The new Toi Mai board

The Toi Mai board changed on 11 December 2022. Two of our founding board members have left at the expiry of their terms and one new board member has been appointed.

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Ko te tia-rua o Toi Mai a Annie Murray (Nō Te Arawa) rāua ko Victoria Spackman e whakapuaki nei i te hohonu o ngā mihi ā-ngākau o te poari ki a Jana Rangooni rāua ko Mele Wendt, MNZM i te tōnga o ō rāua kaupeka i Toi Mai.

E rere ana ko ngā kupu rāhiri a te poari ki te mātanga ako rongonui, ki a Tākuta Kathie Irwin. Nō te reanga tuatoru o tētehi kāwai heke kaiako Māori a Kathie me tāna e mea nei “public service and social justice are deeply embedded in my bloodlines. My passion inspires me to contribute to Aotearoatanga, nation building, in innovative and creative ways, that are framed by Sir Apirana Ngata’s whakatauākī (proverb) “E tipu, e rea”. This proverb speaks to the possibilities of Treaty based models of change that create authentic transformation”.

Mō te hononga mai ki Toi Mai, ko tā Kathie, “This is a historical moment in the contribution of education can make to Aotearoatanga, nation building, and I want in! I’m an educationist by training and by now trade – this is the time to get stuck in and lend a hand. In the design space. I am looking forward to the work!” 

I a ia e ngaio ana, kia tata atu ki te 30 tau a Kathie hei pūkenga ki ngā mātauranga, ki ngā rangahau me ngā whanaketanga Māori. Ko tāna “umanga tuarua” i ngā tūmomo tūnga matua mana whakahaere. I te Hune o 2020 te tau nāna anō i whakatū ai i te Kathie Irwin and Associates – Hei mātanga mātauranga, mātanga rangahau, mātanga whakangungu hoki, ā,  ko ia te Pou Whakatū me te Tumu Whakarae. 

Ko tā te tia-rua o Toi Mai “We are thrilled to have Kathie join us at this important time in the changes to the vocational education environment. Toi Mai and the sectors we serve will benefit hugely from her decades of experience across education, public service and governance”.

Translation in English:

Toi Mai co-chairs Annie Murray (Te Arawa) and Victoria Spackman express the board’s heartfelt thanks to Jana Rangooni and Mele Wendt, MNZM who have completed their terms with Toi Mai.

“Both Jana and Mele provided sage advice to the board and the CEO and had strong voices at the board table. Toi Mai is better thanks to their contributions”, the co-chairs said.

The board welcomes renowned educationalist Dr Kathie Irwin. Kathie is a third generation Māori educationist and says “public service and social justice are deeply embedded in my bloodlines. My passion inspires me to contribute to Aotearoatanga, nation building, in innovative and creative ways, that are framed by Sir Apirana Ngata’s whakatauāki (proverb) “E tipu, e rea”. This proverb speaks to the possibilities of Treaty based models of change that create authentic transformation”.

About joining Toi Mai, Kathie says “This is a historical moment in the contribution of education can make to Aotearoatanga, nation building, and I want in! I’m an educationist by training and by now trade – this is the time to get stuck in and lend a hand. In the design space. I am looking forward to the work!”

As an academic Kathie specialized in Māori education, research and development, for nearly thirty years. Her “second career” has been in senior management and governance. In June 2020 she founded Kathie Irwin and Associates – specialists in education, research and training and she serves as the Founder and CEO. 

Toi Mai’s co-chairs say “We are thrilled to have Kathie join us at this important time in the changes to the vocational education environment. Toi Mai and the sectors we serve will benefit hugely from her decades of experience across education, public service and governance”.