Ariana is known and respected for her dedication to whānau through her advocacy for social justice and social change in stopping violence against women and children.
Shelley Campbell, MNZM
Shelley Campbell, MNZM
Shelley Campbell is dedicated to reducing health inequities and creating an effective health system through the development of community and primar
John Tamihere
John Tamihere
JT’s vision, leadership and genuine crossover appeal with Pākehā, has become a loss to politics but a major victory for urban Māori.
Dr Vanessa Caldwell
Dr Vanessa Caldwell
Dr.Vanessa Caldwell is a leader in health, addiction treatment, and mental well-being through her robust intellect, commitment to social justice, a
Louise Ihimaera
Louise Ihimaera
Passionate about quality Māori mental health and addiction services, innovative workforce programmes, solutions-focused and absolutely determined are the words that first come to mind about Louise.
Kerri Butler
Kerri Butler
Kerri Butler is experienced in supporting and leading programmes around mental health first response and restrictive practice intervention. She sees mental health work as an opportunity to "make a difference in a field that she is passionate about."
Te Rangimaria Warbrick
Te Rangimaria Warbrick
Te Rangimaria passion arises from his lived experience of addiction and the importance of including Māori cultural imperatives in delivering addiction support services in our communities.
Dr Peta Ruha
Dr Peta Ruha
Dr Peta Ruha is driven by a desire to give back to the whanau through her mahi in the health sector.
Dr Kirsten Smiler MA, PhD
Dr Kirsten Smiler MA, PhD
Dr Kirsten Smiler is a distinguished Māori health researcher and lecturer at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington.
Eugene Davis
Eugene Davis
Eugene says his leadership approach has always been to lead from behind and the side. However, he also takes on the words of Selwyn Katene (Māori Public Health Leadership Wānanga, 2002), 'Someone has got to step up the front, rather than looking around for a leader, stop looking...you're it!'
Materoa Mar
Materoa Mar
Ka kohi te toi, ka whai te maramatanga
When knowledge is gathered, enlightenment will follow.
Atawhai Tibble
Atawhai Tibble
Atawhai's advice to young people is to do as many different things as possible to find your voice. "I started off doing law and kapa haka. I ended up in policy and economic measurement. I tried many things. I have landed where I was meant to be. Kia kaha tatou!"
