Dr Aroha Spinks is the final speaker in the superb Nga Manu Winter Speaker 2025 series.
Dr Spinks is an independent consultant living in Ōtaki striving for a sustainable future that builds resilience within ecosystems and communities. As an environmental scientist with experience in fisheries, restoration ecology, kaupapa Māori approaches, and Te Tiriti o Waitangi indigenous research, her doctoral research supported the whānau and hapū of Ōtaki in their restoration project for Lake Waiorongomai. Recent work included contracting to Ngā Hapū o Ōtaki supporting hapū aspirations for freshwater, biodiversity, climate change, policy and planning.
Come at 1 pm for a hot drink and biscuits and kōrero with friends. Robin’s Nest, Ngā Manu Nature Reserve. See the Nga Manu website to reserve a place or ring 04 293 4131. Mā te wā!
What: Nga Manu Winter Speaker 2025
Topic: Restoring the mauri of waimāori freshwater ecosystems
Who: Dr Aroha Spinks
When: Wednesday 30 July
Time: From 1pm
To Book: https://ngamanu-na1.shop.bookingplatform.app/83050617-b4a2-4c33-b8dc-d6f347782969
More on Lake Waiorongomai: https://ourlakesourfuture.co.nz/lakes/waiorongomai/