Mareta Hunt is a champion for child health equity, Māori well-being, and injury prevention, driven by kaupapa Māori and Te Tiriti o Waitangi. With deep ancestral ties and a lifelong commitment to Te Reo Māori, she ensures Māori voices shape digital health engagement and policy.

Professor Suzanne Pitama is an esteemed educational psychologist, researcher, and leader in Māori health education. Her mahi is driven by a relentless pursuit of equity in healthcare, ensuring Māori health perspectives are embedded within medical training, research, and practice.

Eboni Waitere is an executive leader, literary champion, and unapologetic advocate for Māori storytelling.

Dr Anne-Marie Jackson is a pioneering force in Indigenous science, kaupapa Māori research, and Māori education. With deep roots in rural Southland and whakapapa to multiple iwi, her journey reflects the aspirations of her late parents—hardworking woolhandlers who instilled in her a commitment to whānau, service, and excellence.

Te Pūoho Kātene is an accomplished and influential Māori leader whose work bridges Indigenous knowledge, social impact, governance, and economic development to create transformative change for Māori communities.

Hiraina’s legacy is one of transformative leadership, where equity is not a goal, but a lived, ethical responsibility. She continues to empower mana wāhine and uplift the next generation of Māori clinicians, knowing that whānau hold the solutions to their own wellbeing.

Dr Nic Sinnott is passionate about reshaping healthcare to better serve Māori communities.

As a clinician-researcher, Jade is committed to health equity. Her doctoral work at the University of Auckland investigated treatment inequities in thyrotoxicosis for Māori, laying the foundation for her continuing research into ethnic inequities in endocrine health. E kore e mimiti te puna o te aroha o tōku whānau whānui. Whether in the clinic, classroom, or meeting room, she carries the aspirations of her people and strives to uplift Māori voices in all spaces.

Noah Appleby is a rising Māori health leader whose research and advocacy are reshaping the future of hauora Māori.

Helena’s leadership is grounded in a belief that Māori must not only be participants in biomedical research but also decision-makers, defining ethics, leading innovation, and shaping outcomes.