Tania Hodges RPN, BSocSci, GradDipMgmt, PGCBR, GradDip (Te Reo), MBA (Distinction)

Tania is of Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāti Haua and Ngāti Tūwharetoa iwi and is based in Hamilton.

Tania is the managing director of Digital Indigenous and has been a highly regarded consultant, trainer and professional board director since leaving the Ministry of Health in 2001. She is a registered nurse with business and te reo knowledge and qualifications. Her extensive consultancy experience and skills includes: strategy and analysis; funding and planning; facilitation; project and change management; Māori/Iwi relationships; and leadership, workforce and community development. Her fields of expertise span the health, education, social development sectors as well as iwi and commercial enterprise.

Tania has also designed, run and co-facilitated leadership programmes for well over 350 Māori leaders over 25 training cohorts.

At a governance level, Tania is a company director, a ministerial appointed co-chair of the Waikato Whānau Ora Regional Leadership Group and also council member of Te Wānanga o Aotearoa (for three terms) as well as an elected trustee on the Ngāti Pāhauwera Development and Tiaki Trusts.

Tania is passionate about making a positive difference and strives for excellence and value in every project she undertakes. Tania is an active sporty mum to three sons and a daughter who are at university, kura kaupapa, and kōhanga reo.

Grant Berghan MBA Distinction

Grant is from Whāngarei with iwi links to Ngāpuhi, Ngātiwai and Te Rarawa iwi of Te Tai-tokerau.

As a consultant, Grant’s expertise and skills is in the health and labour market sectors which include – governance, management, policy development and implementation, funding, advocacy, facilitation, and evaluation. This capability has been developed in

Grant’s previous roles, such as: CEO of Hauora.com; General Manager of Māori, Public Health and Mental Health at the Taranaki DHB; CEO of Te Hau Ora o Te Tai Tokerau; Commissioner for the Māori Employment Commission; a regional manager of government works programmes; a health programme auditor; a probation officer; a social worker; and also a freelance journalist for a Paris-based weekly newspaper. 

Grant was also a government appointed member to the Youth Suicide Advisory Panel, Māori Mental Health Advisory Committee and is a current member of the Māori Advisory Board to the Public Health Directorate with the Ministry of Health.

Grant is the co-facilitator with Tania on Digital Indigenous’ key leadership programmes. He enjoys healthy living, travel and endurance sports.

Gypsy Roberts

Gypsy links to Te Arawa waka as well as Te Rarawa and Ngāti Ruanui iwi.

Gypsy is the Digital Indigenous’ Team Administrator responsible for office management, programme support and logistics.  She is currently studying towards the completion of a B.SocSci in Te Reo Māori and Political Science at Waikato University. She has previously worked in health-focused roles in both DHB and Māori provider settings with a key focus on improving Māori health