Our Governance & Executive team
HEAMANA ┃ CO-CHAIR NGĀ POU MANA GOVERNANCE BOARD
Dr Logan Hamley
"Ko Ruapehu te maunga
Ko Whanganui te awa
Ko Ngāti Rangi, ko Te Ātihaunui-ā-Pāpārangi ngā iwi
Ko Ngāti Tui-o-nuku te hapū
Ko Maungārongo te marae
Ko Logan Hamley ahau
Logan is a senior researcher at Whakauae Research Services, the only iwi-owned research centre in Aotearoa, under the auspices of Ngāti Hauiti. He previously worked as a Kaupapa Māori psychology lecturer at the University of Waikato, and been involved in governance for Rainbow Youth, Aotearoa’s largest rainbow youth organisation. His work spans various facets of hauora Māori, with a particular focus on rangatahi and takatāpui flourishing. He has been on the board since 2022, supporting tauira and allied health kaimahi, and advocating for kaupapa Māori systems transformation to support hauora. He is dedicated to supporting vibrant Māori futures, and ensuring allied health, in particularly psychology, is equipped to support whānau Māori in their journeys of wellbeing, as shaped by their aspirations.
E rere kau mai te awa nui
Mai i te Kāhui Maunga ki Tangaroa
Ko au te Awa, ko te Awa ko au
Mauri ora"
HEAMANA ┃ CO-CHAIR NGĀ POU MANA GOVERNANCE BOARD
Brittani Halba
Ko Tararua te Maunga
Ko Ohau te Awa
Ko Tainui te Waka
Ko Ngāti Raukawa te iwi
Ko Brittani Beavis tōkū ingoa
Brittani trained as a dietitian and has previously worked in Public Health as well as being a community dietitian for a Kaupapa Māori Health provider in the Top of the South Island, with a special interest in eating disorders and paediatric allergies. She has since moved focus into health service design and is currently employed by Ara Poutama Aotearoa within Te Matatiki o te Oranga, creating a Kaupapa Māori informed health service within prisons. Brittani is the newest member to the Ngā Pou Mana Board, joining at the end of 2023, however her previous governance experience includes being Chair of Te Kāhui Manukura o Kai Ora (Māori Dietitians Association) for four years, as well as being Deputy Chair and a general member of the Dietitians NZ Council for four years.
Brittani has a strong passion for supporting equitable health outcomes for Māori whānau, but also uplifting the capacity and capability of kaimahi Māori. She is driven to call out systemic racism within workplaces our kaimahi Māori work, and also interpersonal racism within workforces.
NGĀ POU MANA GOVERNANCE BOARD
Joseph Tyro
Ka tiro ake au ki te mauka Te Poho o Tamatea
e rere raro te awa Ōmaru
ki ka wai o Whakaraupō moana
ki te pā tūwatawata o Te Rāpaki o te Rakiwhakaputa
tū mai te whare o Wheke
Kia ora koutou, He uri ahau nō Ngāi Tahu, Te Atihaunui-a-Papārangi, Ngāti Rangi. Ko Hohepa tōku ingoa.
Joseph was raised in Ohinehou (Lyttelton), close to his grandfather’s papakāinga te hāpu o Ngāti Wheke.
Joseph currently works in a national role as the Principal Advisor Workforce for Health New Zealand and is a registered Social Worker. He has previously worked in senior executive leadership roles, and for the past 25 years worked in clinical and management roles within health, tertiary education, and social service sector. One of his proudest achievements is the development of the Lyttelton Youth Centre as a 16-year-old, which is still operating to this day. Joseph is proud to be a social worker and a member of Ngā Pou Mana, and is passionate about Hauora Māori and serving our community,
Nō reira, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā tatou katoa.
NGĀ POU MANA GOVERNANCE BOARD
Blake Taylor
Ko Mauao, Ko Hikurangi ngā maunga.
Ko Tauranga te moana.
Ko Waiapu te awa.
