Ngāi Tahu (Ngāti Kurī, Ngāi Tūahuriri, Ngāti Waewae)
Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa (Ngāti Hinewaka)

Rongomaiaia  is a visual artist, her practice is grounded in a Māori worldview supported by a framework of Māori visual culture defined by land, language, people, tikanga and whakapapa. Her work ranges from painting to installation and she will often engage with wānanga, as a space to create, share, cultivate and preserve.