He Rangatira Leaders

Recognised for their contributions, service, vision, dedication and expertise towards constructive change and improvement to Māori health. We invite you to explore the Maori leaders who influence and contribute to Māori health and wellbeing.

Be inspired. Aspire.

As a leader Mere surrounds herself with people from all walks of life. Mere utilises their skills to accelerate Māori aspirations to lessen the health disparities among Māori.

Michael’s leadership to maintain the focus and course to achieve the right thing remains. He tino rangatira tēnei – not only does Michael have the skills and attributes of being an emerging leader, but he also has the mana to be a great leader.

It is my pleasure to write in support of one of the most thoughtful, kind leaders that I met in my working life.

I am grateful for the opportunity to write about this extraordinary wahine toa. I am lucky to have done my psychiatry training in Sylvia’s wake.

He warmly describes his kaupapa as doing science that prioritises Māori health.

Willie Jackson comes from a renowned family of activists who have worked tirelessly to advance the rights of poorly paid workers while exposing social injustice on many levels, using Māori matters as a touch stone.

Te Puea Winiata is an influential Māori woman, whose leadership gives hope and inspiration for us all to improve, advocate and promote Māori health and wellbeing.

Wayne Ngata is a strong supporter of the revitalisation of te reo Māori and education models that are underpinned by Māori processes.

I first met Dr Lynne Russell in 2013 when she was a speaker for a Preventing Māori Suicide Webinar Series hosted by the

My enduring memory of Monica was sitting next to her at the bus stop outside an addiction treatment centre in the early 1980’s saying goodbye to a number of whānau who had been exited from treatmen

He Rangatira Leaders

Mere Balzer

Tūhourangi, Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Ranginui, Maniapoto

Michael Naera

Te Arawa, Ngāti Tūteniu, Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Kahungunu

Phyllis Tangitu

Ngāti Pikiao, Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāti Haua

Dr Sylvia Van Altvorst

Ngāti Kahu

Dr Willy-John Martin

Ngāti Wai, Ngāti Tamaterā

Willie Jackson

Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāti Porou

Te Puea Winiata

Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāi te Rangi, Ngāi Tamarāwaho, Tūhoe, Tainui

Dr Wayne Ngata

Te Aitanga a Hauiti, Ngāti Ira, Ngāti Porou

Dr Lynne Russell

Kāi Tahu, Kāti Mamoe, Ngāti Kahungungu, Ngāti Porou

Monica Stockdale

Ngāti Kahungungu