Hails from the big metropolis of Rangitukia. The founder of Te Hā O Te Reo, a multi-modal Māori language learning and coaching service. 35 years experience teaching te reo Māori, facilitating a learning system that is embracing of different learning styles, abilities and goals. Riria embraces the use of technology, enabling her to run her business online while staying in Rangitukia where she is deeply embedded in the local community and passionately tends to her māra kai and chooks.