Foreword – He Rourou, Volume 1, Issue 1, 2021

Lisa Davis



APA: Davis, L. (2021). Foreword. He Rourou, 1(1) https://doi.org/10.54474/herourou.1.1.2920211

Issue: Vol. 1 No. 1 (2021)

Section: Research

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We were thrilled to invite Lisa to be the first guest editor of He Rouoru.

Lisa is a tenth generation descendant of Tuperiri, the common ancestor of everyone who whakapapa to Ngāti Whātua ki Ōrākei. Lisa Davis is the Deputy Chief Executive for Ngāti Whātua ki Ōrākei Trust where she contributes to the design, long-term strategies and engagement activities for the Trust’s 6000+ members contributing to the advancement of whānau.

She is also a member of the ASB Community Council and newly established ASB Tuia Māori Advisory Council and serves as a representative on the Māori advisory board for the University of Auckland’s Cyber Security Research Programme.

A descendant of Auckland’s founding father, Lisa was born into a family of leaders and pulls strength from her homelands of Takaparawhau. Guided by powerful and brave people, past and present, Lisa strives to make a difference every day and contribute to the progress of whānau, community, and the legacy of our many tūpuna.