Jade works to drive transformation and innovation within the current health system so that the hauora aspirations of communities are realised.
Tane Cassidy
Tane Cassidy
Tane Cassidy has extensive experience in health marketing, policy development, and strategic leadership, with a career spanning multiple high-impac
Gina Blaize Chaffey-Aupouri
Gina Blaize Chaffey-Aupouri
Throughout her career, Gina has provided extensive healthcare Māori health education and shared her knowledge of tikanga across the Tairāwhiti area.
Dr Kimiora Henare, BSc, MHSc, PhD
Dr Kimiora Henare, BSc, MHSc, PhD
Dr Kimiora Henare is a pioneering Māori cancer researcher committed to transforming oncology through kaupapa Māori-driven research.
Donna Blair
Donna Blair
Ahakoa he iti, he pounamu
Dr Candy Louise Ramarihi Hera Cookson-Cox
Dr Candy Louise Ramarihi Hera Cookson-Cox
Dr Candy Louise Ramarihi Hera Cookson-Cox has been my mentor, colleague and friend for over twenty years, the first Māori nurse to gain a doctorate in education, a rarity in the early 2000’s
Alana Ruakere
Alana Ruakere
Alana Ruakere is passionate about creating positive change for Māori hauora, including improving access and equity in health services and empowering whānau to take charge of their own health journey.
Dr Esther Willing
Dr Esther Willing
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.
Hiraina McKenzie, Fellow Te Aō Māramatanga, Post Grad. Dip Advance MHN, BA Nursing, Dip.RCN
Hiraina McKenzie, Fellow Te Aō Māramatanga, Post Grad. Dip Advance MHN, BA Nursing, Dip.RCN
Hiraina’s legacy is one of transformative leadership, where equity is not a goal, but a lived, ethical responsibility. She continues to empower mana wāhine and uplift the next generation of Māori clinicians, knowing that whānau hold the solutions to their own wellbeing.
Dr Wayne Ngata
Dr Wayne Ngata
Wayne Ngata is a strong supporter of the revitalisation of te reo Māori and education models that are underpinned by Māori processes.
