Our Team
Pauline Hopa
Ngati Whatua, Ngapuhi
Operations Manager
Pauline is the Operations Manager for Maori SIDS; she is of Ngati Whatua and Ngapuhi descent.
She currently holds positions on the New Zealand Breastfeeding Authority, Te Matatini – Aotearoa Traditional Maori Performing Arts Society, and the Waitangi Cultural Committee.
Pauline has a Masters of Management from the University of Auckland and a Graduate Diploma of Business.
Her interests are in Maori performing arts and kapa haka (opens to an external website), sustainable development and the empowerment of whanau to live healthy happy lives is the vision Pauline is committed to working towards.
Herena Te Wano
Communications Project Manager
Ngāti Tuwharetoa, Te Arawa
Having previously worked in Tertiary Education, Herena transferred to the Health sector 5 years ago. She is passionate about advancing Māori Health.
Her qualifications include BA (Māori Studies), Certificate of Adult Teaching, Certificate of Health Promotion and a Post-graduate Certificate in Public Health.
She is married to Hemi with four children (Maraenui, Renata, Tururai and Rāhera), and enjoys Church, is an avid gym member, loves overseas travel and mahi kapahaka. Click here to go to her bebo page.
On Communications:
“Promoting Māori SIDS in the community, to government sectors and the rest of the world in a refreshing and revitalising way is a challenge that excites me. I am inspired by the great work our organisation has been involved in and our desire to dare to do things in a new way.”
On Māori Child Health:
“Our tamariki and mokopuna have a right to be healthy and live long, prosperous and happy lives. This is a kaupapa that I care about greatly.”
Angeline Tangiora
Research and Development Project Manager
Ngati Kahungunu, Rongomaiwahine
Angeline Tangiora is a current registered nurse who detoured from mainstream nursing to supporting the establishment of a Maori health provider service in Hastings and fulfils her passion for looking after her people in the community.
Of Ngati Kahungunu and Rongomaiwahine descent, she was born in Hastings and lived all her life in Te Hauke, apart from 4 years at boarding school in Hamilton and 15 years in Australia, Europe and the Middle East. Her years of nursing began straight out of high school and continued until she left New Zealand. On her return, she continued with nursing by completing a Diploma of Nursing in 1992.
Her qualifications include - BA Health Studies (BHS), Diploma Maori and Management (Dip MMgt), Graduate Certificate in Clinical Teaching.
On the Maori SIDS Team:
“When my friend was told that her 2 month old baby girl died of sudden infant death syndrome, we had no idea what this was. I could only hug her and promise her that I would find out EVERYTHING there was to know about this incident. This sparked off a real interest in SIDS and research into child health”.
She joined in 2003 as one of a team of five Maori SIDS Prevention Coordinators and is responsible for the lower North Island region.
On Research and Development:
SIDS is defined as “the sudden death of an infant under one year of age which remains unexplained after a thorough case investigation, including performance of a complete autopsy, examination of the death scene, and review of the clinical history”.
The primary focus is to reduce Maori SIDS (cot death) using an evidence based approach and ensuring existing and prospective information on relevant SIDS research are identified. This means staying connected with the community and working closely with the Maori SIDS team in preparing appropriate messages and programmes for use in the community.
On Maori Child Health:
“Our tamariki are our future. Treat them well and they will lead the way”
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