About

Ko wai au?
who am i?

Ko Pūwheke, Ko MaungaTaniwha ngā maunga,
Ko Karikari, ko Tokerau ngā moana,
Ko Māmaru te waka,
Ko Kahutianui te tupuna,
Ko Te Parata te tangata,
Ko Te Whānau Moana me Te Rorohuri ngā hapu,
Ko Haiti-tai-marangai te marae
Ko Ngāti Kahu, Ko Te Rarawa, ko NgāPuhi ngā iwi
Ko Damaris ahau.
I’m Damaris, Founder & Head Hustler of The Realness World. As a proud grandchild of Muriwhenua & Te Tai Tokerau, and a mother, daughter, sister, partner, and collective liberation worker, my work reaches across the nation. I’m committed to indigenising every space, upholding Te Tiriti o Waitangi & He Whakaputanga, and fighting for a Free Palestine and an End to colonial violence. I do this mahi while residing in Ōtaki on the whenua of the Raukawa people. I’m grateful you’re here exploring The Realness movement. Ngā mihi xx D