Vision
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Our people, our place, our planet.
In balance, connected and respected.

Pou / Pillars

Integrity in aroha
Valuing honesty, transparency, wisdom and authenticity. 

Advocate for community voice  
Being a bridge between peoples, government and communities. 
Localism advocate - community-led, government enabled.

All is connected 
All things are a valued and integral part of the whole (the law of cause and effect).

Driving change for balance, equality and respect
A natural change agent focused on improving efficiencies, effectiveness and quality of life - for people and place.​

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Experience

I am the Director of GBT Ventures Ltd. I have had a diverse career which has provided me with a strong understanding of many sectors and roles including within government and private sector. 

• Interim CEO - Economic Development NZ 2023
• Writer/Facilitator - Te Rerenga - Taitokerau Economic Wellbeing Pathway 2023
• Board of Directors - North Chamber
• Work Services Manager, Ministry of Social Development 2020 - 2021
• Chair and Board Member Northland Conservation Board - 2017 – 2022
• Deputy Mayor, Far North District Council 2013 – 2019
• Past Member – Local Government NZ Strategy and Governance Advisory Group 
• Co-chair – Kawakawa Hundertwasser Park Centre – Te Hononga, Project Partnership Group
• Past Trustee - Reconnecting Northland
• Project Lead and author – Arohatia te Taiao 
• Other roles include Conference Manager, mentoring, plenty of tourism, hospitality and retail work, administration, event management and manufacturing.

Some community highlights

• Instigator - Focus Paihia Community Charitable Trust (Trustpower Supreme Winner & NZ Community of the Year 2015) 
• Instigator Bay of Islands Women's Nexus
• Mid North Hospice "Battle of the Ballroom' fundraiser 2018
• Rotary Club Bay of Islands - Community Services Award (2010)

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A Poem By Tania

Let us honour each other
Let us have the courage to be who and what we are
Let us stand forth and prosper
Glisten in all that is of us

We are mighty beings
Capable of extraordinary things
Let us love and be loved
Let it flow through us,  connecting

Let us be strong and vibrant
Mighty and brilliant
Let us be gentle and wise

Carry wisdom at our forefront
And each other at our sides

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"Tania is a natural leader, with an open mind and a gift for listening. As an empathetic, holistic thinker she has the ability to give balanced consideration to the needs of people, planet and place. From Strategy to Implementation Tania builds positive community outcomes while caring for our natural environment."
Jo Lumkong, Vision Kerikeri Chairperson

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