E Oho!
Kaiwhakahaere – Director | Principal Planner, Analyst, and Strategist
E Oho!
Lara’s whakapapa is to Ngāti Tahu, Tūhourangi, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāti Pāhauwera, and Ngāi Tahu ki Murihiku. She is passionate about Māori rights and interests, particularly related to Te Ao Tūroa. Her career has involved Māori planning and strategy – Auckland Council, Māori researcher at Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research, and advisory and governance roles for hapū and iwi. She is a Komiti Member on the national Māori planner’s forum Papa Pounamu, associated with the New Zealand Planning Institute. Lara has recently established her own business, E Oho! which specialises in Māori policy and planning regarding natural resource governance and management. Lara leads and engages in projects across three of the National Science Challenges (Sustainable Seas, Resilience to Nature’s Challenges, and Our Land and Water). And collaborates with Uri and councils within Tāmaki Makaurau (where Lara and her whanau live on the west coast), northland, and Waikato. Her drive and commitment to Kaupapa Māori comes from a sense of obligation and respect for Te Ao Māori – and belief that all of Aotearoa (people, place, ngā taonga tuku iho) would benefit from an equitable, well-designed, Tiriti-based system.
