Nicola Ehau has spent over 40 years providing support and expertise in mental health, Māori health, and workforce planning.
Cynthia Otene
Cynthia Otene
MHSc
Maungataniwha te Maunga
Tapapa te Awa
Mangamuka te Marae
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
Lisa Cherington
Lisa Cherington
Lisa is driven by her passion for working with tamariki and rangatahi and utilising narrative therapy deriving from our mātauranga Māori knowledge base.
Rawinia Higgins
Rawinia Higgins
Professor Rawinia Higgins has dedicated many years of service as one of the country's leading experts on Māori language revitalisation, specialising in Language Planning and Policy. She leads and develops many initiatives that provide better outcomes and opportunities for Māori.
Grant Berghan
Grant Berghan
Grant Berghan specialises in Māori development and possesses extensive experience in policy, programme development, funding, leadership development and public health in Aotearoa.
Dr Kuramaiki Lacey
Dr Kuramaiki Lacey
BDS
Dr Anne-Marie Jackson
Dr Anne-Marie Jackson
Dr Anne-Marie Jackson is a pioneering force in Indigenous science, kaupapa Māori research, and Māori education. With deep roots in rural Southland and whakapapa to multiple iwi, her journey reflects the aspirations of her late parents—hardworking woolhandlers who instilled in her a commitment to whānau, service, and excellence.
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.
