Welcoming Leisa Aumua - Pou Ārahi Māori Health and Wellbeing Lead

Nau mai, Haere mai, Tauti mai, Leisa Aumua.

Last week, we were thrilled to formally welcome Leisa Aumua as our Pou Ārahi Māori Health and Wellbeing Lead.

During her Mihi Whakatau, we were fortunate to meet and greet Leisa’s Whānau. This was a lovely opportunity for our board and wider teams to welcome Leisa in a culturally appropriate way, that is mana enhancing.

“We are thrilled to welcome Leisa to our leadership team,” says Kathryn Jones, CEO. “I am confident she will lead, guide, coach, support, and teach us how to do better for those we support. Importantly, she will help us reach mana whenua and tangata whenua who may require our assistance.”

The Laura Fergusson Brain Injury Trust is committed to growing and nurturing our staff on their cultural confidence journey. This will imbed and strengthen our services for and with Māori and Pacifica Whānau. The establishment of the Pou Ārahi Leadership role is a pivotal part of our strategic plan and a key component in our cultural development journey.

This will ensure that the needs and perspectives of Māori people are at the forefront of decision-making processes and that the organisation operates in alignment with Māori cultural values and principles.