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The News and musings from the yards, barrel halls and tasting panels, and from on the road traveled between.
Adrian Te Patu
Adrian has worked for various organisations including government departments and agencies, community organisations, education institutions, hospitals, health providers and also iwi. His roles have included social worker, youth worker, counsellor,…continue reading
Maire Kipa
Maire is committed to transformational Māori leadership at the governance and management level – in particular as it impacts “…complexities associated with outcome measurements; there is a time lag between…continue reading
Dr Regan Potangaroa
Dr Regan Potangaroa is Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa. He is a Professor of Architectural Science at the School of Architecture at Victoria University Wellington. He has been deployed over 200…continue reading
Taima Campbell
RN, MHSc (Nsg); PG Dip Business (Māori Development); FCNA Ngāti Tamatera; Ngāti Maru; Ngāti Kiriwera I am a Registered Nurse with over 35 years of experience in the health sector…continue reading
Riana Manuel
Mauri ora. I am currently the Manukura Hauora aka CEO for Te Korowai Hauora o Hauraki. We are an Iwi mandated, kaupapa Māori NGO based in Hauraki and our aim…continue reading
Martin Tolich
Martin Tolich’s first degrees were from Auckland University and his Ph.D. in Sociology was from University of California, Davis. He is currently Associate Professor in Sociology at Otago University, New…continue reading
Garth Nowland-Foreman
Garth is a Director at the LEAD Centre for Not for Profit Leadership where he works with community organisations and those that fund them. Formerly a lecturer for the Unitec Graduate Diploma in…continue reading
Ian McLeod
Ian is a statistical analyst at Statistics New Zealand. He is primarily involved with the compilation of economic statistics, including those related to GDP and the contributions that various sectors of…continue reading
Diane Menzies
Dr Diane Menzies (Ngāti Kahungunu), ONZM. A director of Landcult Ltd, a research and advisory consultancy, her PhD is in resource studies. She was a director of Ministry for the…continue reading
Yvonne Wilson
Yvonne has experience in managing and leading a for-kaumātua-by-kaumātua organisation in Kirikiriroa. She also brings networks in the health and social services sector serving kaumātua and has skills in project…continue reading
Rangimahora Reddy
Originally from Himatangi, Rangimahora has worked for Rauawaawa Kaumātua Charitable Trust since 2010. Working with Kaumātua or those she describes as “nga matauranga taonga” makes Rauawaawa a very special place…continue reading
James Berghan
James (Te Rarawa, Te Aupouri) is a Licensed Cadastral Surveyor and PhD candidate at the University of Otago. After working on a range of planning, subdivision and land development projects…continue reading