Māori Health and Disability Workforce Sub-Committee - Members
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Professor Colin Mantell, Chair Maori Health and Disability Workforce
Colin Mantell is Professor of Māori and Pacific Health and Head of the Māori and Pacific Health Department at the University of Auckland. He is a Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at National Women's Hospital and has held head of department posts at National Women's Hospital and Middlemore Hospital in South Auckland. Colin is a past member of the Health Research Council of New Zealand and a member of the Māori Health Research Committee. Colin's iwi affiliation is Ngai Tahu.
Ms Taima Campbell
Taima is Executive Director of Nursing & Midwifery, Auckland District Health Board. As a registered nurse, she brings extensive experience in child health and community care. She is also Clinical Director for hauora.com, a National Māori Health Workforce Development Organisation and a board member of Te Rau Matatini, a Māori Mental Health Workforce Development Organisation, a member of Magnet New Zealand, and the College of Nurses Aotearoa. Taima's iwi affiliation is Ngāti Tamaterā, Ngāti Maru.
Dr Paratene Ngata
Paratene works for Ngati Porou Hauora as a general practitioner at the Uawa Community Health Centre in Tolaga Bay. He has worked as a Medical Officer Māori Health in the Department of Health and for the Tairawhiti Area Health Board. Paratene's iwi affiliation is Ngata Porou/Te Aitanga a Hauiti/Ngati Ira.
Ms Fiona Pimm
Fiona is Chief Executive Officer, He Oranga Pounamu, and has a long career in the health sector. She trained as a Nuclear Medicine Technologist prior to taking on management roles in the primary health care sector. She is a Board Member of the South Canterbury District Health Board, Chairperson of the Te Runanga o Arowhenua Charitable Company and Director on the Board of Public Trust. She is also a Community Representative on the Community & Public Health Advisory Committee, Canterbury District Health Board. Fiona's iwi affiliation is Ngai Tahu.
Ms Lynette Stewart
Lynette is the Chief Executive Officer of Te Tai Tokerau MAPO Trust and has been since MAPO's inception in 1996. Lynette is Chair of the Northland District Health Board and a Director on the Te Tai Tokerau Māori Rural Health Training Consortium. She is a current member of the Public Health Advisory Committee and the New Zealand National Health Committee. Lynette is also a member of the Treaty of Waitangi Public Information Programme Advisory Board, and is a member of the New Zealand Institute of Directors. Lynette's iwi affiliation is Ngatiwai-Ngatihene-Tainui.
Mr Hayden Wano
Hayden is the Chairperson of Taranaki District Health Board and Chief Executive Officer of Tui Ora.
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