Paulette Tamati-Elliffe

Kotahi Mano Kāika Manager
Kāi Te Pahi, Kāi Te Ruahikihiki (Ōtākou), Te Atiawa, Ngāti Mutunga

Paulette has been involved with KMK since signing the whānau up in 2000 when it was first launched to the iwi. Over the last fifteen years, Paulette and her partner Komene have been on the journey of raising their tamariki in te reo Māori as the language of the home. They are both fully committed and involved in the revitalisation of te reo me ōna tikaka among Kāi Tahu whānui and the wider community. Paulette is a graduate of Te Panekiretanga o Te Reo – Institute of Excellent in Te Reo Māori and brings experience in facilitation, planning, education, teaching, waiata performance and composition.

In her spare time (yeah right!) Paulette participates as an active member of her Ōtākou rūnaka, tutors Kapa Haka for He Waka Kōtuia.

Paulette.Tamati-Elliffe@ngaitahu.iwi.nz

Darren Solomon

Kotahi Mano Kāika Senior Advisor
Kāti Huirapa, Kāi Te Rakiamoa, Kāti Hinematua

Alongside a wide range of experience in the construction, recruitment and tourism industries, Darren brings with him a passion and commitment for building cultural capacity at whānau and hapū level. With his experience as an adult second language learner and his involvement with KMK initiatives, he is well-placed to provide guidance and support to those starting on their reo Māori journey

Darren.Solomon@ngaitahu.iwi.nz

Levi Collier-Robinson

Kotahi Mano Kāika Digital Advisor
Poutini Kāi Tahu, Ngāti Apa ki te rā tō, Te Whānau ā Apanui, Ngāti Porou

Levi began his reo journey at Kohanga reo and continued through Māori immersion education until University. Spending much of his upbringing in unfinished marae alongside his hākoro, he absorbed the kōrero and whakapapa of our tīpuna through polishing the pou with a toothbrush. He has spent the last decade studying biology, receiving a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science from the University of Canterbury and publishing his first paper in the Mātauranga Māori special issue of the New Zealand Journal of Ecology. In his spare time, he is often found gaming competitively, and has represented Oceania in global e-sports tournaments. Levi is passionate about utilizing his diverse skillset to encourage our whānau to actively use te reo in digital spaces.

Levi.Collier-Robinson@ngaitahu.iwi.nz

Georgia Gunn-Solomon

Kotahi Mano Kāika Advisor
Kāti Huirapa, Kāi Te Rakiamoa, Kāti Hinematua

Bringing her experience as an adult second language learner, Georgia has recently completed her Bachelor of Māori Language and Indigenous Studies at Ara. She has been actively participating in KMK kaupapa for over 5 years, joining her whānau on their collective journey. Passionate about researching our histories, our whakapapa, and our reo, Georgia comes to us from Whakapapa Kāi Tahu and has spent time working for Mātauraka Mahaanui prior to that. In her mahi with KMK and alongside Kāi Tahu Archives, Georgia will continue to apply her expertise in research to generate resources that will assist Kāi Tahu whānau in their own reo journeys.

Georgia.Gunn-Solomon@ngaitahu.iwi.nz

Aaria Rolleston

Kotahi Mano Kāika Advisor
Kāi Tahu (Kāti Irakehu), Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāti Raukawa

Kua roa nei a Aaria e ū ana ki kā kaupapa o Kotahi Mano Kāika. Mai i tahana nohinohitaka tae noa atu ki te wā i rakatahi ai ia. I tēnei wā, kei te aro atu ia ki tahana tohu pae rua i roto i te ao pūtaiao, arā te kaupapa aronukuraki me te mātai i kā āhuataka o te whenua. Ko kā mea e kākaunuitia e ia ko te whakahaumanutaka o te taiao, te tipitipi haere ki rō kahere, me te ako i kā mātauraka mahika kai. E kākau nui hoki ana ia ki te whakarauorataka o tō tātau reo matapopore, te noho ki roto i kā wānaka reo, me kā kaupapa katoa o Kotahi Mano Kāika. Kei te tino hīkaka tōhona kākau ki te whakanui, ki te rakiwhāwhā i ka paika o tēnei kaupapa ki kā whanau, ki kā hapū o te iwi ki te kōrero i tō tātau reo ūkaipō, arā tō tātau reo Kāi Tahu.


aaria.rolleston@ngaitahu.iwi.nz

Avé Tumai

Kotahi Mano Kāika Advisor
Kāi Tahu (Kāi Te Atawhiua), Ngaati Naho, Ngaati Raukawa, Ngāti Whātua ki Ōrākei

Ave grew up between Tāmaki Makaurau and Huntly with her Nan and cousins. Avé came to Ngāi Tahu on an internship scholarship at the age of 18 after finishing some nursing papers at the Manukau Institute of Technology. Avé is an avid environmentalist, working with the Department of Conservation and external partners, project administrating the Mauri Ora Kākāpō trust since the trust was formed in 2019. Her background also includes Music and Programme co-ordinator at TahuFM and more recently Communications Advisor for Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu. After her whānau pushed her to do Te Ara Whakatipu, a rakatahi based outdoors course when she was 15, she found her passion for te taiao and her Kaitahutaka, taking every opportunity she could after that to connect with whānau in Te Waipounamu and she is proud to be an alumni of Te Ara Whakatipu, Manawa Hou, Kura Reo Rakatahi, Aoraki Bound and more! Avé is keen to learn all she can in her new role and will take a more rakatahi based approach.


ave.tumai@ngaitahu.iwi.nz