Our Team
Ngā Kaitiaki
Our Team
Our team of around 15 is made up of local hapū, working together with a shared commitment to our whenua and awa.
This kaupapa sits at the heart of what we do — caring for our environment while supporting our people. Since the beginning, PRC has helped many local whānau build skills, gain experience, and move into further employment opportunities.
Together, we’ve planted more than 1.4 million native trees and fenced over 70km of waterways across the Waipā, King Country and wider Waikato.
Ko Mangatoatoa te pā, ko Te Aroha O Ihoa te whare kōrero o ngā tūpuna, te whare tuakana hoki ki te whare hōu ko Te Maru O Ihoa ka tu ai ki reira.
Tu kaha , tu maia, tu manawanui te maunga Kakepuku, ka whakawhiti atu ki Pirongia, ka anga mai ki te hiwi o te kāinga ko Pukekawakawa tērā.
Ko te koawa o Wharekorino e rere atu rā ki roto o te awa o Puniu, ko te awa kaukaunga.
Ko Kahuwera te maunga, ko Mookau te awa, Napinapi Te Marae Ko Parekahuki te tupuna whare, Ko Paretekawa Te Hapū.
Ko Tainui te waka, Ko Hoturoa te tangata
Ko Ngāti Maniapoto te iwi, He uri anō o Ngāti Paretekawa te hapū
Ki te taha o toku Pāpā, ko Reuben Te Huia rāua kō Phyllis Wehewehe Muraahi oku kuia koroua ingaro atu ki te pō. Ko Greg Te Huia rāua ko Suzette Poole oku mātua.
Ko Shannon Te Huia tēnei, te Pou Tāhūhū o PRC. E mihi atu ki a koutou katoa.
"Mōkau ki runga, Tāmaki ki raro, Mangatoatoa Ki Waenganui, Pare Hauraki, Pare Waikato, Te Kaokaoroa O Pātetere”
Ngā Kaitiaki
Board Members
Ko Pirongia Te Maunga
Ko Puniu Te Awa
Ko Pare Te Kawa Te Hapu
Ko Maniapoto Te Iwi
Ko Peehi Tukorehu Te Tupuna
Tena Koutou
I was lucky enough to have spent much of my growing up at Mangatoatoa Pa with my grandparents which gave me a solid grounding in life. My education and work took me many places in the world only to return to New Zealand and pursue a senior management career in the Health industry and then eventually returning home to raise our children.
After establishing the first total emersion Kura, Nga Purapura O Te Aroha Kura Kaupapa Maori in te Awamutu my wife and I owned and operated a number of business’s. This gave us great insight into what it means to be self-sufficient and taking control of our own destiny.
I joined Pūniu River Care as a Board Member with a full commitment to pursuing the vision of Mana Motuhake for Mangatoatoa Pā and our whaanau. To achieve a self-sustainable Marae, through Kaitiaki Whenua, Kaitiaki Awa principles.
Waikato-Maniapoto (Ngaati Kinohaku), Ngaati Raahiri, Ngaati Kuiaa
Senior Lecturer at Te Wānanga o Waipapa, University of Auckland, Dan specialises in Earth Systems Science; Integrating mātauranga and science; Governance & Advisory Boards & Panels and Kaitiakitanga – revitalising Mauri
E noho ai ki runga i te mahau o Te Aroha o Ihoa me Te Maru o Ihoa, ki runga i te pā o Mangatoatoa.
Ko Tainui te waka, Ko Hoturoa te tangata.
Ko Ngāti Maniapoto te iwi, He uri anō o Ngāti Paretekawa te hapū
Ki te taha o toku Pāpā,ko Brown Barrett rāua kō Tarita Muraahi oku kuia koroua ingaro atu ki te pō. Ko Mathew Barrett rāua ko Marilyn Barrett oku mātua.
Ko Craig Barrett tōku ingoa. Ko au te hoa rangatira o Cate Barrett. Te pāpā o aku tamariki, aku ngākau aroha e whā.
Craig is a Partner at Baker Tilly Staples Rodway Waikato Chartered Accountants in Hamilton. He works with commercial entities and Māori organisatons and provides strategic and commercial advice on all aspects of their business. He is passionate about innovation and value add to improve economic performance. Craig has a Bachelor of Management Studies from the University of Waikato, majoring in Accounting and Finance, and is a chartered accountant. He is also a member of the Institute of Directors. Craig also holds a number of trustee and directorships.