Jensen Webber is the Chief Executive Officer of Mahitahi Hauora, Northland’s largest primary health organisation. He leads an equity-focused, whānau-centred organisation that works alongside communities, iwi, primary care providers and social service partners to improve health outcomes across Te Tai Tokerau. With a strong commitment to collaboration and system innovation, Jensen champions integrated approaches that place whānau wellbeing at the heart of service delivery and population health planning.

MBChB, MPH, PhD (Ngāti Hine, Ngāti Wai, Ngāti Whātua, Waikato) is a Māori clinician, academic and governance leader.

He is a co-founder of Tend Health, one of Aotearoa’s largest primary care providers, a Senior Lecturer in Medical Education at the University of Auckland, and a medical advisor to Ngāti Hine Health Trust.

A Fulbright Scholar, Mataroria holds a Master of Public Health from Harvard University and a PhD in Medical Education.

His governance roles span health, research, whānau wellbeing and community development. He serves on Te Tiratū Iwi Māori Partnership Board, Rangitāmiro Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency, Waitangi National Trust, and the Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Foundation. He also co-chairs Pūtahi Manawa, the Centre of Research Excellence for heart health.

Mataroria was previously Deputy Chair of the Health Promotion Agency and has served on the boards of the Northland DHB and Te Aka Whai Ora – Māori Health Authority.

Jade Kake is an architect, academic and writer of Māori and Dutch descent, with affiliations to Ngāpuhi (Ngāti Hau, Te Parawhau), Te Whakatōhea and Ngāti Whakaue. She is the founder of Matakohe Architecture + Urbanism, a design studio in Whangārei, and teaches architecture at Huri Te Ao, the School of Future Environments at AUT. 

Across her work, Jade brings a rigorous, culturally grounded perspective to questions of place, belonging and the built environment; her design practice focuses on working with Māori communities to translate and embed tikanga and mātauranga Māori into built environments, her teaching and research focus on architectural language in te reo Māori and kaupapa Māori approaches to architecture, and her writing deepens and extends her design practice.

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Jules Lynch (Te Arawa, Waikato-Tainui) is the Regional Public Service Commissioner for Tāmaki Makaurau and Regional Commissioner for Auckland South at the Ministry of Social Development. A highly respected public sector leader, Jules brings more than 25 years of experience across policing, justice and social development. She is recognised for her ability to build strong partnerships between government, iwi, local authorities and communities, helping drive coordinated responses to complex social and economic challenges while improving outcomes for whānau across the Auckland region. [publicserv...ce.govt.nz], [saswb.com]

Hākopa Ashdown (Te Aupōuri, Ngāi Takoto, Ngāti Kahu) is the Regional Director for Te Puni Kōkiri in Te Tai Tokerau. A proven advocate for Māori development, Hākopa has held leadership roles across government, iwi and community sectors and has represented Indigenous interests internationally. His work has focused on Māori housing, economic development and community-led solutions, and he was selected as New Zealand’s 2025 Harkness Fellow in recognition of his leadership and commitment to advancing opportunities for whānau and underserved communities. [tpk.govt.nz], [tpk.govt.nz]

Helen Bennett (Ngāpuhi) serves as Kaihautū Ngātahi at Foundation North, one of Aotearoa’s largest philanthropic organisations. Raised in the Hokianga, Helen has built a career dedicated to strengthening whānau, communities and social innovation across the education, health and community development sectors. She brings extensive experience in partnership building, systems change and community investment, helping connect people, resources and opportunities to support long-term wellbeing and thriving communities throughout Tāmaki Makaurau and Te Tai Tokerau. [foundation...rth.org.nz],

Te Rōpu Poa is the Chief Executive of Te Rangitāmiro, the Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency serving Te Tai Tokerau, Tāmaki Makaurau, Waikato, Hauraki and Tūwharetoa. A respected Māori leader with deep roots in community development and hauora, she has been entrusted with leading one of Aotearoa’s largest Whānau Ora commissioning entities. Te Rōpu is passionate about empowering whānau-led solutions and ensuring services are grounded in manaakitanga, whanaungatanga and self-determination, continuing the transformational legacy of Dame Tariana Turia and Whānau Ora. [thespinoff.co.nz], [rangitamiro.nz]