Interim Te Pou Ārahi
Vicki Kershaw
He uri tēnei nō Te Kapinga Hirini McClutchie.
Vicki Kershaw was seconded onto Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Tama in 2024. Her aim, as a trustee and Deputy Chair, is to provide uri with the confidence that Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Tama is moving into a financially sustainable future that has transparent and robust processes, enabling the delivery of a Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Tama Strategic Plan that is endorsed by uri.
Her career has provided both operational leadership and governance experience. Starting as a Dental Therapist, then moving into project management, programme management, and then as a CEO of an aged care service primarily for first nations people in rural, remote Western Australia. She was a Ministerial appointment to the Dental Council of New Zealand (DCNZ) and represented Ngāti Mutunga Iwi on Te Whare Pūnanga Kōrero for eight years.
Vicki feels fortunate to have grown up at Pukearuhe with a large extended whānau. She grew up in the rohe of her tūpuna, learning to gather kai moana, free to roam and play on the beaches, swim, and fish at Wai-iti and Parininihi and explore the surrounding
bushland.
"I believe it is important for our mokopuna to have access to their
tūrangawaewae, know their history, their whakapapa, and the stories of their tupuna."
