Te Maruata Roopu Whakahaere
The current members of Te Maruata Roopu Whakahaere are:
Metro Sector Representative:
- Alf Filipaina, Councillor, Auckland Council
Rural and Provincial Sector Representative:
- Meredith Akuhata-Brown, Councillor, Gisborne District Council
Regional Sector Representative:
- Tipa Mahuta, Councillor, Waikato Regional Council
Young Elected Members Representative:
- Moko Tepania, Councillor, Far North District Council
Members elected at large:
- Bonita Bigham, Community Board Member, South Taranaki District Council (Chair)
- Bayden Barber, Councillor, Hastings District Council (Deputy Chair)
- Shane Epiha, Councillor, Selwyn District Council
- Jackie Te Amo, Community Board Member, Whakatane District Council
Community Board Member, South Taranaki District Council
Bonita Bigham (Ngaruahine, Te Atiawa) has been chair of Te Maruata, Local Government New Zealand's national collective of Māori in governance roles in local…
Bonita Bigham (Ngaruahine, Te Atiawa) has been chair of Te Maruata, Local Government New Zealand's national collective of Māori in governance roles in local…
Moko is Te Rarawa and Ngāti Kahu ki Whangaroa and hails from two small settlements in the Far North, Mitimiti in North Hokianga and Waihapa on the Whangaroa Harbour. He…