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Taranaki, Te Atiawa

Erin Simpson, Chair

Erin Simpson (Taranaki, Te Atiawa) has an extensive career in the Horticulture sector starting in the 1980s. His experience gives him a robust and insightful understanding of the skills needed by employers to be effective members in the workforce of...
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Erin Simpson, Chair

Taranaki, Te Atiawa
Horticulture
Ngāti Kahungunu

Kevin Ihaka, Deputy

Kevin Ihaka (Ngāti Kuhungunu) is the founder and director of the FPS group of companies (FPS Forestry Ltd, FPS Forest Protection Services Ltd, FPS Geospatial Ltd). He is also holds governance positions with a number of organisations including being Chair...
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Kevin Ihaka, Deputy

Ngāti Kahungunu
Forestry
Ngāi te Rangi, Ngāti Ranginui

Turi Ngatai MNZM

Turi Ngatai MNZM (Ngāi te Rangi, Ngāti Ranginui) is Co-Chair of the Bay of Plenty RSLG, a Director on the Food and Fibre CoVE and sits on the Board of the Catholic Leadership Institute, Te Kupenga. He is Interim-Chair fir...
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Turi Ngatai MNZM

Ngāi te Rangi, Ngāti Ranginui
Māori, Horticulture, Education

Bernadette Kelly

Bernadette Kelly is the General Manager People, Safety and Engagement for Pāmu (Landcorp Farming). She has previously held a number of senior and executive roles focusing on people, capability, safety and workforce development with organisations including MercyAscot & Mercy Radiology,...
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Bernadette Kelly

Farming, Health and Safety

Cathy Webb

Cathy Webb is the Seafood Standards Manager at Seafood NZ Ltd and has held a number of senior positions in the Seafood sector over the past 30 years. She is a director of the Primary Industry Training Organisation (ITO) and...
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Cathy Webb

Seafood
Ngāi Tūhoe, Ngāti Awa

Cheyenne Wilson

Cheyenne Wilson (Ngāi Tūhoe, Ngāti Awa) is the Founder and Managing Director of Te Kaharangi Hono, a specialist Māori Agribusiness and whenua Māori consulting firm. Cheyenne grew up in rural Southland and has a deep technical knowledge of farm systems. She...
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Cheyenne Wilson

Ngāi Tūhoe, Ngāti Awa
Dairy, Youth, Māori

Chris Flatt

Chris Flatt has been the National Secretary of the NZ Dairy Workers Union – Te Runanga Wai U since 2012 and is the current Chair and Managing Director of Waikato Trade Union Centre Limited. He is also a director or...
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Chris Flatt

Workers Union

Geoff Taylor

Geoff Taylor is part of the Strategy and Investment Team at DairyNZ Ltd and has been on the Reform of Vocational Education journey as part of various design groups and as a member of the interim Establishment Board...

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Geoff Taylor

Dairy

Iani Nemani

Iani Nemani brings a background in community economic development, labour market, industry training and workforce development and is an experienced engagement practitioner. He is currently the Manager, Strategic Engagement for Kainga Ora - Homes and Communities. Iani is Tongan ('Ovaka, Fasi...
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Iani Nemani

Pacific peoples

Paul Crick

Paul is Chair of Beef + Lamb NZ’s National Farmer Council Executive, Chair of Beef + Lamb NZ’s Farmer Research Advisory Group, a founding member of the Wairarapa People Capability Group, Chair of the Wairarapa Primary Skills Advisory Group and...
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Paul Crick

Sheep, Beef and Deer

Renee Rooney

Renee’s governance and leadership experience spans education, community and industry groups and currently includes being Chair of Development West Coast, a charitable trust set up to manage, invest and distribute income from a fund received from the Government to promote sustainable...
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Renee Rooney

Dairy, Farming

Antonia Lilii, Associate Director

Antonia Lilii is the proud mother of two daughters. She is of Samoan descent, originally from the village of Leauvaa, Upolu, Samoa. Antonia has a background in Union advocacy work, employment, community economic development and social innovation experience. She is currently...
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Antonia Lilii, Associate Director

Pacific peoples, Union