Tammy Dehar
Manukura Hauora
CEO

Ko Tammy Dehar tōku ingoa
He uri ahau nō Pare Hauraki, me nō Kūki 'Āirani

Ki te taha o tōku pāpā:
Ko Moehau tōku maunga
Ko Waihou tōku awa
Ko Tikapa tōku moana 
Ko Tainui tōku waka
Ko Ngāti Tamaterā, ko Ngāti Maru ōku iwi 
He uri hoki ahau nō Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Whanaunga me Ngāti Hako

Ki te taha o tōku māmā:
Ko Marama-Browne tō mātou ingoa kōpū tangata 
No Rarotonga, Manihiki, Pamiti, Aitutaki mai mātou

"Me mahi tahi tātou mō te oranga o te katoa, me Hauraki hei iwi hauora. 
Mō tātou, ā, mō kā uri, ā muri ake nei"

Dr Martin Mikaere
Clinical Services Director
  

Tēnā tātou e te whānau

Ko Moehau me Te Aroha ngā maunga
Ko Tikapa te moana 
Ko Mataatua me Tainui ngā waka 
Ko Te Kou-o-Rēhua te Whare tupuna  
Ko Ngairihanga te Wharekai 
Ko Manaia te awa, Ko Manaia te marae, Ka mutu ko Manaia hoki te ūkaipō  

Ko Martin Mikaere tōku ingoa, he uri ahau nō Ngāti Pūkenga, Ngāti Maru me Ngāti Whanaunga. 

Sharron Kane
Poukura Tāngata
Manager HR

Ko Sharron Kane tōku ingoa
No Whitianga ahau
Ko Ngātokimatawhaorua te waka
Ko Whakarongarua tōku maunga
Ko Hokianga nui a Kupe tōku moana
Ko Utakura tōku awa
Ko Ngāpuhi tōku iwi
Ko Ngāti Toro, Ngati Manu, Te Mahurehure ōku hapu

Throughout my career I have worked in primary and secondary healthcare settings as well as corporate environments, gaining a wide range of experience and skills.  I joined Te Korowai Hauora o Hauraki in 2014 and, during my tenure, have held a number of roles.  In July 2022 I moved from a dual management role into my current role of Poukura Tāngata, managing our People and Performance services.

I feel extremely privileged to be working in a kaupapa Māori organisation supporting our Hauraki whānau.

He aha te mea nui o te ao
He tangata, he tangata, he tangata

Veronica (Ronnie) Polkinghorne
Poukura Kāinga
Manager Home Assist Services

Ko Tokatoka te maunga
Ko Northern Wairoa te awa
Ko Campbell & Hackett te tūpuna
Ko Ngāti Pākehā te iwi, whāngai te Ngāti Whātua o Kaipara
Ko Hokianga nui a Kupe tōku moana
Ko Naumai te marae
Ko Ruawai te whare
Ko Ronnie Polkinghorne tōku ingoa

The mountain that I affiliate to is Tokatoka
I was raised on the Northern Wairoa awa-river
My (founding) ancestors, Campbell and Hackett, are of Celtic descent
I am Ngāti Pākehā, whāngai to Ngāti Whātua o Kaipara
And hail from Ruawai within the Te Tai Tokerau rohe
I was raised within and belong to a blended whānau. 

Originally trained as a Registered Comprehensive Nurse (NZ), I hold a Masters in Clinical Nursing and have over twenty-eight years nursing experience working in a variety of areas across general and mental health. 
My diverse clinical experience has enabled me to carry out my absolute purpose and passion: to assist and support kaimahi to deliver services, and to empower whānau to access the care and services that meet their needs. 
Through my role as Poukura Kāinga, I remain committed and passionate in enabling whānau to experience hauora – wellbeing, in the hope that this creates aspirational multi-generational changes for our whānau. 

Janine Thompson
Poukura Hauora
Manager Clinical Services

Ko Matauhipo te maunga
Ko Waimarino te awa
Ko Ngāti Tuwharetoa te iwi
Ko Ngāti Hinekura te hapū
Ko Te Arawa te waka
Ko Korohe te marae
Ko Janine Thompson toku ingoa

My journey with Te Korowai first began back in 2002 when I was employed as a Kaiawhina in Whitianga and Coromandel. With Te Korowai’s encouragement and support I then went on to train as a registered nurse, which I completed in 2009. Since then, I have worked as a rural primary health care nurse in Whitianga, before returning home to Te Korowai as the mobile nurse. I was then seconded to Nurse Lead and subsequently to Poukura Hauora Clinical Services Manager. My passion is people and working alongside them and their whānau to achieve their health and wellness goals and maintain oranga.

Gypsy Roberts
Poukura Oranga — Manager
Public & Community Services

Piki mai rā, Kake mai rā
Homai te waiora kia tu takiwaiora, tu takiwaiora e
Ki nga kākahi whakairoiro o uta, Kai nga kake pīngao o tai
Tēnā koutou, tēnā tātou, Mauri ora kia tātou katoa
 

Kō Gypsy Roberts ahau

A pā girl at heart, lucky enough to grow up in Te Ao Marae, Te Ao Whānau environment that has contributed to the Mana Wahine and experienced Health and Social needs practitioner I am today.

