Ngāti Pikiao, Ngāti Mākino, Ngāti Kea, Ngāti Tuara, Ngāti Waiora
Her whānau describes her as a pillar of strength, especially for emerging leaders within her whānau. It is my pleasure that I have the opportunity to write about Mapihi as a Māori leader.
Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Hine
Kataraina Pipi is the mother of two young women, Maraea and Mere Arihi. She is also a musician, facilitator, evaluator, and an avid supporter of whānau and community development.
Waikato Maniapoto, Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Mutunga, Te Ātiawa
Kahu’s approach to leadership is the result of multiple strands of knowledge woven together; cultural, clinical, and academic.
Ngāti Pikiao, Te Rarawa, Ngāti Haupoto, Ngaati Maahanga
Jordan is working with the future. He has a PhD, and like many people, he can do the theory, but what sets him apart is his ability to work at the marae with whānau and hapū.
Ngāti Porou, Whakatohea, Tainui, Irish, Scottish
JT’s vision, leadership and genuine crossover appeal with Pākehā, has become a loss to politics but a major victory for urban Māori.
Te Aupōuri, Ngāti Kuri, Te Rarawa, Ngāi Tākoto, Ngāpuhi nui tonu
She attributes her success to ‘hard work, determination, and being able to draw from her Māori heritage, synthesising meaning from an indigenous perspective’.
Ngāti Hauiti, Te Atihaunui ā Papārangi
What is leadership, and how is it manifest in this competitive world? The challenge to write about Māori leaders is timely. Only recently have I, as a Māori woman academic, come to understand the critical qualities of a true leader.
Ngāti Pāhauwera
Dr. Fiona Cram, a distinguished social psychologist, has dedicated her career to advancing kaupapa Māori research, evaluation, and education.
Ngāti Kuri, Ngāti Kahu, Ngāpuhi
He kūaka mārangaranga, kotahi te manu, i tau ki te tahuna, tau atu, tau atu, kua tau mai
The godwits have arisen, one bird has come to rest on the beach, with others who will follow.
Ngāti Kahungunu
He toka tūmoana he ākinga nā ngā tai
A standing rock in the sea, lashed by the tides (Kawharu, 2008)