Ngāti Porou, Ngāi Tahu, Rongowhakaata, Ngai Tāmanuhiri and Te Aitanga-ā-Mahaki descent.

Linnae is a Pouako mō Te Kaa (Te Kaa Trainer) who brings her deep knowledge of Te Tiriti o Waitangi to our team at Maurea.

Linnae has Master’s in Public Policy from the University of Auckland and a Bachelor of Arts (Hon) in Māori Studies from Massey University.

She has 14 years’ experience as a senior executive leading Māori and Pacific development and building strategic iwi Māori and Pacific partnerships and relationships on behalf of Auckland War Memorial Museum and Career Services Rapuara.

Linnae has also held roles at the National Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, the Office of Treaty Settlements and in Parliament as a clerk with the Māori Affairs Select Committee. Linnae was private secretary to the Minister Responsible for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations and was a former Trustee of the Ngā Taonga ā Ngā Tama Toa Trust.

Born and bred in Te Tairāwhiti amongst her father’s people, Linnae lives in Tāmaki Makaurau with her partner, Julian, and their son, Tamati.