I am currently Pou Whakarae – Te Hiringa Taiao with the National Centre of Māori Environmental Research (Te Kūwaha) at NIWA (the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research) based in Wellington. Since joining NIWA in 1995, I have been fortunate to be involved in a wide variety of research areas, including bioaccumulative contaminants in mahinga kai species, the priorities of Māori communities for the restoration of their freshwaters, a wide variety of taonga species-related research/restoration projects, and capacity building and monitoring approaches for Māori communities. In May 2019, I was appointed as a Board Director with Whakauae Research.