He māmā, whaiaipo, tamāhine, tuahine, tuakana, mokopuna o Pare Hauraki, Te Arawa, Te Rarawa, Ngāti Ruanui hoki. Born and bred in Rotorua. Living my best life on the shores of Tīkapa Moana in Hauraki, Te Tara o te Ika a Maui, with my Tane and  3 of our 7 tamariki.

I have 18 years experience working in the Health and Social needs sector with key skills in public health, Whānau Ora, leadership, communication and relationship management, workforce development, project management and policy development and planning.
 

Mihi kau ana, Gypsy.

Michelle Jones 
Poukura Hinengaro
Manager - Mental Health & Addiction Services

Nō England ōku tūpuna 
I whānau mai ahau i Tāmaki-makau-rau
Kei Karangahake ahau e noho ana
Nō Ngāti Hako tōku makau
Ko Michelle Jones tōku ingoa

I have the privilege of being Poukura Hinengaro at Te Korowai Hauora o Hauraki to a team of talented humans who endeavour daily to create opportunities for whānau to seek and define their own wellbeing.
I bring 20+ years of experience in the primary and secondary mental health & addictions field as well as the education sector. I am the mother and nannie of eight uri o Hauraki and I am passionate about growing the wellbeing of our Hauraki whānau.

Janet Williams
Poukura Pūtea - Business
Support Services Manager

I pakeke ake au ki Hukanui (Gordonton).
Nō Kōtirangi, nō Tenemāka, nō Wērā hoki oku tupuna, ā, e noho ana au ki Pukakai (Cooks Beach).
Ko Janet Williams tōku ingoa. 

Āe I am of Scottish, Danish and Welsh decent, raised in Gordonton and now reside in Cooks Beach within the beautiful Pare Hauraki rohe.

I am passionate about the work we do here at Te Korowai Hauora o Hauraki and am committed to supporting those making a difference for the wider hāpori. I have over 20 years experience working in Finance within Local Government and Non-Government Organisations, and in Social Sector Governance roles. 

Harry Mikaere
Chairperson & Hauraki Maori Trust
Board representative

Harry has been involved in a number of organisations including Iwi/Māori Council, Tainui Waka Alliance, Hauraki Fishing Group and Taimoana Marine Farms Limited, New Zealand Aquaculture Limited, Aotearoa Fishing Company Limited and Waikato Whānau Ora Regional Leadership Forum.

Glen Tupuhi
Deputy Chair

Of Ngati Paaoa descent Glen Tupuhi grew up in Kaiaua and attended Hauraki Plains College. Husband father and grandfather, he holds a Graduate Diploma in Health Management from Massey University as well as health related qualifications and experience relevant to previous management and senior positions in CYFS, Corrections, Health Waikato, Hauora Waikato and Te Runanga o Kirikiriroa.

Tuu te winiwini Tuu te wanawana ki te Puu Tahitanga o nga tino whakaaro te Tapu te Ihi te Wehi te Pono o te Runga Rawa heke iho ki nga kawai rangatira o nga tuupuna.

Susan Hana King (Sue)
Trustee

Sue has a passion and commitment for working with whānau/families and organisations to get better outcomes for our people when it comes to Health. She has been a member of Te Korowai Hauora o Hauraki from when it first started and has previously served on the Board from 1991-2011. Sue is a mother of 6, grandmother of 22 and great grandmother of 6; she works as a Kaitiaka Māori, based in Thames Hospital, and lives in Kopu with her husband, Graham King.

Korohere Ngāpō 
Trustee

Dr Korohere Ngāpō is of Ngāti Tamaterā, Ngāti Maru, Ngāti Pāoa, Ngāti Pūkenga and Ngāti Porou descent.  He is the founder of Te Whare Tāhuhu Kōrero o Hauraki, a member of Te Panekiretanga o Te Reo and Te Mata Punenga, and trained under the late Professor Te Wharehua Milroy, Sir Timoti Karetū and Sir Pou Temara. 

Korohere’s education background includes teaching in Māori medium and mainstream schools and as a former Senior Lecturer at University of Waikato in the Faculty of Education, before moving home to Hauraki.  

Through Tāwhaki & Co, Korohere is a Māori language and cultural advisor to many Hauraki organisations, including Te Korowai Hauora o Hauraki. 

Korohere’s aspirations are to assist those like-minded to progress and advance the Hauraki people in the areas of health, education, and cultural knowledge for Hauraki by Hauraki.

Ko Hauraki ki uta, ko Hauraki ki tai
Kia mau, kia ita ki te kirikawa

David Taipari
Trustee & Hauraki Maori Trust
Board representative 

David Taipari is experienced in taking a high-level strategic approach to governance and management having served in leadership roles on several Boards. David serves as:
•    Chairman of the Independent Māori Statutory Board for Auckland Council which includes sitting on Council Committees;
•    Chairman of the Hauraki Maori Trust Board, the statutory Maori Authority in Hauraki;
•    Chairman of the Pare Hauraki Fishing Trust a diversified private Trust active in marine farming, fishing, property development and other investments on behalf of Hauraki iwi;
•    Trustee of Nga Iwi FM Board, the regional Maori radio station in Hauraki;
•    Trustee of Matai Whetu Marae in Thames. 
For over 25 years David has represented Ngati Maru in various roles. He has also been a strong advocate in Treaty of Waitangi claims and the settlement process. As the Chairman of the Hauraki Maori Trust Board he has represented Hauraki iwi to achieve significant fisheries settlements and enhance economic development for the region.