Tamaki WRAP is a charitable trust made up of local people from Tamaki-Maungakiekie. Our backgrounds, skills and interests are diverse but our commitment to ensuring a sustainable and healthy community unites us all.

Naomi Roberts

Community Activator - Panmure / Glen Innes / Point England

Naomi helped to Establish Tāmaki WRAP and went onto secure a Wastewise position in Auckland Council in previous years.

After spending time in the lower regions of Te Ika A Maui (North Island) she has returned and continues her journey of aligning with communities to reduce waste and navigate the changing rubbish recycling changes by whakawhanaungatanga (building relationships)

Ko au Te whenua

Ko te whenua ko au

I am the land

And the land is me

Shanta Roberts

Community Activator - Panmure / Glen Innes / Point England

Shatna is a founding member of Tāmaki WRAP and has volunteered with the organisation for many years. She has a long history living and working in Tāmaki. She is passionate about seeing locals empowered to improve their lives though the zero waste kaupapa.

She’s always up for a chat about waste and is keen to share many realistic and creative ways to reduce it.
 

Sarah Lightbody

Community Activator - Onehunga

Kristine Schat

Community Activator - Onehunga

Gloria Hinestroza

Community Activator - Panmure / Glen Innes / Point England

Our board of Trustees

Lucy Pierpoint

Chair

Lucy hails from East Africa and has a long history of working in waste reduction in the UK and Aotearoa. Most recently with Auckland Council Waste Solutions and Low Carbon teams. She has an art and jewellery practise based on "Defying Obsolescence" creating objects from redundant materials and is the vision holder for the Tāmaki Urban Market Garden proving vegetables locally. She has been a keen advocate for Tāmaki WRAP for many years on a trustee son 2018. Her current mahi supports families at a time of bereavement.

Sarah Aitken

Trustee

Sarah joined the Board when the scope of Tāmaki WRAP broadened to include Maungakiekie. Having lived in Onehunga for over 15 years with a long interest in low waste living she was excited by the kaupapa and the strong community focus of the organisation. After 10 years at Greenpeace she is currently working for the Ākina Foundation to support purpose led businesses. She is especially interested in the connection between low waste and low carbon living.

Liz Stowers

Trustee

Change Matters

We believe strongly in the power of sustainable communities to educate, inspire and effect change of how we deal with waste. Our people are passionate about creating sustainable projects that are utilitarian and accessible. View, share and reach out if you would like to learn more.