Ko Waimamaku te awa 

Ko Kai-a-te-whetu te maunga 

Ko Te Whakamaharatanga te marae 

Ko Hokianga te moana

Ko Mahuhu ki te rangi  te waka  

Ko Whakatau Potiki  tōku tangata 

Ko Te Aupouri, me Ngāti Kahu, me Te Rarawa ngā iwi tōku papa 

Ko Ngā puhi, Ngāti Whātua ki Kaipara, Ngāti Paoa ngā iwi oku mātua 

Ko Te Roroa, Ngāti Pou, Ngati Korokoro ngā Hāpū tōku mama  

Ko Hemoata Brown ahau. 

I'm Hemoata Brown and I am Manawhenua Kaimahi at the Waiheke Marine Project. I am passionate about bringing people together and leveraging their strengths for the greater good.The explicit commitment to Te Tiriti at WMP drew me to this position, and I can see how Te Tiriti is woven into their mahi.

My deep respect for the moana stems from my connection to South Hokianga. It is there that I learnt the true meaning of the whakatauki –

Toitū te marae a Tane-Mahuta, Toitū te marae a Tangaroa, Toitū te tangata.

If the land is well and the sea is well, people will thrive.