Lady Talaepa - Founder: RISEN Lady

Ko au ko Rongomaiwahine.  Ko Rongomaiwahine ko au.

My namesake is my Tipuna (tribal ancestress) Rongomaiwahine, the most beautiful paramount chieftess in all the land. 

I am her.  She is me.

He Maori ahau.  I am Maori - Indigenous to Aotearoa (NZ), German, Croatian and Tahitian - with Iwi / tribal connections to: Rongomaiwahine, Ngati Porou, Tainui, Te Arawa, Tuwharetoa, Ngati Pahauwera, Te Aupouri, Te Atihaunui a Paparangi, Ngati Kahungunu.

I impart generational Mana (influence), Mauri (energy) and Tapu (sacredness) to people who are available to receive it, through the power of my story.