Kia ora Jackie Irihuia Ham!

Jackie Irihuia Ham of Ngāti Porou, Rongomaiwahine, Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāi Tūhoe, Ngā Puhi, Kāti Māmoe joins Te Waka Rangapū.

Jackie has worked in radio, as a translator, an actress in a range of te reo Māori productions, kapa haka tutor, Ngāti Kahungunu Secondary Schools

Kapa Haka and Manu Kōrero adjudicator, reo Māori tutor and Senior Cultural Advisor at Health Hawke’s Bay. She is also a graduate of the elite programme, Te Panekiretanga o te Reo Māori.

Jackie is passionate about building cultural capability within the organisation along with supporting the building of relationships between local iwi and Napier City Council.