Arama Johnston (Ngāi te Rangi, Ngāti Whakaue, Ngāti Pikiao) is currently a Director at SoF Consulting, bringing a wealth of experience and management skills to He Herenga Kura. SoF Consulting provides support in relations to organizational performance and strategy; business development, tertiary education strategy (domestic and international); qualifications development, overseas development aid, engagement with Māori and marine conservation. Arama has a background in both public and private sector organizations, as well as policy and legislative experience in education, overseas trade, economics, aid, health, health and safety - including representative duties at an overseas post involving time with UN operations in Cambodia. Arama has held business development roles with international engineering and industrial research organizations. He spent 8 years as a technical advisor and relationship manager for large scale telecommunication, IT, and digital network deployments. More recently, Arama has spent time involved in entity establishment and setup, Crown/Māori relations, organizational change management and transition, plus incident management. Arama's particular areas of experience are machinery of government, organizational performance, strategy development, policy formulation, legislative design and drafting, risk management, enforcement and compliance, representation and relationship management experience at a ministerial, board, and CXO level, overseas business development, hands on ICT experience, telecommunications project management, and budget management experience.

Rebecca is Ngāti Porou and Ngāpuhi.  She received her Bachelor of Arts (Hons) from Victoria University of Wellington New Zealand, Master of Arts in Urban Design from Oxford Brookes University, United Kingdom, Certificate in Professional Studies in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education from University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom and Doctor of Philosophy in Urban Design from Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, United Kingdom. Her research interests and expertise lie in the field of Urban design, urbanism, Māori place identity and placemaking, participatory design processes, politics of place and spatial justice. Rebecca is the Director of Te Manawahoukura at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa.

Ko Marotiri te maunga, Ko Hauini te awa, Ko Te Whānau-a-Ruataupare me Te Whānau-a-Iritekura ngā Hapū; Ko Ngāti Porou te Iwi. Born and raised on the East Coast, Amos attended St Stephens High School and completed a Commerce degree at Victoria University. He worked twenty years at Goodman Fielder initially in accounting but mainly in management roles. Amos joined Housing New Zealand in 1998 as a Regional Manager and spent time in Head Office and in the Associate Minister of Housing’s office at Parliament. He retired back to the East Coast and undertook committee and voluntary roles with local marae, farms, fire service, and sports clubs. Amos has spent time as a board member of Ngati Porou Hau Ora, Housing New Zealand and Te Runanganui ō Ngāti Porou. Amos came out of retirement to join He Herenga Kura in July 2023 as Group Financial Manager. Retired again in August 2024.

Kura Moeahu has strong mana whenua ties here in Te Whanganui a Tara, Wellington. He has whakapapa connections to the eight tribes of Taranaki and Ngāti Mutunga. He is a tribal leader for his people, who is passionately involved with his iwi governance – being both a chair and board member, including as Chair of Te Rūnanganuio Te Ātiawa, the Waiwhetu Marae Trust, the Harbour Island Kaitiaki Board, Waiwhetu Pa Reserve Trust and the Arts Council of New Zealand Toi Aotearoa (the board of Creative New Zealand), Manatū Taonga Ministry of Culture and Heritage. As a member of the Weltec Māori Advisory Board, he was instrumental in establishing Te Auaha, the NZ Institute of Creativity and is widely recognised for his knowledge of te ao Māori, tikanga Māori and Māori arts. Currently Parliament’s Tumu Whakarae, Kura ensures tikanga Māori is upheld and promoted within Parliamentary services. A true orator of his people, who is steeped in ancient karakia and whakapapa. Kura is also the founder and lead tutor of Ngāurio Tamarau (a top Kapa haka group here in Wellington). He enjoys playing the guitar, composing songs, and spending time with whānau. “Although people see me in suits – I am a pa boy at heart.” He aha te kai a te rangatira? He kōrero, he kōrero, he kōrero. (What is the food of chiefs? It is communication, it is listening, and it is knowledge).

Barbara is the principal of a boutique law firm in Wellington that serves clients across New Zealand. She has extensive experience in workplace issues and is an experienced litigator. Barbara completed her Law degree at the University of Canterbury. Widely acknowledged as an expert in the employment law field, Barbara has a particular interest in Tikanga Māori in employment and governance law and has written articles on topics such as Matariki and the growing influence of Tikanga in employment law. Barbara has strong personal affiliations with Rapaki in Christchurch and has provided advice to the Kohanga Reo National Trust for many years. Barbara is honoured and humbled by the opportunity to serve He Herenga Kura and trusts that she can reciprocate this as she assumes the role of a director. She also hopes that her contribution can match the learning and experience for her as she serves as a director on an organisation that aligns with her own social values; where whanau and tamariki are at the forefront; where everyone has fundamental equality of access to basic needs and care; and where everyone has the opportunity to achieve their aspirations.