Governance

Te Rūnanga o Toa Rangatira Board

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    Callum Katene

    Board Chair, Takapūwāhia Marae

  • A man sitting outdoors near a lake with trees and hills in the background, wearing a blue patterned sweater.

    Caleb Ware

    Iwi Elected

  • A man in a gray suit and blue shirt stands outdoors near a body of water, smiling at the camera with mountains and trees in the background.

    Te Puoho Katene

    Iwi Elected

  • An elderly man in a light gray suit smiling at an event, wearing a green stone pendant on a black cord around his neck.

    Tā Matiu Rei

    Iwi Elected

  • A woman with shoulder-length reddish-brown hair smiling in front of an abstract, woven artwork with a pattern in black, white, and red.

    Ranei Wineera-Parai

    Iwi Elected

  • A woman with shoulder-length brown hair, wearing a black top with a tie at the waist, sitting on a wooden chair outdoors near a body of water, smiling at the camera. There are trees and bushes around her, with mountains and water in the background.

    Lesley Udy

    Wairau Marae

  • A Maori-style tribal design featuring a humanoid figure with a detailed, swirling body and a large head holding a spear, set against a red circular background.

    Latoya Flutey

    Hongoeka Marae

  • A man with short gray hair, wearing a red polo shirt with logos, smiling and posing in front of a decorative woven wall hanging.

    Ihaka Griffin-Mathews

    Whakatū Marae

The Te Rūnanga o Toa Rangatira Board is the critical link between the aspirations of the iwi and the strategic delivery of the Rūnanga. They are the representative body of the iwi, with a varied range of skills and expertise.

Our Board comprises of one representative from each of the four Marae within our rohe and four iwi elected representatives as voted by iwi members.

Ati Awa Toa Hauora Partnership Board

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    Hikitia Ropata

    (Chair) Ngāti Toa Rangatira, Ngāti Raukawa, Te Āti Awa, Ngāti Porou

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    Tio Taiaki

    (Deputy Chair) Te Ātiawa ki Whakarongotai, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Te Āti Haunui-ā-Pāpārangi - Te Ātiawa ki Whakarongotai Rep

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    Dr Te Taku Parai

    (Kaumātua) Ngāti Toa Rangatira

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    Hinemoa Priest

    Te Āti Awa, Ngaruahine ki te Rangi

  • A middle-aged man with gray hair smiling at the camera, wearing a navy blue zip-up sweater, against a plain gray background.

    Tane Cassidy

    Ngā Puhi

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    Dr Vanessa Caldwell

    Kai Tahu, Te Rapuwai, Waitaha, Kati Māmoe

Āti Awa Toa Hauora Partnership Board has been established to represent the health and wellbeing needs, aspirations and interests of te iwi o Ngāti Toa, te iwi o Te Āti Awa and all Māori living within the Kapiti, Porirua, Wellington and Hutt Valley regions. 

As an independent rōpū selected by representatives from Ngāti Toa and Te Āti Awa, the Āti Awa Toa Hauora Partnership Board will design and deliver Māori health plans that support health reforms and create intergenerational change and a significant shift from illness to wellness for all Māori.   

Additional to this mahi, the Board will also monitor the Māori Health Authority and Health NZ to understand how the health system is performing in meeting the needs and aspirations of all Māori living in our rohe.  

For more information visit roheora.nz

Te Kāhui Hauora o Te Tauihu

  • Patariki Hippolite

    (Co-Chair) Ngāti Toa Rangatira

  • Patrick Smith

    (Co-Chair) Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō, Rangitāne, Te Ātiawa, Kāi Tahu (Makaawhio hapū)

  • Dr Kate Hippolite

    Ngāti Koata, Ngāti Toa Rangatira. Ngāti Kuia, Kai Tahu

  • Leanne Manson

    Ngāti Tama ki te Waipounamu

  • Vicky Thorn

    Ngāti Kuia, Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō, Rangitāne, Ngāti Koata

  • Lydia Mains

    Ngāti Rārua, Rangitāne

  • Lee Luke

    Ngāti Rārua, Ngāti Toa Rangatira, Ngāti Maniapoto

  • Kim Ngawhika

    Te Arawa, Kai Tahu, Kāti Māmoe

Te Kāhui Hauora o Te Tauihu is an independent Board, selected to represent the interests and deliver the health and wellbeing aspirations, needs and expectations of all whānau living in Te Tauihu.

Made up of representatives from Te Tauihu o Te Waka-a-Māui - Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō, Rangitāne, Ngāti Rārua, Ngāti Kuia, Ngāti Tama, Ngāti Koata. Ngāti Toa Rangatira and Te Ātiawa, the moemoeā of Te Kāhui o Te Tauihu is:

Ko mātau ngā iwi o Te Tauihu o Te Waka-a-Māui, e mahi ngātahi mana, kia tautoko i te whānau.
The mana whenua of Te Tauihu o Te Waka-a-Māui strive to advance health and wellbeing of whānau kātoa.