Board of Directors
Te Kotahi is guided by a Board of Directors, and has a strong relationship with Te Rōpū Manukura (the kaitiaki of Te Tiriti o Waitangi for the University) and the Deputy VC Māori Office.
Board members are selected for their business acumen and breadth of experience in Te Ao Māori and Te Ao Hurihuri.
Chris Karamea Insley - Chair
Te Whānau-ā-Apanui, Ngāti Porou
BBS Massey, PGDip Lincoln, MBA Waikato, PGDip (Business Research) Waikato, Exec ed (Strategy & Intn'l finance) Harvard Business School
Director, Scion; Director, Ngāti Porou Seafoods Ltd; Director Iwi Collective Partnership; Executive Director, 37 Degrees South
Tipa Mahuta - Deputy Chair
Ngāti Mahuta, Ngāti Manu, Waikato, Ngāpuhi
BScoSci, PGDipSM Waikato
Tainui Group Holdings; Director, Waikato Raupatu Trustee Company Ltd; Trustee, Te Reo Irirangi o Tainui; Secretary/Deputy Chair, Te Arataura.
Te Kahautu Maxwell - Board Member
Whakatōhea, Te Whānau-ā-Apanui, Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngai Tai, Tūhoe
BA MA (Hons) Waikato Translators License, Interpreters License
Member, University of Waikato Academic Board; Editorial Board Member for Te Kotihitihi: Online Te Reo Māori Journal; Tohunga Ringatu; Director, Maraetai 11 Incorporation; Director, Wiremu Maxwell Memorial Trust; Board Member, Te Matatini National Committee; Board Member, Te Matatini Executive Committee; Board Member, Te Waka Toi; Chair, Mataatua Kapa Haka Incorporated; Member,Te Paepae Motuhake: The Independent Review Panel of the Māori Language Sector and Strategy; Tutor, Ōpōtiki-Mai-Tawhiti Kapa Haka; Trustee Ōpōtiki-Mai-Tawhiti Incorporated; Head of Department/ Senior lecturer, School of Māori and Pacific Development; Whakatōhea Representative, Te Rōpū Manukura; National Teaching Excellence Award, 2010 recipient.
Dr Te Kipa (Kepa) Morgan - Board Member
Ngāti Pikiao, Te Arawa, Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngai Tahu, Waitaha
BE Auckland, MBA Deakin , PhD Auckland, MIPENZ, CPEng, IntPE(NZ)
Associate Dean Māori,Faculty of Engineering, Auckland University; Managing Director, Mahi Maioro Professionals
Acknowledgements
We would like to acknowledge Professor Linda Smith and Professor Pou Temara for their support as advisors to the Institute over a number of years.
He maimai aroha, he kura tangihia
Acknowledgements to Dr Apirana Mahuika, Chairman of the Board since the institute establishment in 2011, who passed away in February 2015.
We wish to also acknowledge Dr Mark Laws, one of the founding directors who tragically passed away in December 2010.