Rāwā is passionate about the communities he is a part of, having lived experience and identifying as a member of the Rainbow, Disability and Indigenous communities. He is based between in Wellington and Christchurch in Aotearoa, New Zealand. Rāwā has extensive experience in civil society and cross-Government approach to tackling complex issues and has a background in organisational change and development, strategy and leadership, Academic Board and University Council, Te Ao Māori and Capability Development. Rāwā enjoys supporting the community and grassroots organisations such as Qtopia as the Co-Chair, Christchurch Heroes as the Co-chair and Manager, Hui Takatāpui and Kahukura Pounamu as a board member, ILGA World as the Bi+ Steering Committee Chairperson and board member and ILGA Oceania as one of the two New Zealand representatives. Rāwā is the Principal Advisor, System Transformation for the Disability Directorate at the Ministry of Health – a cross-Government approach to reform the disability sector in New Zealand, also known as Enabling Good Lives.