Mapihi affiliates to Ngāi Tahu/Ngāi Te Ruahikihiki and Te Arawa/Ngāti Pikiao and is a Strategic Advisor Māori at Boffa Miskell working with whanau, hapū and iwi Māori across Aotearoa in a diverse, wide range of capacities - from landscape architecture to resource management, planning and ecology. With more than two decades of experience in Aotearoa, China, and Canada, Gabe Ross is a Landscape Architect at Boffa Miskell. He has a passion for water-sensitive design and large-scale rehabilitation. He aims to achieve multi-benefit outcomes that accommodate cultural and recreational values while allowing room for regeneration of natural systems and ecological evolution.

Sacha McMeeking is an Indigenous systems thinker who co-developed Whiria Te Muka alongside Eruera Tarena. She has been at the forefront of kaupapa Māori innovation, shaping transformative approaches to policy, social equity, and climate adaptation while advocating for Indigenous methodologies in addressing complex global challenges.

Dr. Eruera Tarena is a kaupapa Māori futurist and co-developed Whiria Te Muka with Sacha McMeeking. Through his work at Tokona Te Raki, he advances Indigenous-led solutions for systemic change, focusing on equity, climate resilience, and the role of mātauranga Māori in shaping adaptive futures.

Rhiannon is a Graphic Scribe Artist, based in Ōtautahi, Christchurch. She gets excited about social change, equality and regeneration and specialises in capturing the essence of your message through hand-drawn illustrations. With a focus on community, her goal is to create a more inclusive and compassionate society through art.

Amandine Millet is an urban planner and climate change adaptation consultant with experience in Africa, Asia, and the Pacific, working with various international donors. She will also be pursuing a Graduate Diploma in Arts (Maori Studies) / Master’s in Indigenous Studies at Auckland University (July 2025). Mere Naulumatua is an urban planner from Fiji with 20 years of Pacific-focused experience, including projects in Fiji, Samoa, Tonga and the Solomon Islands. She leads initiatives on climate resilience, urban development, and informal settlement revitalization, and is the inaugural president of the Fiji Planners Association. Rhiannon James is a Graphic Scribe Artist, based in Ōtautahi, Christchurch. She gets excited about social change, equality and regeneration and specialises in capturing the essence of your message through hand-drawn illustrations. With a focus on community, her goal is to create a more inclusive and compassionate society through art.

Mere is an urban planner from Fiji with 20 years of Pacific-focused experience, including projects in Fiji, Samoa, Tonga and the Solomon Islands. She leads initiatives on climate resilience, urban development, and informal settlement revitalization, and is the inaugural president of the Fiji Planners Association.