Trustee

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Ka tiro ake au ki te mauka Te Poho o Tamatea 
e rere raro te awa Ōmaru
ki ka wai o Whakaraupō moana
ki te pā tūwatawata o Te Rāpaki o te Rakiwhakaputa 
tū mai te whare o Wheke 

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Kia ora koutou,

 

He uri ahau nō Kāi Tahu, Te Atihaunui-a-Papārangi, Ngāti Rangi.

Ko Hohepa tōku ingoa.

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Joseph was raised in Ohinehou (Lyttelton), a small port town close to his grandfather’s papakāika te hāpu o Kāti Wheke.

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Joseph has previously worked in a national role as the Principal Advisor Workforce for Te Aka Whai Ora and held senior executive leadership roles. For the past 25 years Joseph has worked in the iwi, hapu, health, tertiary education, and social service sector. One of Joseph's proudest achievements is the development of the Lyttelton Youth Centre as a 16-year-old, as a member of Lyttelton Youth council, and is grateful to still be involved in this programme.

 

Joseph is currently Kaihautū Tuarua at Te Tauraki and is a member of the New Zealand Institute of Directors. He remains passionate in serving the community, and being a change agent as a registered social worker.

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Nō reira, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā tatou katoa