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First-Time Trustees

Recently appointed iwi trustees in their first governance role

First-time trustees (2 years)

67

First-time trustees (12 months)

19

% of current board

5.7%

Recent First-Time Trustees

NameIwiRoleFirst AppointedTenure
Leon Symes
Rongomaiwahine Iwi TrustTrusteeJan 202610 mo
Jacinta Maligieri
Rangitāne o WairarapaExecutive Board MemberJan 202610 mo
Ripeka Evans
Te Rūnanga-Ā-Iwi-Ō-NgāpuhiDirectorDec 202511 mo
Spencer Webster
Te Rūnanga-Ā-Iwi-Ō-NgāpuhiDirectorDec 202511 mo
Deborah Paterson
Waihōpai Rūnaka IncorporatedSociety OfficerDec 202511 mo
Antoinette Paul
Ngāti KōataTrusteeDec 202511 mo
Piripi McGregor
Ngāti KōataTrusteeDec 202511 mo
Shaeana Robson
Ngāti KōataTrusteeDec 202511 mo
Chaans Tumataroa-Clarke
Ngāti PāhauweraDeputy ChairDec 202511 mo
Annette Wharewera-Ballard
Ngāti AwaNgati Hokopu - Te Hokowhitu a Tu ki Te Rahui Hapu RepDec 202511 mo
Kathleen O'Brien
Ngāti AwaNgai Tamawera Hapu RepDec 202511 mo
Kathleen O'Brien
Ngāti AwaNgai Tamawera Hapu RepDec 202511 mo
Mahaki Albert
Tūhoe - Te Uru TaumatuaTrusteeDec 202511 mo
Laurie Ryan
MorioriTrusteeNov 202511 mo
Tracey Waller
Ngāti ManawaDirectorNov 202511 mo
Rolland Stehlin
Waihōpai Rūnaka IncorporatedOfficerNov 202512 mo
Desna Schollum
Rongomaiwahine Iwi TrustTrusteeNov 202512 mo
Iriapa Williams
Rongomaiwahine Iwi TrustTrusteeNov 202512 mo
Ragiriri Rangihau
Tūhoe - Te Uru TaumatuaTrusteeNov 202512 mo
Hannah Chapman
Ngāti TūrangitukuaTrusteeNov 202512 mo
Alisha Castle
Ngāti PaoaBoard MemberOct 202513 mo
Ngaire Kingi
Ngāti Apa (North Island)TrusteeSept 202514 mo
Sue-Ann Parish
Ngāti Apa (North Island)TrusteeSept 202514 mo
Aries-Clay King
Ngāti PāhauweraRangatahi RepresentativeSept 202514 mo
Kassandra Huata
Ngāti PāhauweraOfficerSept 202514 mo
Michelle Gilbert
Ngāti PāhauweraPutere Marae RepSept 202514 mo
Nicola Mahuru
Ngāti PāhauweraOfficerSept 202514 mo
Moses-Te Kani Fonteyn
Ngati Rarua o te Wairau Incorporated SocietyTrusteeSept 202514 mo
Richard Fong-Yip
Te Rūnanga-Ā-Iwi-Ō-NgāpuhiDirectorJun 202517 mo
Richard Fong-Yip
Te Rūnanga-Ā-Iwi-Ō-NgāpuhiDirectorJun 202517 mo
Joseph Stafford
Ngati Rarua o te Wairau Incorporated SocietyTrusteeJun 202517 mo
Stephanie Tibble
Rongomaiwahine Iwi TrustTrusteeMay 202518 mo
Jodi Hayward
Ngapuhi Asset Holding Company LimitedDirectorMay 202518 mo
Samantha Barrington Prowse
Tūwharetoa (Bay of Plenty)DirectorApr 202519 mo
Jenna Neame
Ngāti Apa ki te Rā TōDirectorApr 202519 mo
Martha Rogers
Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei TrustSecretaryMar 202520 mo
William Rimene
Rangitāne o WairarapaExecutive Board MemberMar 202520 mo
Alex Cassidy
Ngāti PikiaoTrusteeMar 202520 mo
Iose Tauiliili
Ngāti PikiaoTrusteeMar 202520 mo
Manuariki Emery
Ngāti PikiaoTrusteeMar 202520 mo
Karen Vercoe
Ngāti MākinoTrusteeFeb 202521 mo
Bradley Norman
Ngāti Kuri Trust BoardTrusteeFeb 202521 mo
Shyann Raihania
Roopu a Iwi TrustTrusteeFeb 202521 mo
Trevor Newland
Te Arawa Lakes TrustChairmanFeb 202521 mo
Simon Collett
Ngāti PūkengaDirectorJan 202522 mo
Robert Batters
Ngapuhi Asset Holding Company LimitedDirectorJan 202522 mo
Hohipera Westrupp
RongowhakaataTrusteeDec 202423 mo
Samuel Lewis
RongowhakaataTrusteeDec 202423 mo
Sarah Pohatu
RongowhakaataTrusteeDec 202423 mo
Te Aturangi Nepia-Clamp
RongowhakaataTrusteeDec 202423 mo
Raemoana Taiaroa
Ngāti HauāTrusteeDec 202423 mo
Tanya Kaihe
Ngapuhi Iwi Social Services LimitedDirectorDec 202423 mo
Tipene Kapa-Kingi
Ngapuhi Iwi Social Services LimitedDirectorDec 202423 mo
Courtney Chadwick
Ngā Waihua o Paerangi TrustTrusteeDec 202423 mo
Elijah-Tyrone Pue
Ngā Waihua o Paerangi TrustTrusteeDec 202423 mo
Hinurewa Poutu
Ngā Waihua o Paerangi TrustTrusteeDec 202423 mo
Troy Brown
Ngā Waihua o Paerangi TrustTrusteeDec 202423 mo
Benjamin King
Tātau Tātau o Te WairoaTrusteeDec 202423 mo
Rawiri Waihape
Roopu a Iwi TrustTrusteeDec 202423 mo
Druis Barrett
Ngāti Whātua ki KaiparaTrusteeNov 202423 mo
Francis Toko
Ngāti Whātua ki KaiparaTrusteeNov 202423 mo
Jerome Te Paa
Ngāti Whātua ki KaiparaTrusteeNov 202423 mo
Joe Pihema Paa
Ngāti Whātua ki KaiparaTrusteeNov 202423 mo
Margaret Tukerangi
Ngāti Whātua ki KaiparaTrustee, Deputy ChairNov 202423 mo
Michael Tana
Ngāti Whātua ki KaiparaTrusteeNov 202423 mo
Roslyn Te Tuhi-Nathan
Ngāti Whātua ki KaiparaTrusteeNov 202423 mo
Samuel Mikaere
Ngāti PūkengaDirectorNov 202424 mo

