Dr Kirsty Macfarlane is a leading Māori gastroenterologist, researcher, and māmā whose work is grounded in equity, whakapapa, and the power of kaupapa Māori.
Dr Kahu McClintock
Dr Kahu McClintock
Kahu’s approach to leadership is the result of multiple strands of knowledge woven together; cultural, clinical, and academic.
Tania Hodges
Tania Hodges
MBA (Distinction), Grad Dip Mgmt. St, PGCBR, BSocSci, Grad Dip Te Reo Māori, RPN (Registered Psychiatric Nurse)
Tricia Keelan
Tricia Keelan
Tricia wants to see eyes, hearts and minds open to the potential of Aotearoa as a Tiriti o Waitangi led nation.
Naomi Manu
Naomi Manu
Naomi Manu is a dedicated champion of Māori and rangatahi development. Known for establishing the Pūhoro STEM Academy, she has transitioned to Auraki Group Limited to focus on workforce development gaps beyond those the Pūhoro kaupapa designed to address.
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.
Leilani Maraku
Leilani Maraku
Leilani Maraku develops and delivers Kaupapa Māori Mental Health & Addiction peer support services throughout the Manawatū region for adults, youth, and their whānau.
Ariana Simpson
Ariana Simpson
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.
Christina (Chrissie) Cowan
Christina (Chrissie) Cowan
Chrissie has led transformative changes in the disability sector as Chief Executive of Kāpō Māori
Mareta Hunt
Mareta Hunt
Mareta Hunt is a champion for child health equity, Māori well-being, and injury prevention, driven by kaupapa Māori and Te Tiriti o Waitangi. With deep ancestral ties and a lifelong commitment to Te Reo Māori, she ensures Māori voices shape digital health engagement and policy.
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
