General Manager Māori Health Equity & Cultural Stewardship - Palmerston North
General Manager Māori Health Equity & Cultural Stewardship
Shape Our Hauora Future Through Equity and Insight
Lead with Mana, Partner with Iwi
THINK Hauora is a primary health network committed to strengthening whānau wellbeing across Ōtaki, Horowhenua, Palmerston North City, Manawatū and Tararua. Guided by our values and Te Tiriti o Waitangi, we work alongside iwi, Māori providers, general practice teams, community organisations and national partners to champion equity and responsive, community-led care. Our focus is on bringing people, data, and kaupapa together to improve outcomes and support healthy futures for Māori.
About the Role
In this role, you’ll lead THINK Hauora’s kaupapa Māori, equity, cultural safety, and data-informed improvement efforts. You’ll work closely with iwi, mana whenua, Māori providers, our Senior Leadership Team and kaimahi to ensure Māori health equity remains at the centre of our decisions and actions. You’ll help bring people together, create space for Māori voices, and guide the integration of tikanga, kaupapa Māori quality approaches, and meaningful insights into our planning and delivery. Your leadership will ensure our partnerships, services, and strategies honour Te Tiriti and contribute to improving hauora outcomes for Māori across the region.
About You
You bring deep experience working with iwi, hapū, Māori communities, or kaupapa Māori organisations. You understand Te Ao Māori, Te Tiriti o Waitangi, and kaupapa Māori approaches to health, equity, and quality improvement. You’re confident engaging with data, insights, and equity intelligence, and you know how to translate these into meaningful action. You’re an experienced leader who values relationships, collaboration, cultural safety, and mana-enhancing practice. Most importantly, you care deeply about improving hauora outcomes for Māori and supporting positive, lasting change for our communities.
Me tono mai inaīanei | Apply Now! Applications Close Midnight 20th Janurary 2026
To find out more, please get in touch with Russell Spratt on 0294463770 or Orissa Plimmer on 027 285 1461 for a confidential kōrero.
Kaiwhakahaere Matua Ōritetanga Hauora Māori & Kaitiakitanga Ahurea
Tāraitia te Anamata Hauora mā te Ōritetanga me te Mārama
Ka ārahi i ngā mahi kia whai mana, ka mahi rangapū ki ngā iwi
He hononga hauora paetahi a THINK Hauora e manawanui ana ki te whakapiki i te oranga whānau puta noa i Ōtaki, Horowhenua, Te Papa-i-oea, Manawatū me Tararua. Ka ārahina mātau e ō mātau uara me Te Tiriti o Waitangi, ka mahi tahi ki ngā iwi, ki ngā ratonga Māori, ki ngā rata mahi whānui, ki ngā whakahaere hapori me ngā hoa rangapū ā-motu kia whakatairangatia te ōritetanga me te tiakitanga e ārahina ana e te hapori. Ka arotahi mātau ki te kōtuitui i ngā tāngata, i ngā raraunga me ngā kaupapa hei whakapiki hua, hei tautoko i ngā anamata hauora mō Ngāi Māori.
Mō te tūranga
Kei tēnei tūranga, ka ārahi koe i ngā mahi a THINK Hauora mō ngā kaupapa Māori, te ōritetanga, te haumarutanga ahurea me te whakamahi raraunga hei whakapiki ake i ngā painga. Ka āta mahi tahi koe ki ngā iwi, ki ngā mana whenua, ki ngā ratonga Māori, ki tō mātau Kapa Ārahi Matua me ngā kaimahi hoki kia noho te ōritetanga hauora Māori ki te pokapūtanga o ā mātau whakatau me ā mātau mahi. Ka kōtuitui mai koe i te mahi a te tāngata, ka whakarite kia whai wāhi mai ai ngā reo Māori, ka ārahi hoki i te whakakōmitimititanga i ngā tikanga me ngā kaupapa Māori me ngā kitenga whaitake ki ā mātau mahi whakamahere, whakarato hoki. Mā tō ārahitanga e whakarite tērā ka whakahōnoretia Te Tiriti i ā mātau mahi rangapū, mahi whakawhiwhi ratonga, mahi rautaki hoki, ka whai painga ki te whakapiki hua hauora Māori puta noa i te rohe.
Mōu
Ka whai wheako hōhonu koe mō te mahi ki ngā iwi, hapū, hapori Māori, ki ngā whakahaere kaupapa Māori rānei. Ka mārama pū koe ki Te Ao Māori, ki Te Tiriti o Waitangi, ki ngā kaupapa Māori e pā ana ki te hauora, te ōritetanga me te whakapiki kounga. Ka māia koe ki ngā mahi rarauanga, māramatanga, mōhiotanga ōritetanga hoki, ka tau koe ki te whakamāori i ēnei hei mahi whaitake. Kei te whai wheako koe ki ngā mahi ārahi e manawaroa ana ki ngā hononga, ki te mahi tahi, ki te haumarutanga ahurea me te mahi whai mana. Ko te mea nui, ka ngākaunui mai koe ki te whakapiki hua hauora Māori me te tautoko i ngā panonitanga tōrunga, mauroa hoki mō ō mātau hapori.
To apply for this vacancy, you MUST be a New Zealand citizen, resident, or have already secured the right to work in New Zealand and therefore hold a valid visa.
At the appropriate stage we will request your references, we ask that you do not include them on your CV when applying.
We are the landing place where our people can come to rest upon, a safe space. A place where excellence and culture are encouraged and ultimately, recognised.
Kia tau ai te mauri tū, te mauri ora ki te katoa. Nau mai, tau mai! Vitality and well-being for all. Welcome, settle here!
