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Smart Services Staff

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Ruth Wong

Director of Smart Services & Communication Advisor

Pepeha

  • Ko Kahurānaki te maunga

  • Ko Ngaruroro te awa

  • Ko Takitimu te waka

  • Ko Ōmāhu, ko Korongatā ngā marae

  • Ko Ngāti Hinemanu, Ko Ngāti Poporo ngā hapū

  • Ko Ngāti Kahungunu te iwi

 

 

Ruth leads the Smart Services team to ensure the office runs effectively. Ruth provides information to the stakeholders and public through our communication networks including media, Pānui ki te Iwi email network, website and iwi publications.

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Michelle Ferris

Executive Assistant

 

 

 

 

Pepeha

  • Ko Hikurangi te maunga

  • Ko Waiapū te awa

  • Ko Horouta te waka

  • Ko Te Whānau a Rākairoa te hapū

  • Ko Ngāti Porou te iwi

 

  • Ko Kahurānaki te maunga

  • Ko Ngaruroro te awa

  • Ko Ngāti Poporo te hapū

  • Ko Korongatā, me Mangaroa ōku marae

  • Ko Ngāti Kahungunu te iwi

Michelle is responsible for providing all secretarial and administrative services that support the Chairperson, Chief Executive and the Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi Incorporated Board. Her role includes coordinating the workflow of the Chair and the CEO, and Managing the Governance and Sub Committee Board Meetings. 

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Hine Hape

Finance Officer

 

 

 

 

Pepeha

  • Ko Puketapu te maunga

  • Ko Ngaruroro te awa

  • Ko Takitimu te waka

  • Ko Ōmāhu te marae

  • Ko Ngāti Hinemanu te hapū

  • Ko Ngāti Kahungunu te iwi

Hine is responsible for implementing and maintaining the day-to-day financial processes across all units of the organisation. In particular, her role ensures prudent and transparent financial structures and processes are in place for national auditing standards at governance level.
 

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Waiora Kireka

Receiptionist

 

 

 

 

Pepeha

  • Ko Kahuranaki te maunga

  • Ko Ngaruroro te awa

  • Ko Takitimu te waka

  • Ko Matahiwi te marae

  • Ko Ngāti Hawea te hapū

  • Ko Ngāti Kahungunu te iwi

Waiora Kireka is the newest staff member at Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi Incorporated. She started two weeks ago as the Administration/Receptionist in the office. Her role includes frontline greeting of our manuhiri/visitors both by phone and in person when they visit our tari. Visitors range from whānau wanting to register with the iwi, to Ministers coming to meet with our iwi leaders.

 

Waiora is a former student and graduate of Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ngāti Kahungunu ki Heretaunga. She was born and grew up in Paharakeke/Flaxmere and started attending Te Kura Kaupapa Māori from as young as 5yrs old and attended right through to her High School years. In her senior years she was part of the schools Trades Academy programme through EIT Hawke’s Bay where students were encouraged to attend courses of interest as part of a pathway programme of transition from school to tertiary level schooling or employment.

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Te Rangi Huata

Promotions Manager

 

 

 

 

Pepeha

  • Ko Kahurānaki te maunga

  • Ko Ngaruroro te awa

  • Ko Takitimu te waka

  • Ko Waipatu te marae

  • Ko Ngāti Hori, ko Ngāti Hawea ōku hapū

  • Ko Ngāti Kahungunu te iwi

Te Rangi is responsible for coordinating iwi events that promote Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi Inc. These include 6 Matariki events, Kahungunu Waitangi Day, Kahungunu Māori Sport Awards, Kahungunu AGM Pā Sports Day and IronMaori. He is also responsible for promotions and branding.
 

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Kerrin Fair

Database Administrator

 

 

 

 

Pepeha

  • Ko Kahurānaki te maunga

  • Ko Ngaruroro te awa

  • Nō Heretaunga ahau

Kerrin is responsible for ensuring that the information stored in the registration databases is accurate, accessible and stored securely. and also sponsorship
 

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