A competent psychiatrist with a moko kauae, fluent in te reo Māori, who can sit and play the guitar and tell really good stories.
Kerri Nuku
Kerri Nuku
Hutia te rito o te harakeke
Kei hea te kōmako e kō?
Kī mai ki ahau
He aha te mea nui o te ao?
Māku e kī atu
Dr Ruth Herd
Dr Ruth Herd
Kia mau ki te aka matua, te toi huarewa o ngā tūpuna
Hold fast to the wisdom of your ancestors
Kingi Kiriona
Kingi Kiriona
Kingi Kiriona is an orator, a kapa haka exponent, composer, educator, and broadcaster. His observation of Te Reo Māori and Te Ao Māori as a tool for improving the health and well-being of iwi and Māori communities has driven Kingi to realise opportunities for Māori language and culture to be shared, embedded, and recognised through the health system.
Leoma Tawaroa
Leoma Tawaroa
Leoma Tawaroa is dedicated to working towards equity for Māori in her health and social care roles that focus on community and youth development work, whānau ora action, project coordination, and management.
Maria Ngawati
Maria Ngawati
Maria Ngawati has always been dedicated to increasing opportunities within her community in several ways. She believes you can achieve change by using many tools and cross-sector relationships.
Michelle Mako
Michelle Mako
Michelle Mako provides leadership and quality advice to support successful outcomes to eliminate inequities in cancer outcomes.
Mata Cherrington
Mata Cherrington
LLB, BSocSc
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.
Associate Professor Leonie Pihama
Associate Professor Leonie Pihama
Leonie is a leading kaupapa Māori educator and researcher, well-known in our communities. She graduated with her MA (1993 First Class Hons) an
Mara Andrews
Mara Andrews
Mara has many years of experience in Indigenous development across various sectors.
Elana Taipapaki Curtis
Elana Taipapaki Curtis
Associate Professor Elana Curtis is a public health medicine specialist focused on Māori and indigenous health inequities. She looks at Māori health outcomes and the way in which racism (and privilege) act as a determinant of health.
