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Ko Mauao me Moehau ngā maunga Ko Te Awanui, ko Waihou me Tikapa ngā moana Ko Mātaatua me Tainui ngā waka Ko Toroa me Marutūāhu ngā tūpuna Ko Ngāi Te Rangi me Ngāti Tamaterā ngā iwi Ko Ngāi Tūwhiwhia, ko Ngāti Tauaiti, ko Ngāi Tamawhariua me Ngāti Pinenga ngā hapū Ko...

Meet Soifua PearsonSoifua was born in Tonga but has called Tauranga Moana home for over 16 years. She is Tātāriki Rautaki for Waiariki Whānau Mentoring and has spent many years within the community and social services sector in various roles between frontline,...

Deborah’s career has been built around helping people reach their full potential to lead their own business so they grow and thrive.  She has 25 years’ experience working with companies to support their growth ambitions – from innovating, entrepreneurship, start-up,...

Tania is part of the leadership team at Tautoko Mai Sexual Harm Support where her role is to build organisational capability and efficiencies. Before entering the social sector, Tania has had a wide range of general business experience in the private sector in...

Ko Mauao te maunga, Ko Tauranga te Moana Ko Takitimu te waka, ko Ngati Ranginui te iwi, Ko Ngai Tamarāwaho, Ko Ngāti Kahu ngā hapū Ko Huria, ko Wairoa ngā marae Ko Wiremu Matthews toku ingoa Wiremu has worked mostly in health and wellbeing over the last 20 years. He...

Mel Tata (Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāti Tūwharetoa) is Chief Executive of Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Ranginui Iwi. She has spent 15 years working in Māori health and has a background in social work. Mel says she is committed to Māori achievement and prosperity, seeking and sharing...

Nigel is currently the CEO of Priority One, the economic agency for the Western Bay of Plenty. His background is in digital marketing and media. He has significant commercial experience and knowledge gained from a wide ranging background in small and large companies...

Tracy is our financial goddess and grant funding advisor She loves budgets and forecasts, and is able to count using more than her own body parts. The rest of us are also very good at maths, and know that there is only one of her and that she was employed not a...

Linda Thompson has been a journalist, author, communications specialist and editor for longer than anyone wants to remember. She moved to the Bay of Plenty more than 15 years ago, managing communications for Zespri and then the Harbour Link project before working for...