Trustees
HON TAMA POTAKA
Tama Potaka is from Mōkai Pātea, Whanganui, Taranaki, and surrounding Iwi of Te Tai Hauāuru and Te Kāhui Maunga.
He is he Minister for Māori Development, Minister for Whānau Ora, Minister of Conservation, Minister for Māori Crown Relations: Te Arawhiti, and Associate Minister of Housing (Social Housing). He is the MP for Hamilton West.
Prior to entering politics in the 2022 Hamilton West byelection, Tama was the chief executive of Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki.
He has been a senior advisor to the NZ Super Fund and served as general manager at Tainui Group Holdings in Hamilton. He is married to Ariana and thy have three tamariki (Tiaria, Te Awarua and Aorangi).
Tama has a Bachelor of Arts (Māori Studies, Political Science) and a Bachelor of Laws (First Class Honours) from Victoria University and a Master of Laws from Columbia University.
HON TODD McCLAY
Todd McClay is the Minister of Agriculture, Minister of Forestry, Minister for Hunting and Fishing, Minister for Trade, and Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs. He has been the MP for Rotorua since 2008.
Todd held several Ministerial roles in the Fifth National Government with portfolios including Trade, State-Owned Enterprises and Revenue.
Todd has previously been a diplomat and was the Cook Islands and Nuie Ambassador to the European Union. He has worked in business in Europe as well as government and public relations internationally.
Dion Tuuta
Dion Tuuta is of Ngāti Mutunga, Ngāti Tama, Te Ātiawa, Taranaki. He is the Secretary for Māori Development - Chief Executive of Te Puni Kōkiri. He has served in several executive and governance roles including most recently as interim Chief Executive of Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Mutunga and a director of Toi Foundation and Toi Foundation Holdings Limited. He was the Chief Executive of Te Kotahitanga o Te Ātiawa Trust from 2021 to 2025 and Chief Executive of Te Ohu Kaimoana from 2016 to 2020.
Earlier in his career, he held the role of Chief Executive for Parininihi ki Waitōtara Inc, and was a Director of Seafood NZ and TSB Bank. Dion began his career in the public service including as a policy manager at Te Puni Kōkiri. He holds a Master of Arts in History from Massey University.
