We believe in combining the best of western and indigenous knowledge systems, including worldviews, to ensure our clients are at the forefront of change. We bring tailored, best-practice evidence, assessment and valuation methodologies to every situation to underpin and enable sound decision-making. We implement robust quality control processes, including data checking, risk assessment and process audit.
Terra Moana can provide a holistic, integrated 3600 scan and tailored insights and intelligence descriptions (written and graphical/presentation formats available) of what’s new, relevant, innovative, and emerging for your company, your sector, your association, or for your Executive and Board, in one off briefs (electronic, remote, in person presentations as required), or as a regular (monthly, quarterly) service.
We conduct comprehensive reviews and analysis using best-practice qualitative and quantitative methodologies. We also develop new frameworks for emerging needs, such as a world-first tool for assessing social issues in the fisheries supply chain.
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We track client performance to identify trends, using qualitative and quantitative tools to deliver tailored reporting and measurement support.
After all you can’t manage what you can’t measure.
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We advise business, NGOs, industry leaders and government to identify opportunities and support strategy implementation to ensure they are at the frontier of social, cultural and ecosystem management.
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We are deeply experienced in facilitating stakeholder engagement, creating meaningful dialogue and activities across diverse groups using our wide networks across businesses, governments, user groups and NGOs.
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We provide customised project management. We’re certified in PMG (NZ Treasury) Better Business Case, Prince 2 Project Management, Microsoft Project software and Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Programme.
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We provide specialised coaching services helping clients identify, sustain and regenerate the human and natural ecosystems that are financially and reputationally important to them. We can provide mentoring services to support individual staff to better deliver their sustainability projects.
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Having had a terrific ten years, Partner and Co-Founder Katherine Short has decided to seek new opportunities (from end March 2024). Katherine intends to dive wholeheartedly into marine and coastal systems change and the policy, research and advocacy required alongside the empowerment of all who seek to better care for the ocean.
Katherine understands how those reliant upon natural resources for their livelihoods must be supported to adopt more sustainable practices and approaches this with passion, honesty, creativity and perseverance.
She worked with WWF globally for 17 years to grow healthy and well-managed fisheries gaining significant experience in designing ecosystem-based approaches and growing the uptake of the Marine Stewardship Council. She holds a Masters in Conservation Science (Imperial College London) on natural capital and ecosystem services and is business partner with Tony Craig in Terra Moana Ltd, a sustainability consultancy, including advising Moana New Zealand.
Terra Moana was instrumental in the establishment of On-Board Social Accountability (OSA International) Ltd, a not-for-profit social enterprise that sought to improve social accountability in seafood (2016-2023).
Katherine is a Trustee of Blue Cradle and has also served as an adviser to the Clare and Whakatupu Foundations, on the Moonjelly Academy Science Advisory Committee, and on the Steering Group of Te Ahu o Rehua - the Māori marine science network. She has also served as a WWF New Zealand Emerging Director (2019-20) and co-founded Gecko NZ Trust (1995-2015). She is a trained Regenesis Practitioner, Alumnus of Imperial College London, Victoria University of Wellington, and United World College, completed Te Pūtaketanga (Te Reo Level 4), and an Ovate in the Grove of the Summer Stars.
Katherine has a deep commitment to people healing nature healing people.
Level 3
318 Lambton Quay
Wellington 6011
PO Box 2444
Wellington 6140
New Zealand
Email: office@terramoana.co.nz