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Māori in Engineering
by Alyce Lysaght
Nau mai, hoki mai ki te kōnae ipurangi ā Māori In Engineering. In an industry underrepresented by Māori, this is a space for inspiration, learning, and tautoko. An accessible interview series showcasing Māori who elevate the engineering world.Hosted by Alyce Lysaght (Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāti Ranginui, Pākehā) who works as a Water Engineer based in te Whanganui a Tara. This podcast received funding from Te Ao Rangahau | Engineering New Zealand Foundation 2023 Grant Programme. E mihi ana ki a rātou.For updates on the podcast follow @maori_in_engineering.pod on Instagram.
Episodes
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35. Amani Tilialo & Mia Tamahori - He Kōnae Ipurangi Tuku Iho
The beginning of a new chapter! The Māori in Engineering podcast is now in the hands of Mia Tamahori and Amani Tilialo. In this episode, Alyce interviews them about who they are and their goals for the podcast kaupapa. Mia Tamahori (Ngāti Porou) and Amani Tilialo (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Hine) are…
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5. He Kura Nā Rātā, He Kura Pūkaha - Future of Māori in Engineering
The final episode of the Māori in Engineering podcast series, reflecting on He Kura Nā Rātā, He Kura Pūkaha is now live! Episode 5: Amani Tilialo, Lupesina Koro, Ariana George and I have a kōrero on their reflections of the wānanga, serving as kaitūao, and their vision of what the future of...
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4. He Kura Nā Rātā, He Kura Pūkaha - Tangata Tiriti
He waka kōtuia kāhore e tukutukua ngā mimira. A canoe that is interlaced, will never become loosened. In unity there is strength. Episode 4: Craig Watson, Sarah Witts and I have a kōrero on their reflections of attending the wānanga as tangata tiriti, and what ‘getting serious about being tangata...
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3. He Kura Nā Rātā, He Kura Pūkaha - Te Mana Kiwi SPPEEx Awards
Te Moana Nui a Kiwa Whakapukahatanga Ihi South Pacific Professional Engineering Excellence (Te Mana Kiwi SPPEEx) held the Dinner and Awards evening on the second night. The hoe, carved from kauri rākau, were gifted to acknowledge; Tētēkura (Legacy) hoe bears intricate designs, signifying a…
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2. He Kura Nā Rātā, He Kura Pūkaha - Rā Tuatahi
He Kura Nā Rātā, He Kura Pūkaha is a wānanga celebrating Māori in Engineering. In 2025, it was held over three days in Tāmaki Makaurau, hosted at Waipapa Taumata Rau. This five episode mini-series shares the reflections from the wānanga. Rā tuatahi was all about exploring the past and present of...
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1. He Kura Nā Rātā, He Kura Pūkaha - Organising Rōpū
He Kura Nā Rātā, He Kura Pūkaha is a wānanga celebrating Māori in Engineering. In 2025, it was held over three days in Tāmaki Makaurau, hosted at Waipapa Taumata Rau. This five episode mini-series shares the reflections from the wānanga. Hear from members of the organising rōpū - Wharehuia Dixon,...
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34. Grace Walker & Jake Campbell - Tautoko Tech
Grace 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...
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33. Byron Konia - Dual role of Senior Mechanical Engineer & Māori Advisor
Byron 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...
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32. Maria Ngawati - Researching ways for indigenous support & advancement
Maria 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...
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31. Kerin Brockbank - Reservoir Engineer
Kerin 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…
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30. L'Rey Renata - In wānanga about re-defining engineering best practice
L'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...
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29. Re-introducing the Māori in Engineering podcast
Kia 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...
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28. Grant Kauri - Iwi Partnership in Te Ahu A Turanga
Grant 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...
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27. Kate Walker - Kaitiakitanga leading the way
Episode 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...
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26. Emily Afoa - values driven journey
In 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,...
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25. Raharuhi Koia - being a mentor in this changing space
Raharuhi 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...
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24. 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...
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23. Josiah Simmonds - Young Stormwater Professional of the Year 2023
Josiah 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...
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22. Bub Konia & Richard Templer - Te Ao Rangahau | Engineering New Zealand
Bub 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...
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21. Soltice Morrison - shaping your life to what you're passionate about
Soltice 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...
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20. Taane Taiepa - backing yourself
Kia 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...
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19. Georgina Stokes - designing how we experience and understand spaces
Awesome 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...
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18. Shannon Te Huia - Kaitiaki in both a wairua and physical sense
In 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...
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17. Lincoln Timoteo - taking time for your indentity
Lincoln 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…
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16. Eremia Tapsell - Engineer in Hong Kong
Eremia 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...
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15. Hari Smith - kicking the stone that one bit further
Great 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...
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14. Tamahau Brown
Tamahau 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...
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13. Sina Cotter Tait & Elle Archer
This 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…
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12. Paraone Luiten-Apirana
This 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...
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11. 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...
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11. 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...
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10. 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...
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9. Ariana George
Ariana 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…
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8. Hana Whiting
Hana 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...
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7. Luke August
Luke 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...
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6. David Rei Miller
David 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....
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5. Jamie Pye
Jamie 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…
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4. Teresa Poli
Kia 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...
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3. John Blyth
Kia 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...
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2. 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…
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2. 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...
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Kia ora tātou, this is a brief mihi explaining the kaupapa, more specifically ko wai au and he aha tenei. Check out the instagram @maori_in_engineering.pod for more frequent updates.
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Nau mai, hoki mai ki te kōnae ipurangi ā Māori In Engineering. In an industry underrepresented by Māori, this is a space for inspiration, learning, and tautoko. An accessible interview series showcasing Māori who elevate the engineering world.Hosted by Alyce Lysaght (Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāti Ranginui, Pākehā) who works as a Water Engineer based in te Whanganui a Tara. This podcast received funding from Te Ao Rangahau | Engineering New Zealand Foundation 2023 Grant Programme. E mihi ana ki a rātou.For updates on the podcast follow @maori_in_engineering.pod on Instagram.
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