Ngāti Kauwhata, Rangitane, Ngāti Porou, Rongowhakaata, Ngāi Tahu
For the past three decades, Awerangi Tamihere (MNZM) has dedicated her career to strategic health planning, organisational development, and the reform of social policies, with a primary emphasis on whānau development.
Ngāi Tahu, Te Rarawa
Cazna Luke is dedicated to enabling whānau, hapū, and tribal aspirations, firmly believing in their ability to shape their own destinies.
Waitaha, Kāi Tahu
Becoming a doctor has always been Boudine's dream, and the chance to give back to her community drives her. Her journey has been made possible through the support of her whānau and generous scholarships.
Ngāti Awa, Ngai Tūhoe, Te Arawa, Tūwharetoa
Growing up with Te Reo as her first language and through kōhanga reo and kura Kaupapa, Aroha believes health interventions are already within pūrākau and traditional Māori practices.
Waitaha, Kāti Māmoe, Kāi Tahu
Dr. Carrie Clifford is passionate about cultural and intergenerational well-being practices and their potential contributions to overall hauora.
Te Hikutu, Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairoa
From a young age, Chloe Fergusson-Tibble aspired to become a doctor. Throughout her studies, she maintains a steadfast commitment to incorporating Māori healthcare approaches by staying connected to her whakapapa.
Ngāti Whātua
Coral Wiapo is dedicated to making significant contributions to improve Māori healthcare. She is passionate about developing the necessary skills, knowledge, and expertise to support the development of the nursing workforce to be able to respond to the needs of Māori. Coral recognises the intersectionality of being wahine Māori, a nurse and a lesbian and strives to give visibility to the strengths that are inherent within this.
Ngāti Tukorehe, Ngāti Porou
Dr. Emma Wehipeihana, an award-winning writer, podcaster, and political commentator, blends her medical knowledge with accessible writing to shed light on the Māori experience within New Zealand's healthcare system.
Ngāti Porou, Te Whānau ā Apanui, Ngāti Maniapoto, Waikato-Tainui
Diane Koti is an expert in Indigenous development, Kaupapa development, Kaupapa Māori Research, psychology, and mental health. She is a passionate leader who works for fair, holistic, and whānau-centred health outcomes.
Ngāti Toarangatira, Ngāti Koata, Ngā Ruahine
Dr Esther Willing is an academic and Māori health researcher focusing on how health policy and the health system can improve Māori health outcomes in Aotearoa.