KAUPAPA About

Mike has had extensive governance and director experience. He has been a board member of TToH since 2003, serving the past eight years as Chairperson.  He has also been on the board of Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi Inc since 2010.

Mike believes that good governance principles and a good dose of common sense go a long way together. This has led to his involvement with numerous boards and committees representing the interests of iwi and hapū.  He feels privileged and honoured to have been given these opportunities.

Waylyn has a 25 year career in Health and Social Services in a number of leadership roles including Kaupapa Māori NGO, iwi and Hawke's Bay District Health board.  She is a successful business woman and has concurrently runs her own business for the past 20 years. Waylyn is a proud service member of Hōhepa Hawke's Bay Trust Board and is newly elected member of the NGO Council New Zealand. 

Mr Reedy has extensive governance and director experience sitting on many government and commercial boards. He has strong business background which brings valuable skills and knowledge from both the public and private sectors. 

Ry brings alot of expertise and skill as the previous Chief Financial officer for Not-for-profit organisation as CFO and GM Corporate Services for TToH. 

Ry is an energetic, successful and determined leader, strategist and financial expert. He offers insight and growth opportunities in all roles. He has overseen finance groups of engineering companies (turn over of $250m and 500 employees) Securing funding for $100m capital project, leading  business acquisitions and more recently leading, owning, creating and successful property development consortium and housing development. 

I te taha o tōku pāpā, Ko Ngāti Toa Rangatira ki Wairau te iwi. Ko Tokomaru te maunga. Ko Wairau te awa.  Ko Matapere Kawhe tōku tupuna.  Heoi anō, kei te ako tonu au i te whakapapa o tōku pāpā. 

James has developed his professional career within various kaupapa Māori organisations and loves working with whānau.  He has Bachelor of Business Studies and Masters of Management from Massey University, with his final report topic was ’Exploring Māori values; Embracing Cultural Intelligence to improve outcomes in a changing New Zealand’.  Outside of the office, James has a strong connection to the outdoors and thrives on the principals o ngā atua Māori.  James is born and bred in Napier from within a Freezing Worker whānau.  He is an active father with his three boys and loves living in Kahungunu.

“Kei te tika te moemoeā o Waingākau.  He whare hou, he huarahi pai - He kainga mahana, he huarahi ora – Tīhei Mauri ora!”

I te taha o tōku pāpā. Ko Uru-ahi tōku hapū. Ko Hikurangi tōku maunga. Ko Waiapu tōku awa. Ko Mangahanea, ko Tinātoka ōku marae. Ko Hinetapora tōku whare tipuna. Ko Tokomaru tōku waka. Ko Ngāti Porou tōku iwi. Ko Rangi Tukia Te Kira tōku pāpā.

Ko Rikki Te Kira tōku ingoa. Nō Whakaoriori ki Wairarapa ahau. Kei Paharakeke au e noho ana. Ko Cilla Te Kira nee Mitchell tāku wāhine purotu. Tokotoru āku tamariki, ko Payton rātau ko Karybe ko Rikki-Lee. Tokotoru āku mokopuna, ko Teao Wheriko rātau ko Te Whetu ko Kyra.

Rikki has worked in the housing space for a number of years from co-ordinating the "Low Deposit Rural Lending" homeownership education programme in the early 2000s with TToH. This enabled whānau to be empowered with the education and tools to get their finances in order and then applying for a 3% deposit mortgage loan with Housing NZ, therefore achieving the "Kiwi Dream". This opened another journey for the next decade with HNZC (& then MSD) assessing & providing social housing for whānau with serious needs. Rikki experienced on many occasions "the next generation" within the same whānau coming through the doors, thinking it was their only option for housing. This became the motivation for Rikki to re-educate our whānau by returning back home to TToH and deliver the "Sorted Kainga Ora" (SKO), a TPK Finacial Capabilities Program. This has assisted many whānau to make their kiwi dream of homeownership a reality. With Waingākau in full steam ahead, it has enabled two of the SKO graduate whānau move into their brand new kāinga - therefore fulfilling their journey on the Ngā Kāinga Poutama. Outside of the office, Rikki is a dedicated family man, a well known DJ, rollerskater and national Māori Basketball tourney champion.