Te Rā Moriarty is a descendant of Ngāti Toa Rangatira, Ngāti Koata, Rangitāne and Ngāti Kahungunu. He is an assistant lecturer in Te Pūtahi a Toi, the School of Māori Knowledge, at Massey University. His main areas of teaching are te reo Māori, tikanga Māori and te ao Māori. Currently, he is completing a doctorate focusing on karakia practitioners in the modern world.
