MANUELA KLEVISSER

Itari me Koroātia ngā iwi

Manuela (Manu) has significant experience in leadership, project and programme management, especially in executive leadership training. She joins our team from the University of Auckland Business School.

Manu works across the business, with her main role being the programme manager for our different e-commerce programmes.

Originally from Croatia, and with Italian whakapapa (she may as well be Maori), Manu provides a global perspective that is welcomed within our Te Whare Hukahuka team.

KYLE O’KEEFE

Kyle is an experienced Business Development Professional with a demonstrated history of working in the Indigenous Community to help provide education, employment, and community development growth.

He demonstrates skills in developing a social enterprise structure of businesses, dealing with account management, and facilitating community engagement. He also has expertise in Business Development, and Indigenous Education. Kyle possesses Level III and IV Certifications in Career Development, Employment Services and Communication from the Central Institute of Technology and also carries a Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Science -  Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography from Massey University.

He is currently in Australia to market the Te Whare Hukahuka brand and communicate the company’s ongoing programme known as Ka Hao I Te Ao. With Kyle’s various experiences in being a fundraising volunteer for  different organizations, he is also able to help the company with its fundraising activities in Australia.

📧 kaye@twh.co.nz

Kaye-Maree DUNN

Māori - Te Rarawa, Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Mahanga, Ngāi Tāmanuhiri, Ngāi Te Rangikoianaake

Kaye-Maree has worked with many Māori organisations, from a flaxroots level through to iwi and Māori enterprises developing their capability, identifying risks and creating development pathways. She is an experienced facilitator, and delivered our governance training programmes to dozens of iwi organisations.

Kaye-Maree is an Edmund Hillary Fellow, holds several board roles and is the co-founder of a blockchain application called Āhau which manages personal data through a set of tools that enable data collection, storage, management and access. 

Her many hats demonstrate Kaye-Maree's commitment to making change in a number of fields, especially for Māori. 

📧 rachel@twh.co.nz

RACHEL CUALES

Piripīno te iwi

Rachel has worked across a number of key roles in our e-commerce business team for Te Whare Hukahuka and Nuku Limited. She has proven skills around social marketing, e-product sourcing, platform e-commerce and lead generation.

Rachel holds a Bachelor of Library and Information Science degree from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines.

📧 accounts@twh.co.nz

HILARY WILSON-HILL

Hilary has more than 30 years experience in operations, business management and accounting across many industries, Hilary keeps our operation running smoothly and our finances in order. She has lived in many countries and has worked in international freight forwarding, marketing, food industry publications, cold storage and manufacturing. She is also a qualified Health & Safety consultant.

Hilary has been an active volunteer in communities throughout the years, both in New Zealand and overseas.

📧 josephine@twh.co.nz

JOEY EDRADA

Piripīno te iwi

Josephine (Joey) has wide-range of experience in client services, training and operations in the business process outsource industry. Her role is focused on supporting programs and projects on the e-commerce arm of TWH.

Joey is initially a new hire trainer who studied Bachelor of Science in Accountancy at Technological Institute of the Philippines.

📧 zahn@twh.co.nz

ZAHN BRAZIL

A self-described e-commerce nerd, Zahn is a multiple e-commerce store owner herself, and an experienced digital marketer. She is committed to helping other e-commerce owners develop and has spent the last 6 years growing three of her own e-commerce stores by figuring out what works (and what doesn’t) and uses that experience to help others achieve their passions and grow their business.

As a store owner, a designer turned digital marketer, and developer; Zahn has a unique perspective and can consult across a wide breadth of topics including marketing strategy, process management, product development, design, and conversion optimisation. 

📧 marama@twh.co.nz

MARAMA HUIARANGI

Maori

Marama has some experience in managing an e-commerce store and handling customer support from her previous work. She has always been keen to learn and take on new challenges despite her young age. She sees her wide room for improvements and big opportunities for personal development and career growth.

Marama is also a graduate of the Ka Hao i te Ao programme in 2020, so she is happy to be working alongside some familiar faces at Te Whare Hukahuka, while being able to help participants in their own ecommerce journey. Marama is currently working as a content creation cadet in the company and is supporting in addressing participant concerns thru different media channels.

MARILENE GAERLAN

Piripīno Te iwi

Marilene (Yen) has vast experience working in client relations in the business process outsourcing industry. She’s always been passionate about meeting new people and finding ways to help them have an uplifting experience. She’s a go-getter. She got her bachelor’s degree in Accounting while having a full-time job.

Yen currently helps the team by taking care of the administrative tasks. She wants to be there when the company fulfills its vision, which is to improve the lives of the people in the indigenous community.

JENE MANESE

Piripīno Te iwi

Jene has a bachelor's degree in Hospitality Management and has worked in the food industry for 7 years as a manager handling store operations, staff training, and inventory management.

Her role is focused on administrative tasks that support the programme to improve the lives of indigenous people. Working with the company has made her pursue a purposeful career that gives value to others.

PAO QUITALIG

Piripīno Te iwi

Pao has a bachelor’s degree in Psychology and is a licensed professional teacher with extensive work experience in the academe, marketing, and administration.

An educator at heart, she has always been passionate about creating a difference in this world. Her role as a programme support aids the company’s vision by helping the team with its administrative needs.

AINSLEY BRUNTON

Maori - Ati hau nui a paparangi, Waikato, Taranaki, Tuwharetoa.

Ainsley had a number of years doing multi-level marketing not knowing that she was an entrepreneur. She only saw everything from how the industry helps her fulfill her "why," which is about helping others and laying a foundation for her children and their children.

Ainsley’s military background was her foundation when it came to learning and supporting others.  Some of the mottos she held dear were "Your only as good as the last" and "no one gets left behind"

After raising her 3 now-adult children, she and her husband have just recently fulfilled their 25-year dream to have their own lifestyle block. They now watch their mokopuna explore to their hearts’ content.

Ainsley graduated from Ka Hao i te Ao program in 2020 and founded a business now known as Ruatipua Oils.

MIRI STACEY

Maori - Waitaha, Ngati Kuia, Ngati Awa, Ngai Tahu

Miri is a passionate practitioner of the Healing Arts, with extensive experience in Public Speaking and Promotions. Her innate ability to assist others, and a lifelong affinity for Plant Medicine, has seen Miri become a trusted Spirituality and Lifestyle Consultant for High Profile Artists, Leaders, and Businesses throughout Aotearoa. 

In 2020, Miri completed the Ka Hao i te Ao program, and released her first bi-lingual book “Helping the Kakapo”. In 2021 she started studying Mental Health & Nutrition through the University of Canterbury, also commencing a Diploma in Maori Mental Health & Addiction, via Te Rau Ora.

Miri has experience in Project Management, Teaching, Workshops Facilitation, Event Management and Homeschooling with her 9yr old daughter. This combination of ingredients means that she brings a leadership style that is focused on discovery and learning, in an enjoyable way.

ANITA GOVIND

Māori - Ngāti Koriki Kahukura, Tainui

Anita has experience working in various sales and marketing companies during her working career. She has also owned her own businesses before and thrives on helping people to do better. 

She loves church and being with family and most of all spending time with her three teenagers.