Berea Morrison

Taranaki te maunga e tū kau ana i te pae o te rangi. Kapuni me Tangahoe ngā awa e rere ana i te manawa o te whenua. Waiokura me Tāpereohenui ngā marae, he kāinga noho mō te wairua me te whakapapa. Nō Taranaki ahau, engari kei Te Awakairangi ahau e noho ana ināianei.

I’m a registered nurse with a background in hauora Māori, suicide prevention and postvention, and whānau-centred approaches to wellbeing. I’ve worked across both clinical and kaupapa Māori spaces, including as a community health nurse with Ngāruahine Iwi Authority, rangatahi mental health, through my role with Te Aho supporting Māori suicide prevention efforts across the motu.

This mahi matters deeply to me. I believe in the power of whānau, taiao, and whakapapa to heal — and that communities hold the solutions for their own wellbeing when supported.

My approach is grounded in manaaki, whanaungatanga and tino rangatiratanga. I value relationships, work with integrity, and aim to create spaces that are culturally safe, strategic, and guided by the aspirations of our people.

Outside of mahi, I’m happiest spending time with my whānau, learning te reo Rangatira and supporting iwi kauapapa in Taranaki, and connecting with te taiao. I am a bit of a nomad moving between Whanganui, Taranaki, Otaki and Tamaki-Makaurau. I continue to be inspired by the resilience and creativity of our communities.