“Mā muri ka tika a mua”
The history of Ngā Aho Whakaari spans three decades encapsulating the history of Māori self-determination to create, produce and represent their own stories on screen. “[As previously stated] Te Manu Aute played a crucial role in driving the political agenda of Māori screen production in the 1980s. Like other pan-Māori organisations that strove for language revitalisation in the 1970s including the Te Reo Māori Society, Māori Women’s Welfare League, New Zealand Council, Ngā Kaiwhakapumai I te Reo, and Ngā Tamatoa, Te Manu Aute continued that tradition, but chose to do so as a loose coalition rather than a formal organisation, until the creation of Ngā Aho Whakaari [in 1996].
nā Don Selwyn
Ngā Aho Whakaari (NAW) is a not for profit, voluntary organisation whose board members are elected every two years from the Māori film and media arts industry. Its board have and always will be industry influencers, passionate about the future of Māori storytelling through the mediums of film and media arts. NAW has a small executive management team dedicated to the robust operations of the organisations goals and plans.
Lanita Ririnui
Raukura Executive Director
Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Wai, Tauranga Moana, Tumutevarovaro
Anahera Higgins
Chair
Ngāti Konohi, Te Aitanga a Hauiti, Rongomaiwahine
Estelle Stroud
interim Chair
Ngā Wairiki, Te Āti Haunui a Paparangi, Ngāti Tūwharetoa
Mia Marama Henry-Tierney
Treasurer
Ngāti Kahu ki Whangaroa, Te Rarawa, Ngāti Kuri
Todd Karehana
Board Member
Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāi Tamaoki, Ngāti Tarawhai, Ngāti Ruapani ki Waikaremoana
Michael Toki-Pangari
Board Member
Ngāpuhi, Te Rarawa
Reuben Collier
Board Member
Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Rereahu, Ngāti Maniapoto
Piripi Curtis
Board Member
Te Arawa, Ngāti Rongomai, Ngāti Pikiao, Tainui
Julian Wilcox
Board Member
Ngāpuhi, Te Arawa
Whatanui Flavell
Board Member
Ngāti Rangiwewehi, Ngāpuhi, Taranaki iwi, Ngāti Raukawa, Te Whānau a Apanui
Madeleine Hakaraia De Young
Board Member
Ngāti Kapu