Tina Porou
New ZealandconsultantFemale6.0Global Dominance: 0.00%Tina Porou is the founder of resource management consultancy Poipoia and a member of Ngāti Porou and Ngāti Tūwharetoa. She has spoken out against the cultural implications of discharging human waste into waterways, emphasizing the importance of Māori values in wastewater management.
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Tina Porou provided an example of how the agreement worked for her hapū.
Scrapping council/iwi agreements ‘only takes things backwards’The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863·New Zealand· 2026-07-21
New Zealand· 2026-07-21
Tina Porou, founder of resource management consultancy Poipoia, expresses opposition to sending human waste to waterways from a Māori perspective.
Wellington’s brown tide, Christchurch’s big stink, Auckland’s toxic beaches: Why our wastewater nightmare has just begunThe New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863·New Zealand· 2026-02-23
New Zealand· 2026-02-23
