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BIOGRAPHIESSir Tipene O’ReganSir Tipene is the former Chair of the Ngāi Tahu Māori TrustBoard, Ngāi Tahu Holdings Corporation, MawheraIncorporation, Te Ohu Kai Moana, the Sealord Group Ltd andDeputy Chair of Transit New Zealand.He is a previous director of Television New Zealand, MeridianEnergy and the founding Chair of Te Tapuae o Rehua Ltd. SirTipene is currently a director and advisor to many companies inNew Zealand and Australia, and a Fellow of the University ofAuckland. He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Literaturefrom the University of Canterbury in 1992. He holds HonoraryDoctorates of Commerce from both Lincoln University andVictoria University of Wellington. He is a Distinguished Fellow of the Institute ofDirectors. He is Adjunct Professor at Ngāi Tahu research, University of Canterbury.___________________________________Distinguished Professor Graham SmithProfessor Graham Smith, a prominent Māori educationalist,has been at the forefront of the alternative Māori initiatives inthe education field and beyond. His recent academic work hascentred on developing theoretically informed transformativestrategies related to intervening in Māori cultural, political,social, educational and economic crises. He is involved in thedevelopment of Tribal Universities and is the recently retiredChairperson of Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi Council. Inhis former position as Pro Vice Chancellor (Māori), he wasresponsible for developing a Māori University structure withinThe University of Auckland.Professor Smith‟s earlier training is in Social Anthropology andhe completed a MA (Hons) dissertation on Māori Rituals of Encounter. He was the firstteacher of a Māori immersion kura kaupapa Māori school (Māori philosophy andprinciples-based school), which has grown from a single school in 1988 to over 75publicly funded schools in 1999. His theoretical leadership has informed theemergence of Māori Education Studies as a distinct entity within the Tertiary Sector inparticular New Zealand universities. This work has developed a wide-rangingacademic discussion centred on Kaupapa Māori Theory, Critical Theory andTransformative Praxis.6
Professor Smith has made significant contributions to the political, social, economicand cultural advancement of indigenous Māori communities. He has also workedextensively with other Indigenous/First Nation peoples across the world, includingCanada, Hawai„i, USA mainland, Taiwan, Chile, Australia and the Pacific nations. Heis a regular contributor to national forums on indigenous issues and has also been anauthoritative voice to international forums on indigenous education issues. ProfessorSmith has been an active contributor to the critical debate on „race‟ and „ethnicity‟ bothin New Zealand and abroad, and maintains a strong influence in the Māori languagerevitalisation movement. His other specialist interest is in institutional transformationsin order to deliver more effectively to and for the interests of indigenous students,faculty and communities.Professor Smith is one the most influential educators in New Zealand today. He haspublished widely and is in demand as a commentator on national and internationalindigenous matters. He is of Ngāti Apa, Ngāti Kahungunu, Kai Tahu and Ngāti Poroutribal descent and is the current CEO/Vice Chancellor of Te Whare Wānanga oAwanuiārangi.___________________________________Mark SolomonKaiwhakahaere (Chair) Te Runanga o Ngāi TahuMark Solomon is of Ngāi Tahu and Ngāti Kuri descent, and is from Kaikoura on theeast coast of Te Waipounamu. He is the elected Kaiwhakahaere (chair) of TeRūnanga o Ngāi Tahu, a position he has held since 1998.Mark has represented his Kaikoura Rūnanga since 1988 and has contributed to hiscommunity in many capacities, ranging from roles as a trustee of Takahanga Marae,the local school board and on the board of the Museum of New Zealand Te PapaTongarewa, a position he held from 2001-2007.Mark currently holds directorships with Te Hapai Mauri Ltd, Te Pataka o Tangaroa andTe Pataka o Rauru. He is also a Summit Member of the Hillary Institute and a memberof Te Kawai Taumata.Mark believes a true rangatira is a servant of the people and reflects this in his role inhelping establish the Iwi Chairs Forum and his ambition of kotahitanga for Māori.7
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