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~ MEET OUR BOARD ~

Our Trustees are ultimately responsible for how Mahi Tahi is governed, which includes responsibilities surrounding human resources issues, developing strategy and policy, budgeting and planning, ensuring that Mahi Tahi complies with all of it's legal obligations and monitoring and supervising the management of Mahi Tahi. 
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Stewart Edward 

Mahi Tahi Akoranga Trust Board Chair

Stewart has pursued education in the Rotorua, Victoria and the Otago areas until 1971, where he worked successfully as a dentist in Rotorua until retirement in 2018. As a member of the Rotorua community, Stewart has upheld many roles at a governance level in areas including health, community development, education, marae administration, youth services, and rehabilitation services for prisoners, whanau and iwi. From 2001 to 2010 Stewart chaired the Lakes District Health Board and is currently Chair of QE Health Community Trust, Chair of Rotorua Charitable Energy Trust, Deputy Chair of Ngā Pumanawa e Waru Trust, and a Trustee of Manaaki Ora Trust.
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Matua Hakiaha

Mahi Tahi Akoranga Trust Deputy Board Chair

Ngāi Tūhoe


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Hon Dr Sir Pita Sharples 

Mahi Tahi Akoranga Trust Board Member

Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāti Pāhauwera
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Sir Pita received his early education with Te Aute College before pursuing further studies with the University of Auckland. Sir Pita
 was a co-leader of the Māori Party from 2004 to 2013, and a minister outside Cabinet in the National Party-led government from 2008 to 2014. He was the member of Parliament for the Tāmaki Makaurau electorate in Auckland from 2005 to 2014. Sir Pita was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire for services to the Māori people in the 1990 Queen's Birthday Honours. In the 2015 Queen's Birthday Honours, he was appointed a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services as a Member of Parliament and to Māori.

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Makoha Gardiner

Mahi Tahi Akoranga Trust Board Member

Te Arawa
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Jon Perry

Mahi Tahi Akoranga Trust Board Member


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CONTACT INFORMATION 

POSTAL ADDRESS:      PO Box 656, Rotorua 3040

PHONE:                           +64 21 721 769​
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    • OUR ROOTS
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  • Contact