Wira Gardiner DCNZM (Chair)
Wira Gardiner was appointed as the founding Director of the Waitangi Tribunal after 20 years as a career soldier. Since then, he has held a range of business roles, trusteeships, and directorships in the public and private sectors. Wira has been Director of Civil Defence, General Manager of the Iwi Transition Agency, Chief Executive of Te Puni Kōkiri (Ministry of Māori Development), and Chairman of Te Māngai Pāho. He has also been Strategic Advisor for Te Matatini, the national kapa haka organisation.
Wira has worked as facilitator for Treaty claims and his most recent appointment is as Crown Facilitator, Tūhoe. His iwi affiliations are Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Pikiao, Te Whakatōhea and Te Whānau-a-Apanui.
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Evan Williams (Deputy Chair)
Evan Williams is a former Chairman of the law firm Chapman Tripp, and former Chair of the Auckland City Mission Board of Trustees.
Evan studied and lectured in law at Victoria University of Wellington before practising as a lawyer, specialising in domestic and international commercial law. He has significant experience advising on strategy, negotiation, and implementation for large projects in the energy and electricity sectors.
For the last 10 years, Evan has focused on property developments in New Zealand and other investments, with a strong focus on building local partnerships, and on preserving the conservation and heritage values of large coastal properties.
Evan’s recreational interests include literature, the arts, heritage and conservation, walking, and farming.
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Miria Pomare
Miria Pomare’s iwi (tribal) affiliations include Ngāti Toa Rangatira and Ngāti Mutunga.
Miria has considerable experience in local government issues, having held various iwi representative roles and been a Hearing Commissioner in the resource consent process. She has worked in the field of Treaty of Waitangi claims for more than a decade.
Miria has a sound knowledge of Māori cultural issues, having been involved in iwi activities all her life. She is also experienced in the role of kaitiaki (guardian) – her whānau (family) inherited responsibility for an extensive collection of taonga, both Māori and European.
Miria has a Master of Arts in Political Science from the University of Hawaii.
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Hon. Dr Michael Bassett QSO
As Minister of Internal Affairs, Michael Bassett negotiated the site for Te Papa in 1988, invited plans for the building, and found the initial money for the museum’s planning stages. He held a number of other portfolios as a Labour minister between 1984 and 1990, including Arts and Culture, Civil Defence, Health, and Local Government. Michael was Chairman of the New Zealand Lottery Grants Board and of the 1990 Commission that commemorated the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi.
He is well-known as a political historian who has written a number of biographies of New Zealand prime ministers. He served for a decade on the Waitangi Tribunal (1994-2004) and has been Professor of New Zealand History at the University of Western Ontario and at Georgetown University in Washington DC.
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Aloysius Teh
Aloysius Teh leads Deloitte's public-sector risk and assurance practice. A chartered accountant and business advisor, he has extensive experience in helping organisations strengthen their business practices, performance, and risk management. He is on the Board of the Institute of Internal Auditors New Zealand.
Aloysius is also an art collector and patron of the Venice Biennale and City Gallery Wellington. He and his wife Eileen have supported public-gallery shows and publications showcasing several New Zealand contemporary artists. They are founding supporters of Scots College's Creative and Performing Arts Centre.
Aloysius is a graduate of Victoria University and has lived in Wellington since the early 1980s.
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Philip Carter
Philip Carter has made major community contributions in both the arts and local government in Christchurch. He has been a Christchurch City Councillor and is a director of the Christchurch International Airport. He was the Principal Sponsor of Christchurch Heritage Week from 2000 to 2007. He is sole sponsor of the Auditorium of the Christchurch City Arts Gallery, was the Arts Festival Sponsor for eight years, and in 2009 was the South Island patron of the Venice Biennale.
He is Managing Director of the Carter Group of Companies.
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Wendy Lai
Wendy Lai is a partner in business advisory company Deloitte and is a specialist in strategy and operations. Her strategic and operation skills have seen her working with a number of New Zealand and Australian public sector and corporate clients. She specialises in change management. She is a graduate of the University of Auckland and is also a Crown appointment to the Waitemata District Health Board.
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Fiona Campbell
Fiona Campbell lives in Wanaka and was a glass-casting artist and graphic designer before becoming involved in arts philanthropy. She is one of the founders of the Real Art Roadshow – a mobile art gallery that tours New Zealand artworks to hundreds of schools annually, particularly to those in rural areas.
Fiona’s Real Art Charitable Trust also helps artists and local galleries in a variety of ways, including producing catalogues, assisting with overseas promotion, providing prizes, and increasing staffing.
In 2009, Fiona was the Supreme Award winner of the National Business Review (NBR) Sponsorship of the Arts Awards.
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