Hinerangi Raumati-Tu’ua MNZM has been appointed to the Board of the Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation, the manager of the New Zealand Superannuation Fund.
Ms Raumati-Tu’ua began her working life as an accountant, and subsequently held executive roles with Tainui Group Holdings and Te Wānanga o Aotearoa.
Ms Raumati-Tu’ua’s work has focused mostly on supporting Māori economic development, including work with various Māori Incorporations and post-settlement entities.
Her governance career includes directorships with iwi organisations, listed companies, and Crown and Council-Controlled entities, among them the Reserve Bank of New Zealand and Genesis Energy. She was the first woman elected to the Parininihi ki Waitōtara board, and the first Waikato-Tainui iwi member to be appointed chair of Tainui Group Holdings.
Guardians Chair John Williamson said Ms Raumati-Tu’ua’s skills and experience would be an asset to the Guardians’ Board.
“Hinerangi’s iwi/Māori networks, her commercial expertise and her broad experience as a director will be extremely valuable to us.”
Ms Raumati-Tu’ua holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Management Studies from the University of Waikato; she is a fellow of Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand and a member of the Institute of Directors.
