New office manager
It is with great pleasure that we introduce our new office manager, Mihi Sinclair, on a fixed term contract. Mihi will be with us for the rest of the year, managing the office, keeping the rūnanga executive in line, helping out with the new strategies we are putting in place for our portfolios and supporting all the entities under Wairewa Rūnanga.
Mihi’s background is as an executive assistant to directors and the general manager at Lexmark International, Lexington, Kentucky; as administration manager with Aon New Zealand, in Wellington. She was also a small business owner. We are looking forward to her bringing her skills to the rūnanga and she will be operating out of the rūnanga office, level two at Rehua Marae. The office hours are Monday to Friday 9.15am to 3pm.
Mihi has recently moved to Christchurch for family reasons and is looking forward to meeting her whānau. She descends from Wairewa, Ngāti Huirapa, Ngāi Tūāhuriri, Ngāti Wheke, Ngāti Waewae and Ngāi Te Rakiāmoa on her father’s side and Rākaipaaka (Nuhaka), Ngāti Konohi (Whangarā) and Te Whānau-a-Apanui on her mother’s side. To contact Mihi at the Wairewa office, you can call 03 377 1513 or email [email protected].
Mihi Sinclair, the new office manager for Wairewa Rūnanga.