Amanda Yates

Associate Professor Amanda Yates [Te Arawa] directs He Puna ORA, the Regenerative Action-Lab. ORA focuses on urban system change for mauri-ora – social, cultural and ecological wellbeing – at this time of ecological emergency. Amanda is an Associate Professor at Huri Te Ao, AUT’s School of Future Environment in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland New Zealand. She works with Councils, Iwi and communities exploring place-based, indigenous-led strategies, methods and actions for urban transformation.