Atarau Pouwhare-Ellis

---

Kaihautū / Leader – Māori and Pasifika Trades Training

Born and raised predominantly in south Auckland, Atarau is Ngāi Tūhoe and Cook Island Māori. Her haukāinga is Waiohau in the Bay of Plenty, where she spent two years in her youth living with her hapū.

Atarau went to Sir Edmund Hillary College and then on to Auckland University where she graduated with a BA in Sociology and Māori studies. She then joined TSI in the Māori and Pasifika Trades Training (MPTT) team before moving into a Youth Innovator role and then Systems Innovator with the Healthy Families team.

In late 2022, Atarau moved back into MPTT taking over as Kaihautū and now leads the programme. She is also a trustee with the Student Volunteer Army.

---