The Feather Project interview with Pauline Tangiora, Maori elder from the Rongomaiwahine Tribe

Pauline Tangiora is a Maori elder from the Rongomaiwahine Tribe on the East Coast of the North Island of Aotearoa / New Zealand and has affiliations to many other tribes. She is a Justice of the Peace, Earth Charter Commissioner and a member of the Earth Council, a former President and current Vice President of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom Aotearoa. S

he is also the former Regional Women’s Representative for the World Council for Indigenous Peoples, She is a life member of the Maori Women’s Welfare League and a Patron of the Peace Foundation. She has represented Aotearoa at many international fora and was a Consultant to the International Steering Committee of the World Court Project. Tangiora also writes and lectures on issues including health, environment and indigenous issues, spiritual well-being and peace.