Arvay Armstrong-Read

Dr. Arvay Armstrong-Read is the chairwoman of the Te Waiariki, Ngāti Kororā, Ngāti Takapari Hapū–Iwi Trust. She oversees the trust’s environmental portfolio and has expressed deep concern regarding environmental and cultural impacts following unauthorized earthworks at Church Bay in Northland. Armstrong-Read described the damage caused as significant, highlighting the ecological and cultural importance of the affected area, which holds sites of significance for the hapū. Her advocacy underscores the need for responsible management of coastal resources and the preservation of cultural heritage.