Te Rerekohu is currently a Kaiārahi Rangahau Kaimōana at Cawthron Institute in Nelson and holds formal qualifications in Mātauranga Māori, Teaching, Marine Biology and Aquaculture. He is involved in several projects at Cawthron that span Shellfish and Finfish Aquaculture, Aquatic Animal Health, Biosecurity and Seafood Safety, and he believes there is a place for te reo o ngā hapū and a wider Te Ao Māori to be heard in these kaupapa.
