Ara Taiohi

Ko Mōkau ki runga ko Tamaki ki raro ko Mangatoatoa kei waenganui, ko Pare Hauraki ko Pare Waikato ko te Kaokaoroa te Patatere Ko Pirongia rāua ko Karioi ngā maunga ko Waitetuna ko Waipa ko Waikato ngā awa ko Te Kaharoa, Makomako, Waipapa ngā marae Ko Ngāti Māhanga, Ngāti Te Wehi, Ngāti Hikairo ngā iwi. Ko Mohi Te Huia Kerei rāua ko Merepaea Tauira ōku tūpuna te taha o tōku pāpā. Ko Tonganui Pumipi rāua ko Ritihia Raumati ōku tūpuna te taha o tōku whaea. Ko Henare Kerei rāua ko Te Ruihi Pumipi ōku mātua. Tokowaru ā rāua tamariki ko te tuaono ahau, ā, ko Anaru Gray tōku ingoa.

I hold a Bachelor of Social Science - Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato 1997, Masters of Social Work Applied (Honours) - Massey University 2006 and Postgraduate Diploma Bicultural Professional Supervision - Te Wānanga o Aotearoa 2018. Current membership 6022, Annual Practicing Certificate and Certificate of Good Standing - Social Workers Registration Board and, membership 467763 - Australian Association of Social Work.

I am in private practice full-time and my focus is to deliver a service user centred approach and support for my supervisees. I am conscious about a healthy lifestyle and the need to reflect on both my professional and personal mahi. Therefore, I have regular supervision with my supervisor - Emma Webber-Dreadon in Tauranga. My whānau and mokopuna keep me grounded, with my wife Tiahuia as we celebrated 28 years together in April 2019. I am a non-smoker and enjoyed an alcohol free lifestyle for 36 years. My full drivers licence maintains no restrictions and I regularly gain Police vetting approval when required by my networks. Please view my website: www.culturaladvice.maori.nz for further information.