Ko Mauao te maunga, Ko Tauranga te moana, Ko Ngāi Te Rangi me Ngāti Ranginui ngā iwi, No Tauranga moana ahau. Tihei Mauriora!

Arianna is from Tauranga and has tribal affiliations to Ngāi Te Rangi and Ngāti Ranginui. She completed her thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10289/10735 in 2016 and works as part of the Māori Health Workforce Development Unit at the University of Otago, New Zealand. Arianna is passionate about Māori youth development and actively participates in indigenous advocacy and research. Her background is in sociology, policy and community based research.