Pōwhiri Whakatau for our new CEO Dylan Lawrence

Ko te rourou nuku te tūāpapa o te manako nui; poupoua kia mau. Ko te rourou rangi te herenga ki te wawata; ngā taumata tiketike kei tua. Ko te rourou tangata, whakamaua hei piringa pōho mō te anga whakamua ki te pae tawhiti.

Hei tā te kōrero: “Mā tō rourou, mā taku rourou, ka ora ai te iwi.”

Tēnei te mihi, te reo karere ki te tini, ki te mano.

Kua whiwhi nei te tūranga Kaiwhakahaere o te Kaitiaki Pūtea o Tāmaki o Tai Tokerau a Dylan Lawrence.

I whakaae a Dylan ki te uru mai ki te kaupapa hei kōkiri i te anga whakamua. Tēnei tonu ka mihi ki a ia, ki tōna whānau hoki.

Tēnā koutou, mauri ora ki a tātou katoa.

Trustees and staff were delighted to come together this morning to warmly welcome our new Chief Executive Dylan Lawrence, his family and guests into our whare and into the Foundation North whānau.

Kaumātua Kevin Prime joined our Kaihautū Ngātahi, Helen Bennett and Tukaha Milne, in leading the Pōwhiri Whakatau at Allendale House.

Dylan was supported by his wife Amanda along with Ezekiel Raui, Jamie Tuuta, Matiu Tuta Te Rei, Ngarimu Parata, Bronson Marshall and Rangi Ririnui, who replied on behalf of our manuhiri, to tautoko Dylan as he was welcomed into his new role and into Foundation North.

The Foundation’s Chair Michelle Tsui welcomed Dylan saying “We are excited to welcome Dylan to the Foundation North team. He is well-equipped to lead the Foundation through our bold 15-year strategy. As we advance our vision of enhanced lives, we look forward to his leadership in our intergenerational stewardship and local partnership.”