Ko Aotea te waka
Ko Ruapehu te maunga
Ko Whanganui te awa
Ko Ātihaunui-ā-Pāpārangi, Ko Raukawa ki te Tonga nga iwi
Ko Ngāti Tuera, Ngāti Pamoana, Ngāti Pareraukawa ngā hapū.
Ko Pungarehu, ko Parikino, ko Koriniti, Ko Ngātokowaru Marae ngā marae.
E rere kau mai te awa nui
mai I te Kāhui Maunga ki Tangaroa
Ko au te Awa, ko te Awa ko au
The great river flows from the mountain to the sea
I am the river the river is me
Ko Gill Potaka-Osborne au.
I am a Senior Researcher with Whakauae Research Services with a focus on Health Services Research and Community Evaluation. My passion is to identify and grow Māori potential within our Maori communities. I myself, was supported by Whakauae to complete a Postgraduate Diploma in Social Sector and Evaluation Research followed by a Master of Maori Arts. I currently sit on WaiRangahau Ethics Committee and have previously been an AES Awards Committee member. Currently I am a member of Aotearoa New Zealand Evaluation Association (ANZEA), Ma Te Rae Māori Evaluation Association and of the Australian Evaluation Society (AES).
Mouri Awa, Mouri Tangata, Mouri Ora