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Iwi Governance Committee

He mihi tenei ki ka rakatira i runga i ka kaupapa Hauora o tena o tena, piki mai kake mai i runga i ka ahuatanga o wa, Mauriora!

The Iwi Governance Committee (IGC) provides advice and makes recommendations to the Southern DHB Board regarding Māori Health. The IGC meets bi-monthly.

Members of Iwi Governance Committee

  • Donna Matahaere-Atariki, Te Rūnanga o Ōtākou (Chair)
  • Nola Tipa – Te Rūnanga o Moeraki

  • Victoria Bryant – Kāti Huirapa Rūnaka ki Puketeraki

  • Terry Nicholas – Hokonui Rūnanga

  • Odele Stehlin, Waihōpai Rūnaka
  • Sumaria Beaton, Te Rūnanga o Awarua
  • Ann Wakefield, Ōraka Aparima Rūnaka

Principles of Relationship Agreement

On 15 March 2021 Murihiku and Araiteuru Rūnaka and Southern DHB signed a collective Principles of Relationship (PoR) agreement. Both parties work together in good faith to address Māori health inequities and improve the health and well-being of our Southern population. The Principles of Relationship document is reviewed bi-annually.