First-Timers by Iwi

IwiFirst-TimersBoard Size% First-Timers
Ngāti Whātua ki Kaipara7977.8%
Ngāti Pāhauwera51926.3%
Te Rūnanga-Ā-Iwi-Ō-Ngāpuhi41822.2%
Rongowhakaata42218.2%
Ngā Waihua o Paerangi Trust4757.1%
Rongomaiwahine Iwi Trust41233.3%
Ngāti Pikiao31323.1%
Ngāti Awa33010%
Ngāti Kōata3560%
Ngāti Apa (North Island)2633.3%
Ngāti Pūkenga2366.7%
Waihōpai Rūnaka Incorporated2540%
Roopu a Iwi Trust2633.3%
Rangitāne o Wairarapa21315.4%
Ngapuhi Iwi Social Services Limited2540%
Tūhoe - Te Uru Taumatua2825%
Ngapuhi Asset Holding Company Limited2450%
Ngati Rarua o te Wairau Incorporated Society2728.6%
Ngāti Hauā1616.7%
Tātau Tātau o Te Wairoa1303.3%
Ngāti Kuri Trust Board11010%
Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō1128.3%
Ngāti Paoa1119.1%
Moriori1293.4%
Ngāti Tūrangitukua1616.7%
Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Trust1323.1%
Te Arawa Lakes Trust1128.3%
Ngāti Mākino1520%
Ngāti Manawa1119.1%
Tūwharetoa (Bay of Plenty)1714.3%

Board Renewal Rate

IwiAppointed (2yr)Departed (2yr)Net ChangeBoard Size
Ngāti Whātua ki Kaipara+8-809
Te Rūnanga-Ā-Iwi-Ō-Ngāpuhi+6-6018
Rongowhakaata+5-1+422
Ngāti Kōata+5-505
Ngāti Pāhauwera+4-3+119
Rongomaiwahine Iwi Trust+4-4012
Ngā Waihua o Paerangi Trust+4-407
Ngāti Awa+3-6-330
Ngāti Pikiao+30+313
Ngāti Manawa+2-1+111
Tātau Tātau o Te Wairoa+2-1+130
Ngāti Apa (North Island)+2-206
Ngati Rarua o te Wairau Incorporated Society+2-207
Ngati Tawhirikura Hapu Charitable Trust+2-1+16
Ngapuhi Iwi Social Services Limited+20+25
Rangitāne o Wairarapa+2-2013
Roopu a Iwi Trust+2-1+16
Ngāti Pūkenga+2-1+13
Tūhoe - Te Uru Taumatua+20+28
Waihōpai Rūnaka Incorporated+2-1+15
Ngapuhi Asset Holding Company Limited+2-1+14
Moriori+10+129
Ngāti Hauā+1-106
Ngāti Kuri Trust Board+1-2-110
Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō+1-2-112
Tūwharetoa (Bay of Plenty)+1-2-17
Ngāti Paoa+1-3-211
Ngāti Tūrangitukua+10+16
Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Trust+1-1032
Te Arawa Lakes Trust+1-3-212
Ngāti Mākino+1-105
Tapuika+0-1-115
Aupouri Ngatikahu Te Rarawa (ANT) Trust+0-1-16
Taranaki Whānui ki Te Upoko o Te Ika+0-1-113
Waitaha+0-1-13
Ngāti Ruanui Holdings Corporation Limited+0-1-12
Ngāti Tūwharetoa+0-1-118
Ngāti Koroki Kahukura+0-1-17

Methodology: First-time trustees are identified as those whose earliest recorded appointment date falls within the last two years. Some trustees may have prior governance experience at other iwi or organisations that predates our data coverage.

Data sourced from Iwi governance and financial records. Our datasets may not be complete. Automated analysis can produce errors. If you believe any data on this page is incorrect, please contact us at hello@iwidata.co.nz.

For informational purposes only. Not investment advice.