Isaiah Okeroa | Izy Okeroa

Kaitiaki

Taranaki, Ngāti Ruanui, Waikato ki Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Porou hoki.

 

I tipu ake ia i Waihōpai,  kei Ōtepoti e noho ana inaianei. Kei te mahi ia ki te hōhipera, hei Kaiawhina Māori mō Te Ara Haurora, he wāhi e tūtaki ai te ao kikokiko me te ao wairua. I reira, ka kawea te manaaki, te aroha me te āhuru mōwai ki ngā whānau e noho ana hei Tūroro/Tangata Whaiora. He ringatoi hoki ia, i te tau 2023, kua oti i a ia tāna tāhū paetahi o toi ataata i te taha o te Kura Toi o Ōtepoti. E tū ana ia hei te Kaitiaki Māori o THETA, Nōna te whiwhi, Nōna te waimārie hoki.

 

Izy is the Kaitiaki Māori for THETA and was born and raised in Invercargill.

He works at Dunedin Public Hospital as a Kaiawhina for Te Ara Hauora - Māori health unit, supporting the cultural safety and well-being of Māori inpatients and staff.  Izy is also an artist, having completed his BVA (Honours) at the Dunedin School of Art. His practice spans across moving image, sound, and weaving, and is fuelled by the articulation of his Māoritanga, Takatāpuitanga, and whakapapa.