Iwi/Hapū
Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tonga, Rangitāne o Manawatū, Ngāti Porou, Ngāi Te Rangi
Qualifications
Bachelor of Science Chemistry (UoA)
Bachelor of Science (Hons) Chemistry (UoA)
Location
Wellington
Science Centre
Topics
Contact Details
Biography
Kararaina was part of the second intake of Te Kūwaha Graduate Interns and has a background in chemistry, completing her BSc (honours) in Mechanochemistry at the University of Auckland in 2020.
She is currently enrolled in a PhD at Victoria University where, alongside iwi, she is investigating the ability of native forests to sequester carbon as part of the CarbonWatch NZ project.
Kararaina was recently awarded runner-up best student poster at the 2022 International Conference on Southern Hemisphere Meteorology and Oceanography.