Office kaimahi and front-line kaitiaki are all responsible for bringing about Hapū Ora’s approach to the future of care for taiohi.
te whānau hapū ora
meet our team
Office kaimahi and front-line kaitiaki are all responsible for bringing about Hapū Ora’s approach to the future of care for taiohi.
ariel metekingi
chairman. founder.
Ariel and his wife Moira, are committed to promoting and supporting Rangatahi to achieve their own aspirations. As a founding member of Hapū Ora, he is focused on enabling positive outcomes for future generations.
management
Wiremu Gardner
Hapū Ora Kaumātua
moira metekingi
Director of Care
Celia Colcord
Regional Shift Lead (Te Wai Pounamu)
Lewis Stephens
Quality Assurance Manager
aradhana lal
Group Finance Controller
kaitiaki.
Kiatiaki guide, mentor while helping reset and restore rangatahi through a matua whangai approach to care.
Hapū Ora has a range of services that kaitiaki are expected to perform, all aimed to model a healthy, respected way of living and thinking.
Hapū Ora kaitiaki go through an extensive vetting process to ensure rangatahi safety and respect. They’re expected to hold themselves to a higher standard of living, giving rangatahi a higher example to strive towards.
Kaitiaki have a responsibility to act as a guardian, protector and mentor for rangatahi. Hapū Ora carers are called 'kaitiaki' to remind them and those they serve (rangatahi and whānau) of the weight that their role demands in restoring and reconnecting mana whānau.
“encourage the potential light that exists in all living things…”
Marsden’s career has taken him from working as a police officer in Auckland to senior leadership roles with Telstra Australia and US based companies including Sitel Corp, Cisco Systems and Vivint.
With a broad skill set, encompassing Operations, BPO (Business Process Outsourcing), Workforce Management and Contact Centre Operations, Marsden’s entrepreneurial ventures include consumer electronics, telecommunications and renewable energy.
Married for 30 years with four children, Marsden co-founded Hapū Ora with a vision to assist tamaiti in care in returning home to take their rightful position with safe and loving whanau.