Chrissie Cowan
Chief Executive
Of Ngāti Kahungunu and Ngāti Porou descent
Ko Kahuranaki te maunga
Ko Tuki Tuki te awa
Ko Poukawa te waiu
Ko Kahurānaki te marae
Ko Te Rangikoianake te hapu
Ko Te Whatuiapiti te tangata
Ko Takitimu te waka
Ko Ngāti Kahungunu te iwi
Ko Christine Cowan toku ingoa
Phone: 0800 770 990
Nasim Ali
Deputy Chief Executive Officer
Tēnā koutou katoa, greetings to you all.
Ko Faluka tōku maunga,
Ko Wailoaloa tōku awa,
Ko Leonidas tōku waka,
Ko Namoli tōku iwi,
Ko Masjid Jame tōku marae,
Nō Fiji ahau.
Kei Onehunga tōku kainga ināianei.
Ko Nasim Bana Ali tōku ingoa.
No rera Tēnā koutōu, Tēnā koutōu, Tēnā koutōu katoa.
Nasim formally joined KMA in 2023 and she is a 3rd generation Fijian Indian.
Phone: 0800 770 990
Mobile: 027 555 6009
Tarewa Cowan
Governance and Operations Liaison Officer
Of Ngāti Kahungunu and Tahitian descent.
Ko Kahuranaki te maunga
Ko Tuki Tuki te awa
Ko Poukawa te waiu
Ko Kahurānaki te marae
Ko Te Rangikoianake te hapu
Ko Te Whatuiapiti te tangata
Ko Takitimu te waka
Ko Ngāti Kahungunu te iwi
Ko Tarewa Cowan toku ingoa
Tarewa formally joined Kāpō Māori Aotearoa in June 2019 as our Communications Officer, working closely with our rangatahi group; Ngā Rōpu o Manaaki Tāngata Kotahitanga, (MTK). She is now support our groups by being KMA's Governance and Operations Liaison Officer.
Phone: 0800 770 990
Josh Nathan
Kaiwhakahaere Pūhana (Systems Administrator)
Of Ngāpuhi and Ngāti Porou descent
Ko Whakataha, Rākautapu, Kamiti ngā maunga
Ko Waitangi, Taupwae, Waikaka ngā awa
Ko Matahourua, Ngātokimatawhāorua, Horouta ngā Waka
Ko Tauwhara, Ngāi Tupoto, Õhinewaiapu ngā marae
Ko Te Whiu, Ngāi Tupoto, Te-Whānau-ā-Takimoana ngā hapu
Ko Ngāpuhi, Ko Te Rarawa, Ko Ngāti Porou ngā iwi.
He uri nõ te Tai Tokerau, me Te Tai Rāwhiti
Ko Joshua Nathan tõku ingoa
Josh joined KMA in 2024 as a systems administrator. His background stems from working in several different environments as a freelance audio engineer. He joined Blind Low Vision NZ in 2018 and worked in the studios team producing audiobooks for the BLVNZ Library. He holds a Diploma in Audio Engineering and a Bachelor of Recording Arts. Josh also has experience with network security, data analysis and data management.
Phone: 0800 770 990
Lisa Edwards
Customer Services
Of Tainui, Ngati Kahungunu, Rangitane, Kāi Tahu descent.
Ko Karioi, Kahuranaaki, Te Ara o Paikea, Rangitūmau, Ruahine, Te Kohurau, Aoraki nga maunga,.
Ko Whaingaroa te Moana ngaunguru i te ao, ngaunguru i te po, Poukawa te waiū, ko te Moana nui a kiwa te moana Ko Raumahanga, Manawatu, Waitaki, Kakaunui, Waihemo nga awa.
Ko Takitimu, Kurahaupo, Uruao nga waka.
Ko Poihakena, Kahurānaki, Ruawharo, Te OreOre, Makirikiri, Uenuku nga Marae
Ko Tainui a whirl, Te Rangikoeanaki, Ngai Tama, Ngati Hamua, Kāti Hāteatea, Kāi Kahukura, Kāi Hinemihi Hinematua, nga hapū.
Ko Lisa Waretini-Edwards ahau. Tena ra koutou katoa.
Lisa had previously volunteered every year for Kāpō Māori Aotearoa since 2016. As of June 2019, Lisa is Kāpō Māori Aotearoa's Data Projector, helping with contacting new members and conducting our government contracted surveys. She is now focused with providing Customer Services.
Phone: 0800 770 990
Delayne Tutemahurangi
Tangata Whaikaha Kaimahi (Hapori Māori)
Of Ngāti Tuwharetoa, Taunui and Te Whanua a Apanui descent.
Ko Tongariro te maunga
Ko Whanganui te awa
Ko Te Arawa te waka
Ko Ngati Tuwharetoa te iwi
Ko Ngati Manunui te hapu
Ko Taumaihiorongo te marae
Ko Kea a Moengaroa Mahu toku kaumatua
Ko Delayne Tutemahurangi ahau.
Based in Taumarunui, Delayne has been with Kāpō Māori Aotearoa since March 2017.
Phone: 0800 770 990
Ngatamaine Tauranga
Media Assistant
Of Ngāti Kahungunu and Cook Island descent
Ko Tākitumu tōku Waka
Ko Kahurānaki tōku Maunga
Ko Ngaruroro tōku Awa
Ko Ngāti Kahungunu tōku Iwi
Ko Te Aranga tōku Marae
Kei Heretaunga au e nōho kainga ana
Ko Uaongo Makerea rāua ko Hone Tauranga ōku mātua
Ko Tepivai Huirama tōku whaea whāngai
Ko Ngatamaine Tauranga tōku ingoa (Ngā)
As of February 2020, Ngatamaine is Kāpō Māori Aotearoa’s Media Assistant and will be contributing to our website and social media sites.
Previous to joining Kāpō Māori Aotearoa, Nga has been volunteering in various fields for the past 19 years and is currently sitting on two national Pasifika boards for Pasifika people with disability.
Phone: 0800 770 990
