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.
Dr Vicki Macfarlane
Dr Vicki Macfarlane
FRNZCGP, FAChAM
Neta Smith
Neta Smith
Ko Neta Smith toku ingoa
Ko Jesse MuruPaenga toku Matua
Ko TePaia tai Puhi roa Maaka toku Whaea
Dr Suzanne Pitama
Dr Suzanne Pitama
Professor Suzanne Pitama is an esteemed educational psychologist, researcher, and leader in Māori health education. Her mahi is driven by a relentless pursuit of equity in healthcare, ensuring Māori health perspectives are embedded within medical training, research, and practice.
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
Dr Chellie Spiller
Dr Chellie Spiller
Professor Chellie Spiller is a distinguished academic in leadership at the Waikato Managem
Carlton Irving
Carlton Irving
Carlton Irving has worked in paramedicine, emergency management, and advisory roles with the goal of creating better health support for Māori.
