Terry has been actively involved in community work since 1989 and serves as an executive member of the rūnanga. Terry works for the Hokonui Rūnanga Health & Social Services Trust, is the treasurer of Hokonui Rūnanga Incorporated and has been the Hokonui Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu representative since 1999. He also serves on the Audit and Risk Kōmiti and the Corporate Governance Kōmiti.
Terry’s focus is to ensure that the Hokonui Rūnanga can serve its members and the wider whānau and community by protecting and enhancing Hokonui’s spiritual, cultural, organisational, educational and economic aspirations. Terry is married with two teenage children.