He Wāhine Māori Ahau 3: Making change and building allies
Senior Wahine Māori public service leaders will give an insight into their career journeys within the public service.
Date and time
Location
Zoom
Auckland Auckland, Auckland 0000 New ZealandAbout this event
Tūhono – the Māori Public Service Network presents, He Wāhine Māori Ahau.
Building on from the inaugural Wāhine Māori hui in July 2021, this four-part online speaker series aims to share further learnings across the public service on topics and issues facing Wāhine Māori in the workplace. You’ll hear from senior Wāhine Māori public service leaders and get an insight into their career journeys within the public service.
Making change and building allies – A kōrero with Makere Hurst
In the third of this four-part series, Makere Hurst sits down with our Kaikōrero to discuss the importance of making change and building allies.
You’ll have the opportunity to hear first-hand how these Wāhine leaders have navigated the balance between these competing interests and kaupapa, and ask questions in our live Q+A section.
Registrations are free and open to all, an event not to miss.
Tūhonohono I te ao, Tūhonohono I te pō
About our facilitator
Principal Policy Advisor Te Kupenga, Māori Economy team
- Ko Moumoukai te maunga
- Ko Nuhaka te awa
- Ko Tākitimu te waka
- Ko Kahungungu te marae
- Ko Ngāti Kahungungu ki Wairoa raua ko Ngāti Tūwharetoa oku iwi
Whāia te iti kahurangi ki te tūohu koe me he maunga teitei
Mauri ora!
About our Speakers
Executive Director – The Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care
- He uri tēnei no Te Arawa waka, no Ngāti Porou, me Ngāi Tahu hoki.
Helen leads the largest Inquiry in New Zealand’s history - The Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care. She has been on the Executive Leadership Team of four Public Service agencies - the Ministry for Women, the Department of Internal Affairs, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development and the Ministry for Ethnic Communities (formerly the Office of Ethnic Communities).
Helen has a strong policy background and most of her executive leadership roles have been in policy, including as a Deputy Chief Executive and a Director of Policy. She was also Acting Chief Executive at Ministry for Women.
Helen has also led New Zealand Government delegations to the United Nations in New York to various gender equality fora in South East Asia, including Singapore and Thailand.
Ko Lynda Pura-Watson ahau.
He uri ahau nō Ngāti Kahungunu me Ngai Tahu.
Tēnā koutou katoa.
My childhood experiences continue to influence who I am, what I do and how I do it. I had a wonderful family life, the youngest of four girls. I remember great teachers and a mother who taught me how to love Shakespeare and believe in myself. The influence of others on me.
My commitment to education and seeing others thrive has been pivotal to all I do. I have a background in education, working as a teacher and leader in English-medium settings. My professional evaluation journey began as a review officer working with schools and communities in both schools and Kaupapa Māori. The sharing of insights for influence of others.
Over the last 20 years I have been working with Kaupapa Māori education leaders and their communities, to develop kaupapa Māori evaluation approaches, methodologies and indicators. As by with and for Māori, to influence together
Now as Deputy Chief Executive Evaluation and Review Māori for ERO, I am privileged to lead Te Uepū ā-Motu – the national Māori review team, Te Pou Mataaho – a specialist kaupapa Māori research group and Te Pou Tūārongo – Māori methodology and professional practice. I am exceptionally proud of this amazing team, the wide range of expertise and skills they bring as they focus on supporting Māori communities, te reo Māori and Māori enjoying and achieving education success as Māori. Leading with others to influence
Executive Director, Justice Sector Leadership Board
- Tuhoe, Ngati Kahungunu, Ngati Porou, Te Tuarongo
- Ko Tongariro te maunga
- Ko Taupō-nui-a-Tia te moana
- Ko Ngāti Tūwharetoa te iwi
- Ko Ngāti Tutemohuta te hapū
- Ko Waitahanui te marae
- Ko Erin Judge ahau
Erin is the inaugural Executive Director for the Justice Sector Leadership Board (the Chief Executives of the Ministry of Justice, Oranga Tamariki, Ara Poutama, Serious Fraud Office, Crown Law and the Commissioner of Police) which holds a Mana Ōrite relationship with Ināia Tonu Nei. Erin has worked as the Chief Legal Officer for Oranga Tamariki, as a Prosecutor and Legal Adviser for the Police Prosecution Service, on reviews and projects for Ara Poutama and Oranga Tamariki and at Crown Law, helping to establish the Government Legal Network. Erin has worked in Melbourne, volunteered in Canada and served as the President of the In-House Lawyers Association NZ (ILANZ). Erin is the eldest of six and a māmā to three tamariki.
About Tūhono
Tūhono is a network for those interested in growing Māori potential and success through Partnership oriented, Kaupapa aligned, Public Services.
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