Energy Sovereignty. Kiritapu Allan

The Honourable Kiritapu Allan (Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Te Rarawa) is a former New Zealand Cabinet Minister, having held Justice, Conservation, Emergency Management, Regional Economic Development, and associate Finance and Transport portfolios. A trained lawyer with deep community advocacy roots, she now champions indigenous-led renewable energy globally.

Allan directs Kōmaru, supporting Māori landowners in solar generation, and co-founded Four Directions Fund—the first global indigenous renewable energy fund connecting First Nations communities worldwide in their transition to energy independence. Her work spans policy insight, regional development, and hands-on implementation, from installing solar at her own home to partnering directly with whānau, iwi, and indigenous communities internationally.

Through Kōmaru, KLA Solutions, and 4DF, she advances energy sovereignty, resilience, and long-term economic independence for indigenous peoples everywhere, believing energy sovereignty is foundational to indigenous prosperity and self-determination.

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