Team

Kauati offers a unique set of skills to guide strategic decision-making and ignite new ideas.

Ailsa Cain (Waitaha,
Kāti Māmoe, Ngāi Tahu)
Director

Diversity & Depth

Creating bespoke approaches for policy development, implementation and review
Historical and contemporary research
Supporting Treaty Partners at governance and project levels
Cultural narratives and aspiration/expectation reports
Continuation of practice and connection with place
Specialist knowledge of heritage, including: identification and interpretation of heritage sites; taonga tūturu/precious artefacts; kōiwi tangata/human remains

Donelle Manihera
(Ngāi Tahu)
Communications

Effective Engagement

Designing and delivering place-based environmental/heritage programmes and wānanga
Facilitation and workshopping for policy development and implementation
Communicating Te Ao Māori concepts to a wide range of audiences
Engagement planning with project partners, clients, iwi, local and central government
Relationship management and supporting Treaty Partnership
Knowledge of Te Ao Māori & Ngāi Tahutanga, including tikanga Māori and Te Reo Māori

Jason Arnold
(Ngāti Pākehā)
Senior Adviser

Policy Analyst

Co-design and delivery of environmental and biocultural outcomes
Strategy and systems development
Analytical policy and research
Project management with partners, iwi, local and central government
Co-governance design and implementation, and diagnostic evaluation of Crown-iwi relationships

Gladys Henderson
(Ngāti Pikiao)
Office Manager

Management Systems

Designing and implementing financial policies, procedures, and processes

Research and design of indigenous accounting models

Linking budgets with drivers and outcomes

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Project management and coordination 
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Ensuring business performance and resilience

“I congratulate Kauati on the interesting, innovative and meticulous study you have produced and look forward to the time when the methodology is adopted widely.”

Dr. Diane Menzies (Ko Rongowhakaata, Aitanga-a-Mahaki) ONZM, Dip Hort, Dip LA, MBA, MBus, PHD Resource Management

Team

Ailsa Cain (Waitaha, Kāti Māmoe, Ngāi Tahu) Director