Dr. Teah Carlson is a Kaupapa Māori researcher and evaluator dedicated to shifting power back to whānau and communities regarding the design and delivery of health services, workforce development, governance, qualitative methods, strategy, and evaluation
Tish Siaosi
Tish Siaosi
As a mental health nurse and health consultant, Tish Siaosi focuses on incorporating Te Tiriti o Waitangi principles into her well-being support.
Ellen Norman
Ellen Norman
He kūaka mārangaranga, kotahi te manu, i tau ki te tahuna, tau atu, tau atu, kua tau mai
Chas McCarthy
Chas McCarthy
Chas demonstrates integrity each day, and people choose to seek and follow his advice. A leader is not measured by what they do but by others that choose to follow.
Wikepa Keelan
Wikepa Keelan
He is a stabilising presence, a reference point, a rock. He has mastered the delicate balance of impelling and empowering people to stand on their own two feet, not only when things are going well but also during the most difficult moments in life.
Awerangi Tamihere
Awerangi Tamihere
For the past three decades, Awerangi Tamihere (MNZM) has dedicated her career to strategic health planning, organisational development, and the reform of social policies, with a primary emphasis on whānau development.
Dr Vicki Macfarlane
Dr Vicki Macfarlane
FRNZCGP, FAChAM
Dr Glenn Doherty
Dr Glenn Doherty
Dr Glenn Doherty has held multiple roles in the health sector, which has resulted in a strategic, innovative, and inclusive leadership style. An essential feature of Glenn’s day-to-day focus is teaching and mentoring the next generation of health professionals.
Mike King
Mike King
Mike King is a Māori leader in mental health.
Wi Te Tau Huata
Wi Te Tau Huata
The myriad of stars glimmer down across the dark night
The radiant light of the full moon shines brightly
Professor Linda Waimarie Nikora
Professor Linda Waimarie Nikora
Ko te pae tawhiti, whāia kia tata
Ko te pae tata, whakamaua kia tinā
To seek new knowledge as yet unexplored
Elana Taipapaki Curtis
Elana Taipapaki Curtis
Associate Professor Elana Curtis is a public health medicine specialist focused on Māori and indigenous health inequities. She looks at Māori health outcomes and the way in which racism (and privilege) act as a determinant of health.
