Uehā Environmental

19/06/2025

Kia ora rā e te whānau - Yes, we have merged with Te Ngahere and as of Monday 23rd June we will be called The Pā ✨️ To stay connected we encourage you to follow our new page below. Ngā mihi

29/05/2025

Ka mate kāinga tahi, ka ora kāinga rua.

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30/01/2025

Te Ngahere out there doing the mahi on the whenua 🌿🌱

28/11/2024

We are humbled to be part of this amazing kaupapa, supporting RDCL in their efforts to honour Te Tiriti o Waitangi by engaging with mana whenua on their geotechnical work.

We were able to offer a framework and facilitation support to ensure the engagement process was meaningful and valuable for everyone involved.

As a Māori pākihi (Māori Business), holding our whānau and mana whenua through processes like this is truly humbling, and we want to thank Piringa Hapū for leaning into our support throughout.

A key part of engagement is creating space for open kōrero, exploring different tools, and connecting in a way that values are heard and understood.

Thanks Te Ngahere for pulling us on board. Always a pleasure to work with our whānau.

Mauri ora!

It was an honour to be formally welcomed onto Omāhu Marae last week, after a number of good kōrero with Te Piringa Hapū in the preceding weeks around the Upper Raupare / Chesterhope Stopbank project.

The Ngaruroro River winds its way through various different hapū areas along the stretch of river, so it is important that we engage with all local iwi partners before we go and conduct our testing on the land.

As kaitiaki of the whenua many iwi contributors were able to provide us critical insights into the ground conditions and tikanga. Not the least of which included learning of an old urupa site beside the stopbank, helping us to ensure diggers can steer clear.

At RDCL we know that partnering and consulting with tangata whenua early on is key to projects moving smoothly, in a way that benefits the future of the land. Much like engaging Geotech in the early stages of a project, consultation helps to identify and minimise risks from the outset, and greatly increases the chances of long-term project success.

Thank you to all of the people who have had korero with us leading into this project and to Omāhu Marae iwi for the invitation and welcome at their wharenui Kahukuranui. It was a privilege and we are pleased iwi can be more familiarised with the RDCL team and know what we’re doing out on the whenua.

Thanks also go to Hawke's Bay Regional Council for working with us on this project, and the facilitation support from Te Ngahere and Uehā Environmental, to help enable these open conversations.

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23/11/2024

20/11/2024

A self-described 'fruitsalad' of iwi from Te-Ika-a-Māui and Rarotonga, with her ukaipō beneath Koro Ruapehu.

Raised between Tokoroa and Central Hawke’s Bay, she grew up learning from her kui and koro, absorbing the mātauranga and values of her tīpuna. Her early life was deeply connected to te taiao—scaling her maunga, tracking manu on her whenua, and working in the ngahere at home.

Her career has spanned councils, DOC, and post-settlement governance entities, where she navigates regulatory systems to uplift Māori outcomes while educating tauiwi on treaty partnerships.

Now, through her pākihi Uehā Environmental, she combines this mahi with her Masters in Māori and Indigenous Leadership, focusing on rangatiratanga and Ikanui strandings. Her passion lies with Ikanui—working alongside mana moana, mana whenua, DOC, and Massey University to activate kaitiakitanga and support rangatiratanga. 🐋💙

04/09/2024

In collaboration with Massey University , we seek partners to support a new study investigating emerging concerns of potential nutritional stress and health decline in New Zealand common dolphins (aihe) - , , Natural Sciences at Massey University, Massey University, Department of Conservation, , , , - https://www.sciencegraphicdesign.com/