Kiri reihana (Ngāpuhi, Te Rarawa, Te Whakatōhea, Ngāi Tūhoe) is a kairangahau – Māori scientist who is a currently doing her PhD bringing Te Ao Māori and Neo-classical sciences together in the marine arena. Kiri is a Taiao ora specialist, environmental health specialist who applies her research to mobilising mātauranga (Māori knowledge) with iwi (tribes) and hapū (subtribes) throughout New Zealand. Her work on cockles’ forms part of the Sustainable seas National Science Challenge, a program that aims to protect and enhance the marine environment. 

Having trained in and practiced architecture Kiri  moved into environmental sciences, where the culmination of her experience is used to support digital platforms to create innovative Māori science solutions. 

Kiri is an advocate for mobilising mātauranga utilising digital based tools, and educational resources such as ‘Eko’ the ecology game www.eko.nz (National), ‘Karanga a Tanemahuta’ the VR experience and ‘Kaitiakitanga i te Au Warawara’ graphic novel (Te Rarawa). Kiri sits on the Tīwaiwaka trust board, a Te Ao Māori conservation movement led by Pā, or Rob McGowan, one of New Zealand’s foremost rongoā experts https://www.tiwaiwaka.nz, in championing the vision of ‘Ka ora te whenua, Ka ora te tangata’ (when the land is well, the people are well).