He kanohi hou, he reo hou ki te tēpu.
We warmly welcome Chook Norgate to our Board as our new mātāwaka representative.
I tipu ake ia ki Whakatū, Chook joins us with his whānau firmly at the heart of what he does and a strong commitment to hauora Māori and the voices of mātāwaka across Te Tauihu.
We are privileged to have his whakaaro, lived experience and connection to our communities around the tēpu, and warmly welcome him to the kaupapa.
Over to Chook …
Kei ngā hau tipua o te rohe nei, tēnā koutou. Mā koutou te hau e pupuhi ana, kia kore ai te hauora o te rohe, e tāngaongao.
Nā koutou te huruhuru i rere pai ai tēnei manu pī o Rāhiri. Nā reira, he iti tāku iti, e haere runga i ngā hau o Tāwhiri kia pā ki Maungataniwha,ā, ka tāwharau ki Te Tauihu.
Tēnei te manu pī o Rāhiri, ka mihi atu ki ngā hau tīpua o te rohe nei. Tēnā koutou.
I’m humbled to sit protected by the hau tipua of Te Tauihu, and carry the voice of mātāwaka, ensuring that this voice is heard and advocated for within the broader kaupapa of positive, meaningful, and intergenerational hauora outcomes for Ngāi Māori.
Tēnā tātou katoa.