Kiwa Hammond

Kiwa Hammond has represented Ta Imi Moriori o Rēkohu on Te Pae Motuhake mō Te Tai Tonga since 2017. In late 2024 he was selected by the collective iwi and imi representatives of Te Tai Tonga to become the Chair of their Pae Motuhake and representative on the national board of Te Mātāwai.

Kiwa has Authored over 50 reo Māori/te ao Māori publications. He has been a Toi Reo Māori (registered translator & interpreter) for almost 25 years and was the lead translator for the first legislation to be fully enacted in Māori and English (Te Ture mō Te Reo Māori - Māori Language Act 2016).

He is involved with numerous local, national, and international kaupapa focused on indigenous language, culture, and identity; a lead facilitator and adviser of Ta Imi Moriori language and customs revitalisation; and develops conceptual frameworks and their practical application across a range of contexts and sectors.

Declaration of Interests:

• Hokotehi Moriori Trust
• Moriori Settlement Trust
• Wairoa Taiwhenua (Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi Incorporated
• Te Wairoa Reorua - Bilingual Wairoa 2040
• Pūtahi Marae Trustees
• Ngā Pou o Te Kawa Ora (Kaitiaki Group for the External Reporting Board)
• Repatriation Advisory Panel (Te Papa Tongarewa)
• Aatea Consultants Limited (trading as AATEA Solutions)
• Ministry of Culture and Heritage Specialist Panel
• Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori Commission
• R & R Edwards Whānau Trust
• Tātau Tātau o Te Waiora Trust
• Te Hononga o Ngā Awa Trust
• Creative NZ
• Te Kura o Te Aho Pounamu