Nicola Ehau has spent over 40 years providing support and expertise in mental health, Māori health, and workforce planning. She has worked in a commissioning capacity for several District Health Boards, including Hawkes Bay, Hutt Valley, Wairarapa, and Nelson Marlborough.
PhD, MManipPhty, PGDipMPhysio, BPhty
BSc, MSc, PGDipClinPsych, PhD
Dr. Simon Te Manihi Bennett is a distinguished clinical psychologist and academic dedicated to enhancing Māori mental health through culturally responsive therapeutic practices and education.
EdD, M.Ed
Dr Dudley grew up in central Auckland as one of eight siblings and attended Blockhouse Bay Primary and Intermediate Schools and Lynfield College. Leaving school at 15, she joined the Royal New Zealand Air Force in 1970 and became a sergeant by age 18.
Pania Tahau-Hodges is a dedicated advocate for Māori storytelling and language revitalisation. With a career spanning nearly three decades in publishing, she has played a pivotal role in amplifying Māori narratives as a publisher, author, content developer and editor.
Whakapapa
Te Arawa te Waka
Ngati Whaakaue te Iwi
Ngati Karenga te hapu
Te Koutu te marae
Ngongotaha te maunga
Te Rotorua -Nuiakahumatamomoe te roto
Te Utuhina te awa
Ko te Whanau Kingi, Taekata te tangata
PhD, LLM with Distinction, LLB, BTchg, BEd
Chrissie has led transformative changes in the disability sector as Chief Executive of Kāpō Māori Aotearoa New Zealand Inc, a National, Indigenous Organisation founded by and for blind, vision impaired, and deaf blind Māori in Aotearoa.
