Ko Mauao te maunga
Ko Te Awanui te moana
Ko Takitimu te waka
Ko Ngai te ahi te hapu
Ko Ngāti Ranginui te iwi
Ko Otawa te maunga
Ko Raparapa a hoe te awa
Ko Te Arawa te waka
Ko Waitaha te iwi
Mereana is the Māori Health Promotion Strategist for the Health Promotion Forum of Aotearoa NZ.
She has worked in the education, health and Māori sectors for the past 15 years, researching and working to address and inform inequities faced by Māori.
Mereana works as an advisor for health related trainings, is an online lecturer, and develops work force development programmes.
She is also working with the International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE) to assist in the global efforts to strengthen planetary health and the knowledge and practices of indigenous health promtoters.
Email: mereana@hauora.co.nz