Ko Mātaatua, Ko Nukutere ngā waka.
Ko Te Kutaroa, Ko Ōhinewaiapu ngā marae.
Ko Ngāti Tauaiti, Ko Ngāi Taharora ngā hapū.
Ko Ngāi Te Rangi, Ko Ngāti Porou ngā iwi.
Ko Blake Taylor tōku ingoa.
Blake currently works in a couple of national roles as the National Clinical Advisor - Māori at Southern Cross Healthcare and Head of Māori Health and Hauora Connect at TBI Health Group New Zealand. He is a registered physiotherapist and a Rongoā Māori practitioner under his kaupapa Māori pākihi - Ngā Kōmiri o Tiake.
Blake was previously a kaitiaki of Tae Ora Tinana for four years and is part of the inaugural Kōmiti Māori for the Physiotherapy Board of New Zealand.
Blake brings a passion of working with communities to improve health outcomes and access to culturally responsive care. He is also heavily invested in building capacity within kaimahi Māori and re-indigenising health spaces. "Poipoia te kākano kia puāwai".
NGĀ POU MANA GOVERNANCE BOARD
Kelsey Kauri
Kei aku nui, kei aku rahi, nei ra ngā mihi powaiwai ki a koutou katoa. He uri whakaheke tēnei nō ngā kawai rangatira o Waikato, Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Toa, Ngāti Kahungunu otirā no Rangitaane anō hoki.
She hails from rich whakapapa that spans across Aotearoa and around the world. While she doesn’t claim ancestral “favourites”, one thing remains certain… he Māori ia!
With years of experience in the public sector as a Senior Advisor, her background spans the social sector, grass-roots Māori health, Whānau Ora, and regional government. She is committed to decolonising spaces, uplifting whānau, and raising her tamariki in Te Ao Māori. Alongside this, she runs her own consultancy business while also proudly holding the self-proclaimed title “whānau project manager” - juggling schedules, snacks (lots of snacks!!), kaupapa, and the beautiful chaos that comes with raising a whānau.
Outside of mahi, she can usually be found making memories with her tamariki, cooking big feeds, sharing hearty laughs with her whānau, hosting manuhiri & travelling throughout Aotearoa and beyond.
KAUMATUA ┃ NGĀ POU MANA GOVERNANCE BOARD
John Marsden
Reverend Marsden brings a lifetime of service, spiritual leadership, and unwavering commitment to Māori wellbeing. His distinguished career includes senior roles across the health, education, and community sectors, from Starship Children’s Hospital to the Ministry of Education and Māori health providers. A former Bank of New Zealand leader, he has also been recognised nationally as a Companion of the Queen’s Service Order and a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for his outstanding service to Māori and the wider community. He continues to serve as a priest, conducting tangihanga, blessings, and pastoral care, while also providing cultural advice to retirement homes, the New Zealand Police, and Ember Korowai Takitini, where he serves as kaumātua and contributes governance expertise through several boards.
At the heart of Reverend Marsden’s mahi is his passion for supporting people—uplifting Māori and standing alongside those experiencing hardship. We are deeply grateful for the korowai of mātauranga, mana, and mauri he brings to Ngā Pou Mana.
TUMU WHAKARAE ┃ CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER NGĀ POU MANA GOVERNANCE BOARD
Gareth Jones
Mai i Maketu ki tongariro
Ko Te Arawa te waka
Ko Tamatekapua te tangata i runga ra
Ko Pukerua-o-Ruawhata te maunga
Ko Utuhina te awa
Ko Rotorua nui a Kahumatamomoe te Moana
Ko Tunohopu te marae
Ngati Whakaue, Ngati Pikiao, Ngati Tahinga, Ngati Mutunga wetehi o oku hapu
Ko Te Arawa, Tainui, me Taranaki oku iwi
Gareth has worked for many years in promoting Te Ao Māori and the advancement of Māori, Pacific peoples and youth at an executive level and currently holds several board positions of which one is on the Ember Services Board.