In May we held the final hui for our inaugural Kaitiaki Advisory Board.

We were hosted by Waikato Regional Council and WEL Trust. The Kaitiaki’s term of three years commenced in August 2021 and was extended in mid-2024 to allow the Kaitiaki to oversee the independent review of the project, which was shared in our May update. The kaitiaki supported and facilitated the WWP through its first 4 years. The leadership and guidance of the kaitiaki was invaluable, had a major influence in clarifying our role and value proposition, commission major projects and building our network of relationships.

We are extremely grateful to the outgoing Kaitiaki, as well as those who have been a part of the team over the past 4 years, including Samantha Lee, Maxine Graham and Jannat Maqbool.