episode blurb:
Alyce Lysaght (Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāi Te Rangi) is a recent graduate of Natural Resource and Humanitarian Engineering at Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha. Passionate about leaving a place better than she finds it, she began this very podcast space. Inspired and supported by those around her, she wanted to create the same space...
2022-01-2342 min
Māori in Engineering10. L’Rey Renata (Karaitiana)L’Rey Renata (Iwi: Tainui) is a Chemical and Materials Engineering student at Waipapa Taumata Rau, a māmā and an all round awesome person.
You may know of L’Rey from her mahi in the Water Resource Management space through her completion of her Honours project an ‘Water Engineers' Perspective on Interactions with Maaoridom in Water Management Solutions’. She recently presented a Water NZ webinar dedicated to her findings and the webinar can be viewed here: https://www.waternz.org.nz/Article?Action=View&Article_id=2106
In this episode, we delve into a lot! L’Rey spea...
2021-12-2255 min
Māori in Engineering9. Ariana GeorgeAriana George (Te Rarawa, Ngāti Hauā) has just completed high school and is enrolled to study Civil Engineering at Te Whare Wānanga o Tāmaki Makaurau. Ariana is passionate about empowering wāhine and Māori to believe in themselves. During high school, she has started her own tutoring business, been supported by Girl Boss and involved in various kaupapa. She has harnessed these opportunities to empower and help those around her.
In the episode, she speaks on her journey to date including her mental health journey, the power in having people believe in you, what she would change...
2021-12-0359 min
Māori in Engineering8. Hana WhitingHana Whiting (Ngāpuhi, Te Rarawa) is a recent Landscape Architect graduate from Te Whare Wānaka o Aoraki (Lincoln Univeristy). She is passionate about providing better outcomes for Māori through design of the natural and built environment. This is particularly evident through her mahi with Ara Poutama (Department of Corrections) and Mahaanui Kurataiao Ltd.
For this episode, she speaks on:
Her journey of studying Landscape Architecture and stepping into her Māoritanga (both in the space of her university stage of life),
How she is going to the direction where she feels as though she is being called to...
2021-11-1750 min
Māori in Engineering7. Luke AugustLuke August (Ngāti Hauiti, Te Ati Haunui-a-Pāpārangi, Muaūpoko) is in his third year of studying Mechanical with a minor in Biomedical engineering at Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha.
Despite this being released during Level 4 lockdown, we were lucky enough to record this kanohi ki te kanohi.
It was awesome to sit down with Luke, where he delves into things like his: involvement with Pūhoro STEM Academy, an internship that meant he is developing a design for an accessible prosthetic hand and what it means to support tauira māori at univ...
2021-08-2141 min
Māori in Engineering6. David Rei MillerDavid Rei Miller is an Environmental Engineer who began his studies at the University of Auckland but finished with a BE (Hons) and ME (Hons) from Massey University. He has spent the last 16 years in local government and currently looks after the water supplies for Palmerston North City Council. David is passionate about sustainability and resilience, and has experienced what the journey is like to reclaim your māoritanga.
This kōrero covers David’s background, research and work within the industry. We delve into a lot this episode! Things like:
recommending a quarter life crisis!
what...
2021-08-0650 min
Māori in Engineering5. Jamie PyeJamie Pye is an electrical engineering graduate from Te Whare Wānanga o Tāmaki Makaurau and now an Infrastructure Project Manger. Attending kohanga reo and now on a journey of reclaiming her reo māori is just one of the reasons her insight on incorporating te ao māori and engineering is invaluable.
She speaks on what it will mean for more māori to be within engineering, importance of support for tauira māori through kaupapa like SPIES and what is means to "find the discomfort" when incorporating te ao māori into the workplace.
Ver...
2021-07-1949 min
Māori in Engineering4. Teresa PoliKia ora tātou! This episode we have Teresa Poli. This wahine toa is a recent environmental engineer graduate from Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato and went into the construction side of the industry straight from university. Teresa completed her Honours project on the māori perspective on roads and is now completing her Masters on the same kaupapa!
She speaks truthfully about how she has found her experience to date and what she believes needs to change within the engineering landscape here in Aotearoa. I hope you all love her kōrero as much as I di...
2021-05-3144 min
Māori in Engineering3. John BlythKia ora e te whānau!
This episode we have John Blyth sharing kōrero with us. He is a geologist by training and speaks on his role as Māori Business Advisor with Beca. I met John last year through both of our journeys of learning te reo Māori at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa. He holds a particularly interesting perspective on how to get māori in to engineering especially from a business advisory perspective.
Be sure to check out the instagram @maori_in_engineering.pod for more frequent updates.
2021-05-1838 min
Māori in Engineering2. Troy Brockbank (Part 2 of 2)Kia ora rā tatou.
This the second part of the two part interview with Troy Brockbank. In this second part series, he delves in to things such as Pākehā paralysis, being a māori "tickbox-er" and the power in empowering māori engineers to be māori and so so much more. I hope you enjoy it this kōrero as much as I did.
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2021-05-0239 min
Māori in Engineering2. Troy Brockbank (Part 1 of 2)Kia ora rā tatou.
This the first part of the two part interview with Troy Brockbank. Troy has a wealth of experience in the engineering consultancy world here in Aotearoa New Zealand. In this first part series, he delves into his upbringing and his experiences studying engineering at Te Whare Wānanga o Tāmaki Makaurau.
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2021-05-0231 min
Māori in Engineering1. He aha tēnei?Kia ora tātou, this is a brief mihi explaining the kaupapa, more specifically ko wai au and he aha tenei.
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2021-04-1805 min