Cazna Luke is committed to creating solutions that contribute to realising whānau, hapū and tribal aspirations. She has a resolute belief in and commitment to whānau driving and determining their own futures.
Rangatiratanga and whanaungatanga are the foundations of Mokowhiti Ltd, her proudly Māori and whānau-owned business, which she established in 2002. This mahi embodies the values and attributes that are important in her contribution to the betterment of Māori health and wellbeing.
Mokowhiti is focused on delivering excellent services for whānau that are Matauranga Māori driven. The mahi is structured to ensure sustainable strategic planning that will benefit future generations.
Cazna currently leads Kia Ora Hauora, a national Māori health workforce development programme and has been involved and committed since its inception in 2010. Kia Ora Hauora is a pioneering and successful workforce development programme that recruits Māori into health career pathways, training and employment opportunities.
Kia Ora Hauora is part of an intergenerational legacy of transformation within the health sector: previous and current generations have made space for mātauranga Māori, held space for Māori leadership, and Kia Ora Hauora supports the next generation to accelerate and amplify the potentiality of Māori leadership in the health sector.
She has been involved in setting up numerous Māori businesses and Māori development organisations, including Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu, the South Island Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency. As well as Tū Māia, a consultancy specialising in Māori leadership, innovation and venture development for profit, social enterprise, and kaupapa-driven entities.
Cazna and her husband Lee are parents to three sons Tana, Delane and Waikawau, as well as adoring grandparents to their five mokopuna Aewa Te Aotukia Ngakauroa, Amo Tawini, Kaiaio Mauri, and mahanga Kahotea Ramari and Kerei Kapene. They live with their extended whānau in a contemporary papakainga setting in Tai Tapu, Christchurch, which is also the base for Mokowhiti Ltd.
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