{"id":55843,"date":"2021-07-23T13:53:20","date_gmt":"2021-07-23T01:53:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/socialink.org.nz\/legacy\/?p=55843"},"modified":"2021-07-23T13:53:20","modified_gmt":"2021-07-23T01:53:20","slug":"new-maori-engagement-advisor-for-socialink","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/socialink.org.nz\/legacy\/blog\/2021\/07\/23\/new-maori-engagement-advisor-for-socialink\/","title":{"rendered":"New M\u0101ori Engagement Advisor for SociaLink"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SociaLink, the umbrella organisation for Western Bay of Plenty social agencies and charities, has appointed a new M\u0101ori Engagement Advisor.<br \/><img fetchpriority=\"high\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-55846\" src=\"https:\/\/socialink.org.nz\/legacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Irene-Walker-191x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"191\" height=\"300\" \/><br \/>Irene Walker (Ng\u0101iterangi, Ng\u0101ti Ranginui, Ng\u0101ti Pukenga, Waitaha, Ng\u0101ti Rehua ki Ng\u0101ti Wai), whakapapas to the iwi within the Western Bay of Plenty and northern iwi. 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