Amorangi Māori, Health and Disability Commissioner

Ko Tainui te waka
Ko Waikato te awa tuupuna
Ko Maungatautari me Maungakawa ngaa maunga
Ko Ngaati Hauaa te Iwi

Muna Wharawhara has worked in the Iwi relationship and engagement space for almost 35 years. Currently Head of Amorangi Maaori at Hamilton City Council he has been a part of the positive change between council and Iwi Maaori relationships over his 11 years in council.

A big part of the change is Hamilton City Council’s He Pou Manawa Ora – Pillars of Wellbeing strategy. A strategy co-designed and authored in partnership with Iwi, mana whenua and maataawaka. Muna believes that the strength of councils relationship with Iwi is the critical ingredient to delivering succesful outcomes for the community, environment and economy.