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Ngāi Tahu, Ngati Kurī

Tā Mark Solomon

CHAIRPERSON

Tā Mark Solomon was born and raised in Christchurch where he lives with his wife Maria, their children and extended whānau. Tā Mark served as kaiwhakahaere (chairperson) of Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu, the tribal council of Ngāi Tahu, for approximately 18 years, from 1998 until December 2016. In 2013, he was recognised as Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to Māori and Business. He was previously deputy Chair of Canterbury District Health Board, and is also founding Chairman of the Māori Carbon Collective. He is also the South Island representative on the interim, Te Roopu, The Māori advisory group to the Government’s joint venture on family violence and sexual violence. Tā Mark has been a strong advocate in Te Waipounamu for Tū Pono: Te Mana Kaha o te Whānau, a whānau-driven movement that has a focus to explore ways of enabling a stronger Māori response to reduce and eliminate family harm/violence. More recently he was appointed to the steering group who provided advice for the establishment of the Māori Health Authority.

Ngāi Tahu

Renata Davis

Renata Davis is a Tumuaki (Partner) at Kāhui Legal, having previously held a senior role at Bell Gully. In his legal practice, Renata assists iwi, hapū, Māori landowners and their commercial entities with corporate, commercial, governance, property and forestry matters. He is a longstanding committee member on the Rakiura Tītī Islands Administering Body, and is an active tītī gatherer on his whānau manu at Putauhinu Island. Renata has a strong interest in the protection of iwi rights and interest and Māori development, and hopes to contribute to creating better outcomes for whānau as a director for Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu.

Ngāi Tahu, Te Whakatōhea

Jymal Morgan

Jymal Morgan has decades of experience in senior management and leadership positions with a specific focus in the fields of science, research, business and innovation. He has an interest in creating spaces for Māori to be leading these areas to advance positive social, cultural and economic outcomes for all New Zealanders. Closer to home, Jymal is an advocate for his people from Ōnuku, holding various directorships, governance and advisory roles on behalf of his rūnanga.

Jymal is at the forefront of Māori language and cultural revitalisation and is passionate about uplifting and strengthening his whānau so that his tamariki are part of the next generation of naturalised te reo speakers.

He is currently the General Manager Māori Impact, at the Institute of Environmental Science and Research (ESR).

Ngāti Toa Rangatira, Ngāti Rārua, Rangitāne o Wairau, Ngāti Tama, Ngāti Koata, Te Ātiawa, Ngāi Tahu

Dr Lorraine Eade

Lorr was born and raised in the Wairau and has more than 30 years’ experience in strategy and policy development, project and programme management, planning and funding; and iwi and Maori development both in government and private sector roles.  She has held roles with Te Runanganui o Te Tau Ihu o Te Waka a Māui,  Ngāti Rārua Iwi Trust,  Te Puni Kōkiri, Westpac, Canterbury District Health Board, Nelson Marlborough District Health Board, Ministry of Social Development, Oranga Tamariki and most recently Pouwhakahaere Rauemi of Te Kotahi o Te Tauihu Charitable Trust.

On a voluntary basis she sits on the Board of Te Rau Puawai at Massey University, the Māori Research Committee for CureKids, and is Secretary of Ngāti Rārua o Te Wairau Society  and the Standards and Discipline Committee of ITKD.

Lorr holds a Doctorate from Massey University, a Master of Applied Social Work, Master of Arts and is currently studying toward a Post Graduate Certificate in Emergency Management at Massey University.

Te Ātihaunui-ā-Pāpārangi, Te Ātiawa, Ngāti Tūwharetoa

Elijah Pue

Elijah Pue is a previous policy advisor in the office of Dame Tariana Turia and served as an elected member of the Ruapehu District Council from 2019 to 2022. He lives in Raetihi, where he is Kaihautū Taituarā – Business Manager, for Te Oranganui Trust, the largest Māori health provider in Whanganui. Elijah also serves on two school boards and the post-settlement entity of the Whanganui River, Ngā Tāngata Tiaki o Whanganui Trust.