|
Board of Trustees Profiles
Waata Tame Matiaha, Chairman
Tame is of Ngati Muretu and Ngati Moe descent. Tame spent his early life in Northland and Wairarapa. His interests include all sports, education, Maori culture and the Army.
Tame's work history includes: New Zealand Army Regular Force; Patea Freezing Works; Nestle NZ Ltd; Establishment of PEP Work Schemes for nine marae in Taranaki; Auckland Education Board; Tangaroa College; and Newlands College.
Tame has been a parent representative for Hillary College Board of Trustees; Chairperson Parents Committee, Hato Tipene College; Vice Chairperson Parents Committee, Te Kura Maori o Nga Tapuwae Mangere; Organising Co-ordinator, ASB Auckland Secondary Schools Maori and Pacific Island Festival; Treasurer, Wellington Branch 28th Maori Battalion Association.
Henare Manaena, Deputy Chairman
Henare is one of thirteen children of Rangitahia Manaena and Karoriaongaariki Haeata Kuku. Henare was born in Hastings but was raised by his grandparents Mita Haeata Kuku and Kuini Anaru Tuhokairangi in Masterton.
Henare was educated at Masterton East School, Masterton Intermediate and Wairarapa College. He was employed at Waingawa freezing works and after a brief spell in the entertainment industry he took up a career with NZ Post Office. Worked for a private IT company in Wellington.
Henare took up the position of project co-ordinator for Nga Hapu Karanga o Wairarapa, a collective of seventeen claimant groups from Wairarapa and Tamaki-nui-a-rua (Dannevirke), that have claims before the Waitangi Tribunal.
Henare is married to Charmaine and they have three children and six grandchildren.
Lynette Te Maari-Whata, Trustee
In 1980 Lynne decided to study law at Victoria University in Wellington. Work experience in the probation office and associated positions led to a change in direction and Lynne transferred her studies from law to social work and psychology. Lynne has a Bachelor of Social Work and has commenced her studies towards a Masters.
Lynne has owned and operated her own business, has worked at Council offices, the Ministry of Transport and up until recently was the team leader in the social work department at Wairarapa Hospital.
Lynne has been a long time advocate for the Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers becoming the national vice president. She is an executive member of the South Wairarpa Maori Women's Welfare League and an elected trustee to Wairarapa Moana Trust.
Lynne is the elder daughter of Hune (June) and Rose Te Maari. Lynne, husband Brian and grandson Levi live in Masterton.
Justina Webster, Trustee
Justina was born and raised in Masterton and has whakapapa to nga hapu Ngati Parera and Ngati Te Korou. Educated at Masterton East School, Hiona Intermediate and Makoura College Justina later moved to Palmerston North with her two young sons Sharn and Jordan to study at Massey University.
She has a Bachelor of Social Work (Hons) and a Post Graduate Diploma in Arts (Distinction) and was a senior researcher on a HRC/FORST funded rangatahi hauora project with Te Runanga o Raukawa Inc. She managed the social services at Highbury Whanau Centre and was a tutor/lecturer at Massey University's School of Health and Social Services.
During this time, a daughter Aria Jade was welcomed into the whanau.
Justina provides external supervision to a number of practitioners in the Manawatu – Wellington regions and often returns to Massey University to support social service supervision pathways.
More recently Justina has moved to Wellington to project manage two training and education programmes with Te Rau Matatini and their newly established PTE. The two programmes are Parahia te Ara: Maori Health Promotion and Te Whakauruora: Restoration of Health: Maori Suicide Prevention.
Naomi Aporo, Trustee
Naomi is the daughter of Anthony Aporo and Debbie Tait and was born and raised in Masterton, on a dairy farm near Te Ore Ore Marae. She attended Totara Drive Primary School, Hiona Intermediate and Wairarapa College.
Naomi has completed a Bachelor of Commerce and a Master of Business (Distinction). She was a recipient of the Wairarapa Moana Tertiary scholarship and also received a number of awards, including the NZIM – Horace Tilly Memorial Prize for attaining the highest grades overall in 300-level Management studies. Naomi was sponsored by the Otago University School of Business to attend an Enterprisers program at the University of the Sunshine Coast in Australia. She is currently a member of the Otago University School of Business Advisory Board.
After completing her University studies Naomi worked for Ernst and Young in the area of Business Advisory and Risk Management. She has worked across New Zealand in both the public and private sector and has undertaken projects with a number of iwi organisations. She has spent the last two years working with Te Wānanga o Aotearoa in the role of Operational Risk Manager. Naomi returns to Ernst and Young in 2012 to focus on performance improvement in the Government sector.
Mark Rutene, Co-opted
At the age of eighteen Mark left school and followed his father and uncles into the freezing works at Waingawa until its closure. After various jobs, Mark joined the ANZ bank and now has over twenty years of banking experience including the last thirteen years as a Rural Manager, with both ANZ and National Banks in Wairarapa. Mark manages a diverse portfolio with a mix of dairy, sheep and beef, cropping and deer. He currently works for the National Bank in Masterton.
Mark has been a past judge and committee member for the Balance Farm Environment Awards, Treasurer for Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Wairarapa and is currently a trustee to the Te Whiti South Trust. He has an active interest in the local Wairarapa-Bush Rugby scene, where he has coached at various representative levels. He is currenlty completing the NZRFU Advanced Coaches Course.
Mark has a diploma of Agribusiness Management and is studying for his Rural Valuation Certification.
|
