Board of DirectorsSir Tīpene O’ReganNgāi Tahu, ChairmanSir Tīpene is the former Chair of the Ngāi Tahu Māori Trust Board, Ngāi TahuHoldings Corporation, Māwhera Incorporation, Te Ohu Kai Moana, the SealordGroup Ltd and Deputy Chair of Transit New Zealand. He is a previous directorof Television New Zealand, Meridian Energy and the founding Chair of TeTapuae o Rehua Ltd. Sir Tīpene is a Fellow of The University of Auckland,Adjunct Professor at Ngāi Tahu Research Centre, University of Can<strong>te</strong>rburyand holds honorary doctora<strong>te</strong>s from the University of Can<strong>te</strong>rbury, LincolnUniversity and Victoria University Wellington. He is a Distinguished Fellow ofthe Institu<strong>te</strong> of Directors. He is joint chair of the Constitutional Advisory Panelconvened by the New Zealand Government.Associa<strong>te</strong> Professor Jan Crosthwai<strong>te</strong>Associa<strong>te</strong> Professor Crosthwai<strong>te</strong> is Dean of Arts at The University of Auckland.Holding a PhD in Philosophy, Jan’s <strong>te</strong>aching and research in<strong>te</strong>rests includebioethics, feminism, applied ethics and social philosophy. At The Universityof Auckland, she has served on the Academic Programmes Commit<strong>te</strong>e, theTeaching and Learning Quality Commit<strong>te</strong>e, the Board of Studies for GeneralEducation and the Curriculum Commission, and was an elec<strong>te</strong>d lecturers’representative on the University Council 2007–2011.Distinguished Professor Jane HardingA paediatrician specialising in newborn in<strong>te</strong>nsive care, Professor Harding isDeputy Vice Chancellor (Research) and Professor of Neonatology at TheUniversity of Auckland. An in<strong>te</strong>rnational authority on foetal growth, she hasserved on the Health Research Council of New Zealand, the Royal AustralasianCollege of Physicians and the Council of the In<strong>te</strong>rnational Society for theDevelopmental Origins of Health and Disease. A Fellow of the Royal Societyof New Zealand, Professor Harding was made an Officer of the New ZealandOrder of Merit in 2002.Professor Hirini MatungaNgāi Tahu, Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Kahungunu, Rongowhakaata, Ngāti <strong>Pae</strong>rangi(Atiu, Cook Islands)Professor Matunga is Assistant Vice Chancellor (Māori and Pacifika) andProfessor of Indigenous Planning at Lincoln University. He is the formerDirector of Lincoln University’s Centre for Māori and Indigenous Planningand Development; former Associa<strong>te</strong> Director of the Centre for Māori Studiesand Research, Lincoln University; past Convenor of the Indigenous PeoplesExecutive of the World Archaeological Congress, and was a Trus<strong>te</strong>e on theTautuku Waikawa Māori Lands Trust.28Ngā <strong>Pae</strong> o <strong>te</strong> māramatanga
Mrs Alison Pa<strong>te</strong>rsonMrs Pa<strong>te</strong>rson is chair of BPAC NZ Ltd, Ambulance NZ Oversight Commit<strong>te</strong>e,NRCGD (The University of Auckland), S<strong>te</strong>venson Agriculture Ltd and Farm IQ.She is a Fellow of The University of Auckland and Pro Chancellor of MasseyUniversity Council. She is on the Board of Abano Healthcare Ltd and VectorLtd. She was previously chairman of Landcorp Ltd, Metrowa<strong>te</strong>r Ltd, Wai<strong>te</strong>mataHealth Ltd and DHBNZ, Deputy Chair and Director of the Reserve Bankand Health Waikato Ltd, and a Barnardos councillor. She holds an HonoraryDoctora<strong>te</strong> of Commerce from Massey University and is a DistinguishedAccredi<strong>te</strong>d Fellow of the Institu<strong>te</strong> of Directors.Mr Jim Pe<strong>te</strong>rsNgāti Wai, Ngāti Hine and Ngā PuhiMr Pe<strong>te</strong>rs is Pro Vice-Chancellor (Māori) at The University of Auckland. He ison the board of NRCGD (The University of Auckland). In the past, he has beenChair of the Northland Regional Council and served on the National Councilof Local Government New Zealand and the Animal Health Board Members’Commit<strong>te</strong>e. He was Head of Department of History, Geography and SocialStudies at Mt Albert Grammar School and Principal of Northland College inKaikohe. Mr Pe<strong>te</strong>rs was elec<strong>te</strong>d to Parliament representing the New ZealandFirst Party from 2002–2005.Mr Mike S<strong>te</strong>vensNgāti Raukawa, Ngāti KauwhataMr S<strong>te</strong>vens is a former member of the New Zealand Universities AcademicAudit Unit and has been an advisor to the Foundation for Research, Scienceand Technology. He has held a variety of senior public and priva<strong>te</strong> sectorpositions and now runs his own consulting company, Taiaho Limi<strong>te</strong>d.2011 <strong>ANNUAL</strong> <strong>REPORT</strong> 29