Tō mātou kapa
Our team

Aukaha is committed to providing services that improve outcomes for our people and our places.

Tō Mātou Kapa

The team works across four main pou:

Mana Taiao (natural resource management), Mana Takata (health and social services), Mana Ahurea (design and identity), and Mana Aukaha (business support services).

If you are unsure of who you need to contact, feel free to contact us here.

For media enquiries, please email dani@aukaha.co.nz

Leadership Team

Chris Rosenbrock 2022

Chris Rosenbrock

Interim Chief Executive
Kate Timms Dean 2022

Kate Timms-Dean

Kaiwhakahaere Mana Taiao
Dani

Dani McDonald

Kaiwhakahaere Whakapā | General Manager - Communications

Mana Aukaha - Operations & Finance

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Justin Millier

IT Manager
Team Aukaha 2021 Kaitlin Mullholland

Kaitlyn Mulholland

Kaiāwhina Tāhūhū
Team Aukaha 2021 Maria Ellison

Maria Ellison

Administration Assistant
Jacqui Koni-Galliven

Jacqui Koni-Galliven

Kaiwhakahaere Pūtea (Finance Manager)

Mana Ahurea

Team Simon Kaan

Simon Kaan

Creative Lead
Kitty Brown

Kitty Brown

Project Manager
Keri Whaitiri

Keri Whaitiri

Project Lead
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Aroha Novak

Design Lead
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Ashleigh Arthur

Design Lead
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Stevi-Rae Whaitiri-Gustafson

Kairuruku (Project Coordinator)
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Inge Andrew

Kairuruku (Project Coordinator)

Mana Takata – Health & Social Services

Team Aukaha 2021 Jade Saville

Jade Saville

Interim Kaiwhakahaere Mana Takata

Sue Barrett

Community Connector
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Rebecca Hamilton

Kaiāwhina Mana Tākata

Better Homes

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Susie Townshend

Home Performance Assessor/Whānau Liaison

Employment, Trades and Training

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Andrea Shaw

Kaiārahi Pūtere Rautaki - Employment, Trades & Training
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Te Aroha Mcallum

Kaiwhakatere - Navigator
Team Aukaha 2021 Awhina Akurangi

Awhina Akurangi

Employment Navigator
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Sarah Marshall

Project Co-Ordinator
Danielle Linwood

Danielle Linwood

Driver Licensing Co-Ordinator

Maintaining the Gains & Toitū te Hakapupu

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Daniel van den Kerkhof

Kaiārahi
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Tamati Martin

Kaiaka Taiao
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Manu Kane

Kaiaka Taiao
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Thomas Powell

Kaiaka Taiao
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Chalsea Maunakea-Forth

Kaiaka Taiao

Mana Taiao

Kate Timms Dean 2022

Kate Timms-Dean

Kaiwhakahaere Mana Taiao
Team Aukaha 2021 Sandra Mcintyre

Sandra McIntyre

Principal Planner - Mana Taiao
Tim Vial

Tim Vial

Senior Planner - Mana Taiao
Team Aukaha 2021 Michael Bathgate

Michael Bathgate

Senior Planner - Mana Taiao
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Pam Walker

Kaiwhakamahere Matua Whakaaetaka (Senior Planner, Consents)
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Alex Gorrie

Kaipūkaha (Engineer) - Mana Taiao
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Larissa Hinds

Kaiwhakamahere (Planner)
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Sarah Copeland

Kaiwhakamahere Mana Taiao

Mereana Goodman

Kaimahi Whakaaetaka Taiao (Consents Officer)

Makareta Wesley-Evans

Kaimahi Whakaaetaka Taiao (Consents Officer)
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Manaia Russell

Kaiāwhina Mana Taiao
Emma Ahlezon

Emma Ahlezon

Project Coordinator - Te Mana o Taiari
Jason Arnold

Jason Arnold

Marine Reserve Project Manager (SEMP)

Mana Whakapā - Communications

Dani

Dani McDonald

Kaiwhakahaere Whakapā | General Manager - Communications

Our Stories

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E huri ana te tai!
After five and a half years, acting CE and former Mana Ahurea General Manager Caron Solomon-Ward is saying farewell.
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Aukaha Drive
Driving whānau to success
Aukaha’s new driver licensing programme Aukaha Drive helps whānau overcome any barriers in the way of accessing driver licensing if they meet requirements. If you meet certain criteria, the Ministry of Social Development can cover the costs. We encourage you to get in touch to find out what we can do for you.
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A journey home to the whānau
Unearthing whānau connections and stories is something close to the heart of Aukaha’s newest Mana Ahurea General Manager, Sio Tulia.
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Ladies Mile
A wero put down by mana whenua regarding a new development in Tāhuna Queenstown was directly addressed by an independent hearing panel in their feedback decision to the Queenstown Lakes District Council.
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Kets
Ready to Rent for whānau
A new rental workshop delivered by Aukaha will support whānau in accessing long term rental homes.
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Kā mātāpono Our Values

Testimonials

1. Rakatirataka

We act with integrity, responsibility, and authority, reflective of the mana and rakatirataka of the manawhenua we work on behalf of.

2. Whanaukataka

We are inclusive and cooperative: with rūnaka, whānau, kaimahi stakeholders, partners and clients.

3. Manaakitaka

We work to build the capacity of ourselves and of our rūnaka, whānau, and hapū. We are supportive of our partners, clients, and stakeholders.

4. Kotahitaka

We work collaboratively to maximise our collective strengths and achieve hapū aspirations. This occurs across all of our pou; with our board, manawhenua panels, rūnaka and whānau; and with our partners, stakeholders and clients.

5. Mōhiotaka

We are responsive and communicative, and actively value and work to increase the knowledge systems within which we work.

6. Auahataka

We are innovative in our work, finding new ways to test our thinking, develop new ideas, generating new knowledge, and ways of operating.

7. Tautiakitaka

We operate with prudence and with awareness of the wider implications of our actions within financial, social, cultural, and environmental contexts.

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