Dr Esther Willing is an academic and Māori health researcher focusing on how health policy and the health system can improve Māori health outcomes in Aotearoa.
Joanna Hikaka
Joanna Hikaka
Dr Joanna Hikaka is a clinical pharmacist and health researcher focusing on equitable access to health services for Māori and developing anti-racist health services.
Wayne Ngata is a strong supporter of the revitalisation of te reo Māori and education models that are underpinned by Māori processes.
Di Grennell MNZM
Di Grennell MNZM
"Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi, engari he toa takitini."
My achievement is not that of the individual but the contributions of many.
Andre McLachlan
Andre McLachlan
For many years now Andre has led kaupapa Māori based workforce development by contributing to the advancement of innovative and dynamic kaupapa Māori based therapeutic resources.
Dr Kiri Prentice BHB, MBChB, FRANZCP
Dr Kiri Prentice BHB, MBChB, FRANZCP
Kiri's interests are Te Taiao (nature), hauora Māori, mental health, Māori philosophy, education, and law. These feature prominently in her teaching with medical students, psychiatry registrars and other health professionals, and the educational videos that Kiri creates for her YouTube channel and website titled Māori Minds.
Lucinda Cassin
Lucinda Cassin
Lucinda Cassin is committed to uplifting the lived experiences and whānau voices within mental health and addiction services.
Pania Coote
Pania Coote
Pania Coote is a highly skilled and visionary leader in the health and community sectors, renowned for her strategy expertise and for addressing health inequities.
Dr Jade Le Grice, PhD
Dr Jade Le Grice, PhD
I te taha o tōku whaea ko Ngātokimatawhaorua te waka
Ko Hokianga nui a Kupe te moana.
Dr Jordan Waiti
Dr Jordan Waiti
Jordan is working with the future. He has a PhD, and like many people, he can do the theory, but what sets him apart is his ability to work at the marae with whānau and hapū.