Our People.

Pou Tama | Board of Trustees

  • Colleen Kem - Chairperson

  • Lewis Boyles

  • Raewyn Heta

  • Deedee Bancroft

  • Margy Crosby

  • Wayne MacDonald

  • Rebecca Squire

Our Team.

Our team at Maataa Waka is built around a valued team of experienced, skilled and committed people, who contribute in many ways to our success in offering services that meet community need.

We work in partnership with the wider community, including both government and non government organisations, Iwi, and Maori Providers.

  • Emma-Jaye King - Pouārahi General Manager

  • Gail MacDonald - Kaiwhakahaere Pakihi Business Manager

  • Liz Miller - Pukenga Kaiārahi Clinical Lead

  • Shannon Manera - Rangatahi Youth Team

  • Karen McCarthy - Whānau Tautoko Social Service

  • Mike Nowacki - Whānau Haumaru / Te Ara Tiki o Ngā Whānau Facilitator

  • Courtney Nicholson - Whānau Tautoko Social Service

  • Chanell Diaz - Rangatahi Youth Team

  • Katana Perkins - Rangatahi Youth Team

  • Marie Winter - Kaimahi Taritanga Administration

  • Justine Hunter - Kaimahi Taritanga Administration

  • Megan Hadfield - Whānau Ora Kaiwhakatere Navigator

  • Neoma Campbell - Rangatahi Ora Kaiwhakatere Navigator

  • Kowhai Buchanan - Mokopuna Ora Kaiwhakatere Navigator

  • James Kauri - Whānau Ora Kaiwhakatere Navigator

  • - He Kākano Ahau Kaiwhakatere Navigator

  • John Patchett - Kaitohutohu Putea Financial Mentoring

  • Steve Harvey - Kaitohutohu Putea Financial Mentoring

  • Donna Lane - Kaitohutohu Putea Financial Mentoring

  • Afi Leota - Whānau Resilience Kaimahi

  • Malcolm Pitman - Non Violence Facilitator

  • Corinne Stocks - Whānau Tūkino

  • Erica Mason - Whānau Tūkino

  • John Black - Non Violence Facilitator

  • George Turner - Non Violence Facilitator

  • - Tamariki & Wāhine Haumaru Kaimahi

  • Kaumātua Poipoia Elder Abuse Social Worker

  • John Lyons - Kaumātua Poipoia Elder Abuse Social Worker

  • Louise Rudolph - Kia Piki Te Ora Suicide Prevention Co-ordinator

  • Rose Gledhill - Kōanga Kai Co-ordinator

  • Kimberley Harrison Jones - Manawa Mai Co-ordinator

  • Raumati Rogers - Youth Transition

  • Jodine Gibbs - Whānau Tūhono

  • Leona Head - Ringa Āwhina Tāhūhū Executive Assistant

Whakapapa of Maataa Waka.

Maataa Waka Ki Te Tau Ihu Trust is a charitable trust and is governed by a 7 member Board of Trustees. The Board is responsible for providing the strategic direction and overseeing the implementation of the Strategic Plan.

Maataa Waka was formed in 1990 by a group of people who identified there were a large number of Māori living in Marlborough with needs and nowhere to go for support.

The aims and objectives of the society were related to enhancing the social and cultural well being of whānau.

The organisation received its first child health contract in 1995, and has continued to evolve into a credible provider that offers a comprehensive range of services.