Tess believes that the end of life and dying are important opportunities for us to release the past, forgive, be forgiven, and to love without conditions.
Pauline Allan Downs
Pauline Allan Downs
Ko Whangatauatia te maunga
Ko Karirikura te moana
Ko Te Ohaki te Marae
Ko Te Rarawa, ko Nga Puhi oku Iwi
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.
Professor Sue Crengle
Professor Sue Crengle
Much of her work involves identifying where and how Māori health inequities occur and testing ways to eliminate these inequities.
Dr Makarena Diana Dudley (Margaret Dudley) NZOM
Dr Makarena Diana Dudley (Margaret Dudley) NZOM
Dr Dudley grew up in central Auckland as one of eight siblings and attended Blockhouse Bay Primary and Intermediate Schools and Lynfield College.
Wiremu Matthews
Wiremu Matthews
Wiremu’s mahi challenges traditional models of leadership and wellbeing, advocating instead for restorative, whakapapa-driven approaches that honour both te tangata and te taiao.
Dr Dianne Wepa
Dr Dianne Wepa
He toka tūmoana he ākinga nā ngā tai
A standing rock in the sea, lashed by the tides (Kawharu, 2008)
Hingatu Thompson
Hingatu Thompson
In 2018 Hingatu accepted the role of Chief Executive Officer Manaaki Ora Trust.
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.
Ruahine Albert
Ruahine Albert
Ruahine Albert is passionate about social justice and works in local, national, and international government and community services to improve the well-being of survivors of violence.
Kiriana Bird
Kiriana Bird
Dr Kiriana Bird is passionate about health, equity and Māori wellbeing.
