Wai Connection Webinar Hana Rainforth

Hana Rainforth is a Kaupapa Taiao specialist at Kahū Environmental working at the intersection of iwi-based and Western science. In this webinar she addresses what sediment is and why it is an issue.

Biography
Hana Rainforth:
E rere ana ngā wai tuku kiri o Te Awa Tupua ki Tangaroa, mitimiti atu ana ngā ngaru i tai kia tae atu ki Te Waiū-o-Te-Ika e heke mai ana i a Matua te Mana te tū mai nā. Rere tonu te ia o te wai kia honohono atu ki te awa o Rangitīkei, ko ngā wai ērā o Te Tai Hauauru e kawe nei i ngā mihi ki a koutou. 
 
Hana works at the interface of iwi-based and Western science, particularly in the freshwater realm. She loves developing research and monitoring programmes with iwi and hapū that are kaupapa-based and answer the questions that are important to iwi and hapū. She is interested in RMA matters, policy, and Treaty settlement, and how they can be designed and developed to achieve tino rangatiratanga and protect the environment.  ​Hannah has held a number of technical and advisory roles, with a particular focus on freshwater and biodiversity. She has a Masters in Ecological Restoration and a Bachelor of Arts in Māori Studies from Victoria University of Wellington.  

​Iwi: Te Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi, Ngāti Hauiti, Ngāti Rangi