13. Sina Cotter Tait & Elle Archer

Māori in Engineering

This episode, Elle Archer and Sina Cotter Tait share how they hold true to their ‘why’ within the governance space in Aotearoa, the power of coming from a STEM background and the power of having a mate to support you throughout it all (+ so much more). Elle Archer (Ngāti Tamaterā, Ngāti Porou, Ngāi Tūhoe, Ngāpuhi) is a Director, Board member, whānau member, friend (among SO many other things) and comes from a geospatial technology background. Sina Cotter Tait, of Samoan whakapapa, is a Director, Board member, whānau member, friend (again, among SO many other things) and comes from a Civil engineering background. They both exemplify their why in the spaces they have created, stepped in to and created for other people. Sina and Elle embody collective leadership and success to help open the doors for other people. I think Sina puts it perfectly in this episode when she shares a story of a quote she heard of, “when you succeed, we all succeed”. This episode is full of insight, real talk and laughs. Enjoy e te whānau.