Tracee Te Huia

Te Pōpoto, Uri Taniwha, Ngāti Rehia, Ngāti Kapotai ngā hapū Ngapuhi te Iwi He whāngai hoki ahau ki Ngāti Kahungunu ki Heretaunga

Having been a health leader in the sector twenty-three years, at local regional and national levels in the system, Tracee Te Huia has an explicit knowledge and understanding of the health and social atrocities related to Maori in Aotearoa. Shes worked in hospital and community settings and leads with a Matauranga Maori and tikanga lens. 

Tracee led the Hawke’s Bay DHBs response for the first contemporary health claim in Aotearoa, WAI 692 which was related to the closure of the Napier Hospital.  In addition, I was one of five researchers commissioned by the Ministry of Health to complete a one-year project to research historical negative impacts on Māori health from 1840-1995 to inform the Ministry and the WAI 2575 claimants. This report was submitted to the Ministry on the 22 August 2019 and was supporting evidence for the establishment of the Maori Health Authority. 

Tracees held governance roles in Education, Local Authority and the NGO sector. She’s been a Hearings Commissioner for the Resource Management Act and is a current member of the Institute of Directors NZ.  Tracee is well versed in both governance and management systems.  

Currently, she serves as the Regional Director Northern for Te Aka Whai Ora, the Māori Health Authority. In this role, the Authority focuses on leading and monitoring transformational change to address the hauora health and wellbeing needs of whānau Māori.

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Te Aka Whai Ora - Māori Health Authority confirms interim leadership appointments

He Rangatira Our Leaders

Dr Jade Le Grice, PhD

Te Rarawa, Ngāpuhi

I te taha o tōku whaea ko Ngātokimatawhaorua te waka
Ko Hokianga nui a Kupe te moana.
Ko ōku maunga karangaranga ko Rakautapu me Whiria.
Ko Te Rarawa, me Ngāpuhi ngā iwi

Janice Kuka

Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāi te Rangi

Over the past twenty-eight years, Jan has demonstrated leadership by her commitment to Māori health and wellbeing.

Kahurangi Fergusson - Tibble

Ngāti Porou, Te Aitanga ā Mahaki, Ngāti Uenukukopako

Kahurangi Fergusson-Tibble has focused his career on the mental health, addictions, and disabilities sector.

Wikepa Keelan

Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Kahungungu, Rongomaiwahine

 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.