Kia ora, I am Jill Skerrett and I represent the Rakiura Maori Lands Trust on the Engagement and Advisory Group of Predator Free Rakiura.
I live on Rakiura and I have been in this role since it first started in 2014. I am looking forward to the next stage of this project.
Tēnā koutou, Tēnā koutou, Tēnā koutou katoa, Ko Hananui tōku maunga Ko te ara a kiwa tōku awa Ko takitimu tōku waka. Ko Ngai Tahu tōku iwi. Ko Skerrett tōku whānau. Ko Edmund Burke Skerrett tōku tane. Ko Noeline Merle Shaw tōku māmā. Tokotoru aku tamariki Ko Rod ratou ko Tyron, ko Sam. Tōku wha ika mokopuna ko Ellie, ratou ko Esjay ko Indi ko Jethro. I whānau mai ahau I Waihopai, engari I tipu ake I Ōtautahi, Kei te kāinga ahau i te Rakiura e noho ana.