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BUDDY MIKAERE
​Ngati Pukenga/Ngati Ranginui

First Class Honours in Maori Studies from Canterbury University 
Diploma in Industrial Psychology Victoria University of Wellington

 
For the past eighteen years Buddy has facilitated Maori consultation on cultural and environmental issues for a number of large development projects; and for a wide range of corporate clients. Buddy has also provided policy and strategic advice to Government departments including the Department of Corrections, the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Maori Development.

He has also provided strategic planning advice to corporate clients including MAI FM and MAI MEDIA.
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Buddy established and was inaugural chair of the Maori Business Network in Auckland. He has also worked closely with a number of large Maori organisations including the Tuwharetoa Maori Trust Board, Te Runanga O Ngai Tahu, Waikato Raupatu Lands Trust and the Wellington Tenths Trust.
Prior to becoming engaged in consultancy work, Buddy was Director of the Waitangi Tribunal and as such has a firm interest in and grasp of Maori issues.
 
His previous work experience has been in Human Resources and Industrial Relations in both the private and public sectors. 
  
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JACQUI ROLLESTON 
​Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāti Pukenga

Jacqui has a strong Local Government background currently working on Project Management. She actively served on the Board of the Tauranga Māori Business Association for 5 years since 2010. Jacqui brings her wealth of knowledge from running her own successful Events/Wedding planning business to her current project work within the Bay of Plenty Regional Council. 

Comprehensive experience planning various corporate and special events including weddings within her business blissful weddings, local government authorities, charities, and associations. She Specialises in Event Management; Wedding Planning; Project Management; Consulting.
MANA TAIAO operates with the assistance of an extensive network of personal contacts and associates throughout the Maori world. The network has been patiently established and is constantly serviced by the principals of MANA TAIAO, Buddy Mikaere and Jacqui Rolleston. The network and the working relationships established within that network are regarded as the Company’s most important asset.
Buddy Mikaere
Mobile: 021 384620
​Email: buddy@manataiao.com

Jacqui Rolleston
Mobile: 027 282 2095 
Email: jacqui@manataiao.com
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