Board of Trustees
Elected by Rangitāne iwi members, our trustees form a strong Governance team, grounded in tikanga and equipped with a wide range of skills and knowledge to lead with integrity and vision.
Committee members
A little more about us
Taylor Mihaere
Taylor Tohunui Oterangi Mihaere ahau
Ko Taylor Samuel Mihaere toku Papa,
Ko Lassie Rahikoia Aroha Mehikore Mihaere (Rangihuna) toku Mama,
Ko Rangiwhakaewa te tāngata
Ko Makirikiri toku marae
Ko Rangitane toko iwi.
Taylor served 21 years in the New Zealand Army, specialising in infantry operations and training, retiring as a Staff Sergeant in 1997. He has extensive experience across construction, tertiary education, and defence, including roles with Te Wānanga o Aotearoa and the New Zealand Defence Force, where he is currently employed as Senior Evaluator – Operations Team Development.
He has owned and operated construction, farming, and residential property businesses, and has worked closely with government agencies, councils, and education providers. Taylor also previously served as a trustee for the Rangitāne Tū Mai Rā Trust.
Mavis Mullins
Ko Ruahine te maunga
Ko Manawatu te awa
Ko Rangiwhakaewa te tangata
Ko Ngati Pakapaka te hapu
Ko Kaitoki te marae
Ko Rangitane te iwi
Their mauriora
Mavis Mullins is a highly respected business leader, named Business Woman of the Year (2017) and Business Leader of the Year (2019) at the University of Auckland Māori Business Leaders Awards, and inducted into the New Zealand Business Hall of Fame. She was awarded an MNZM in 2002 for services to the wool industry.
Born and raised locally, Mavis has built an outstanding career across the primary sector and international business. She holds an MBA from Massey University and has extensive governance experience, currently serving on boards including UNICEF Aotearoa, Moana Fisheries Ltd, the Environmental Protection Authority, Hawke’s Bay Rugby Union, and Rangitāne o Tamaki nui-ā-Rua, which she chairs.
Alongside her professional achievements, Mavis and Koro have raised four children, are grandparents to 17 mokopuna, and remain actively involved in farming on their tūpuna whenua.
He tino whakahīhī mātou i a koe mō ōu whiwhinga nui.
Aaron Karena
E mihi nei ki ngā karangamaha o te motu.
Kei ēnei ngā hononga o te iti nei ki ngā Iwi,
ki ngā whenua o tatou,
Ko Rangitāne, rātou ko Ngāti Kahungunu, ko Ngāti Pāhauwera, ko Taranaki, ko Ngāruahine,
ko Te Ati Haunui-a-Pāpārangi, ko Kai Tahu.
I tipu ake au i raro o ngā rae Maunga o Ruahine
i te taha o te awa pokere o Tamakuku,
Ko Te Rangiwhakaewa te tāngata,
Ko Ngāti Pakapaka te Hapū,
Ko Kaitoki te Marae,
Ko Aaron Karena tōku ingoa
Tihei Mauriora!
I am the son of Christine and Riki Karena, with whakapapa to Rangitāne through Hirai and Hoera Te Rangiwhakaewa. I am Ngāti Pakapaka, with whānau based at Kaitoki. Together with my wahine Emily, we are raising our three sons, Braxton, Kupa and Riki-Tai, who we are lucky enough to be bringing up at home amongst our whānau in Tamaki nui-ā-Rua, out at our Marae, and at our Kōhanga Reo.
I am a Trustee of Rangitāne o Tamaki nui-ā-Rua Charitable Trust and Chair of Te Tahua o Rangitāne Ltd, with over 15 years’ experience in community governance. I am a Chartered Accountant, lead the AllanMcNeill Chartered Accountants team in Dannevirke, and serve as a Director of Tū Mai Rā Investments Ltd, bringing my financial skills to support Māori enterprise and iwi development.
Lisa Kenny
Ko Kurahaupo te Waka
Ko Ruahine te Maunga
Ko Manawatū te awa
Ko Ngāti Pakapaka te Hapū
Ko Kaitoki te marae
Ko Nikora te ingoa whānau i te taha o tōku Māmā
Ko Lisa Kenny ahau
Born and raised in Pahiatua, Lisa has strong ties to the Tararua community. She holds a Bachelor of Arts (Māori Studies), Bachelor of Physical Education, and a Master of Professional Accounting, and is currently completing a Master of International Security.
Lisa has spent nine years serving in the New Zealand Army and currently works as a Senior Advisor Māori, supporting Māori initiatives and communities. Her career also includes experience as an accountant both locally and overseas.
Lisa is a proud mother to her daughter Kaia and values whānau, sport, travel, and lifelong learning.
Lorraine Stephenson
Annual General Meeting
HE KUPU WHAKAKAPI
He tino mihi ano ki a koe. Ko te mea nunui ki a au he pai tou noho kei waenganui i te Runanga nei a Rangitāne o Tamaki nui-ā-Rua.
Na te huruhuru ka rere te manu.
With feathers the bird can fly.
With your help, Rangitāne o Tamaki nui-ā-Rua. will strive to support whānau to achieve their dreams and aspirations which includes the development and growth of our unique cultural heritage as tangata whenua.
