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Te Awe Huānga
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Te Awe Board
Kaye-Maree Dunn
Chair
Kaye-Maree Dunn (Te Rarawa, Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Mahanga, Ngāi Tāmanuhiri, Ngāi Te Rangikoianaake) brings more than 21 years of experience across Māori economic development, governance and community capability building to her role as Chair of Te Awe.
She is Kaiwhakahaere of Making Everything Achievable (MEA), a kaupapa Māori consultancy working in governance training, AI readiness and communications strategy, and co-founder of Āhau, a whakapapa and digital identity platform advancing Indigenous data sovereignty. Kaye-Maree is also the Chair of Mahue Pera Ahu Whenua Trust.
As a business woman and advocate for Indigenous Trade - Kaye-Maree is committed to growing the strength, visibility and connectedness of Māori business in Te Whanganui-a-Tara and focused on building a network where Māori enterprise thrives on its own terms.
Anita Murdoch
Co-Chair
Anita is an Entrepreneur with over 30 years experience in the Recruitment Industry in New Zealand. Anita and her team are successfully sourcing and placing talent in the Corporate Services space across private, public and the NGO sectors.
Of Waikato-Tainui and Kahungunu descent, Anita is committed to supporting Maori business to thrive in the Wellington community and other regions across the country.
Supporting our Rangatahi is a key driver for Anita and she currently sits on the Star Boating Club Preservation Trust Board which supports the sport of rowing in our beautiful harbour city. Passionate about people, Anita is excited to apply her business experience, contacts and knowledge to support the growth of Te Awe in the Wellington region. He tāngata, he tāngata, he tāngata
Doug Hauraki
Kaumātua
Doug Hauraki, has a broad range of experience including being one of the Founding members of Te Awe and cultural leader of Oranga Tamariki te ao Māori, Affectionately known as Papa Doug, he hails from Ngāti Porou and is of Ngāti Kahungunu, and Ngā Puhi descent.
With over 54 years of experience in the public sector and more than 40 years in management, Papa Doug has occupied key leadership roles in both public and private sectors. His impressive career includes positions such as Chief Executive of Māori Education Trust, Aotearoa Traditional Māori Performing Arts Society, Deputy Māori Trustee, National Director Māori Development in the Department of Social Welfare, and various senior roles in Māori Affairs.
Doug is well-connected to Te Ao Māori, as well as in the broader business and academic spheres. He holds a BA and Diploma in Social Work from Victoria University and is a licensed Te Reo Māori interpreter. Fluent in Te Reo, he operates his own translation company.
He is also a valuable member of The St Stephen’s and Queen Victoria Schools Trust Board, bringing a wealth of experience and a well-rounded perspective to our Te Awe Board.