Sacha brings a serial entrepreneur’s approach to working with and for Iwi Māori. From instigating United Nations proceedings to architecting a Māori social enterprise fund and leading commercial negotiations, she is known for solution-building that meets Iwi Māori aspirations.
Before coming to UC, Sacha was the director of a boutique consultancy working with Iwi Māori in strategy development, kaupapa Māori asset management and innovation and the General Manager Strategy and influence with Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu, responsible for government relations on behalf of the Iwi.
Recognised as an emerging New Zealand leader, Sacha won the inaugural Fulbright Harkness Fellowship in 2010. Sacha is a change agent and compliments her varied background with a desire to support and grow the next generation of Māori scholars. Initiatives like the Māui lab are a product of that intent and just one of the many innovations that Sacha intends to bring through Aotahi in the years to come.
Sacha is researching in the areas of:
• Iwi Māori development, innovation and entrepreneurship
• Iwi Māori futures, social and cultural capital
• Comparative approaches to Indigenous peoples
• Public policy
Biographical sources
- http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/spark/Researcher.aspx?researcherid=1103709 27 September 2017
Non-fiction
- "The Status of Urban Maori Authorities under the Treaty of Waitangi." New Zealand Students' Law Journal 1 (2002): 21-39.
- Interventions to the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. Commissioned by Treaty Tribes Coalition and Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu, 2004.
- Written Submissions to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of Indigenous People. Commissioned by Treaty Tribes Coalition and Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu, 2005.
- Shadow Report' to the New Zealand's 15th, 16th and 17th Consolidated Periodic Report to the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. Commissioned by Treaty Tribes Coalition and Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu, 2006
- Traditional decision making protocols and the contemporary jurisdiction of the Māori Land Court. Commissioned by Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu, 2006.
- "Chapter 3, Part D- Legal Issues and Regulatory Responses." Choosing Genes for Future Children. Ed. M. Henaghan. Dunedin,N.Z.: The University of Otago Human Genome Research Project (2006): 69-158.
- "Aotearoa New Zealand." Indigenous World. Ed. Sille Stidsen. Copenhagen: International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs (2007): 254-262.
- Cabinet Briefing Paper. Commissioned by Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu, 2011.
- Comparative Analysis of Indigenous Co-Governance Arrangements. Commissioned by Environment Canterbury, 2011.
- Iwi Infrastructure & Investment. Commissioned by Māori Economic Development Taskforce. 2011
- Foreign Charter Vessels Reform- Implications for Māori. Commissioned by Māori Party, 2012.
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- Freshwater Reform- Options Analysis. Commissioned by Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu, 2012.
- Indigenous Approaches to National Park Management. Commissioned by Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu, 2012.
- Māori Governance Handbook. Commissioned by Icehouse, 2012.
- MMP Review- Recommendatory Report. Commissioned by Māori Party, 2012.
- Review of the Māori Economy. Commissioned by Westpac New Zealand, 2012.
- Revised Regulatory Standards Bill- Implications for Māori. Commissioned by Māori Party, 2012.
- Integrating Kaupapa Māori Values into Agricultural Commercial Decision Making. Commissioned by Parinihi ki Waitotara, 2013.
- Qualitative Review of Strategic Options for Science to Support Environmental Management. Commissioned by Canterbury Regional Council, 2013.
- Qualitative Review of Papatipu Rūnanga Aspirations for relationship development with Department of Conservation. Commissioned by Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu, 2014.
- Whānau Ora Commissioning Investment Framework and Plan. Commissioned by Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu, South Island Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency, 2014.
- Preliminary Discussion Paper - Te Ture Whenua Reform. Commissioned by Prepared on behalf of the Te Ture Whenua Māori Ministerial Advisory Group (2015): 1-63.
- Te Ture Whenua Māori Reform Consultation Document. Commissioned by Te Puni Kōkiri (2015): 68.
- Māori Women's Transition from Prison. Commissioned by Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu, 2015.
- Recommendatory Report: Coaching Programme and Improvements to Supporting Whānau Ora Innovation. Commissioned by Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu, 2015.
- Transition Pathway for Māori Women Post Prison. Commissioned by Te Putahitanga, 2016.
- Maara Kai - theoretical underpinnings of collaborative network formation amongst maara kai practitioners. Commissioned by Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu (2016) 1-23.
- Te Ao Hurihuri: Key Future Macro Trends. Commissioned by Māui Lab, Te Pūtahitanga, 2016.
- Co-author J. Maclean.
- Te Ao Hurihuri: Key Future Macro Trends: Recommendatory Report on Impact of Future Disruptive Trends on Māori Futures and Te Pūtahitanga Commissioning Activities..Commissioned by Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu (2016): 1-42.
- Co-author J. Maclean.
- Te Ao Hurihuri: Technological Disruption-- Recommendatory Report on Impact of Future Disruptive Trends on Māori Futures and Te Pūtahitanga Commissioning Activities. Commissioned by Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu (2016): 1-42.
- Co-author A. McIntyre.
- No details.
- Move Our Motu - theoretical approaches to supporting innovation and enterprise development through kaupapa Māori innovation tournament. Commissioned by Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu (2016): 1-22.
- Co-author KB. Tamati-Elliffe.
- Māra Kai Wānanga. Commissioned by Māui Lab, Te Pūtahitanga, 2016.
- Move Our Motu Wānanga. Commissioned by Māui Lab, Te Pūtahitanga, 2016.
- Co-author M. Tamati-Elliffe
- Articulating the Theory of Change for Te Pūtahitanga's Whānau Centred Commissioning Model. In Theories of Change, Commissioned by Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu (2016): 1-33.
- Co-authors., M. Williams and KB. Tamati-Elliffe.
- Theories of Change. Commissioned by Māui Lab, Te Pūtahitanga. 2016.
- Co-authors M. Williams and M. Tamati-Elliffe.
Other
- Development and Delivery of Te Papori Whakatere Kaupapa Māori Enterprise Incubator. Christchurch, N.Z.: Te Pūtahitanga & Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu, 2016.
- Invited Contributor to develop a Mana Wahine Coaching Model. Māori Womens Development Inc. to be accredited by International Coaching Federation, 2016.
- Kaupapa Canvas - Kaupapa Māori Business Development Tool. 2016.