Dayna Raroa

Written By Timothy Livingston

Bio

Dayna Raroa (Ngāti Porou) is a Tairāwhiti artist, designer, and community researcher whose practice sits where community, climate, and creativity meet. As a researcher with Te Weu Charitable Trust and a Master of Design candidate, she translates the Te Tairāwhiti qualitative report Kua huri te tai, kua pari te tai aroha into participatory artworks and experiences. Dayna leads MŌWAI: The Weight of Water, a community exhibition that mobilises local knowledge, grief, and hope into tangible acts—wearable art, interactive installations, and living archives. Grounded in manaakitanga and whanaungatanga, her process centres whānau, hapū, and iwi as knowledge-holders, inviting audiences to co-create, reflect, and act. Raroa’s work is unapologetically East Coast—weighty, hands-on, and rooted in the whenua and waterways that shape us.

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Social - @daynararoa

Contact - dayna@mowai.co.nz

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Timothy Livingston

The opportunity you have in life and business is to make choices that bring your WHY to life.

For me, my WHY is to create connection. To create meaningful and emotional connections with your communities, tribe, clients, business partners, customer. My job is to help you find it, clarify it, amplify it, and design it.

With over 15+ years of experience in graphic design specialising in brand development across digital media & print, my skill set is not just that of your average creative... on a typical day I can identify insights, come up with ideas, get excited about strategic marketing, execute outstanding campaigns, craft identities, websites, and everything in-between. Working on award-winning creative campaigns while delivering high-quality work with attention to detail is all in a days job… Coffee anyone?

https://www.livingstoncreative.nz
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