Whaea Judi Billens

Ngāti Tama’s representative on Nelson Marlborough Iwi Health Board

We also give thinks to long time standing representative, whaea Judi Billens who has resigned as a Tama Representative on the Nelson Marlborough Iwi Health Board after 20 years’ service

The Iwi Health Board is the principal Māori health advisor to the Nelson Marlborough District Health Board exercising its responsibilities as a treaty partner for Māori residents in Te Tauihu o Te Waka-a-Māui in relation to ensuring improvement in health outcomes. This includes contributing to decision ensuring kaitiakitanga and tikanga Māori are an integral part of Nelson Museum and the Suter, including any future developments. Robin Slow is an artist and educator. Robin was born in Wairau and has lived and worked throughout Te Waipounamu as an art teacher. He undertook a Diploma of Teaching with an art major at Christchurch Teachers’ College going on to work in Christchurch, Twizel and Golden Bay. He was an art teacher at Golden Bay High School in Takaka for thirty-one years. Since 1991, Robin and his wife Rose (pictured), have worked as part of making, and participation in the delivery of health and disability services. The Iwi Health Board is a representative voice for the eight iwi and all Māori across Te Tauihu. Whaea Judi’s has held many representative roles in Te Tauihu, including; Te Tauihu Iwi Health Board, Māori Women's Welfare League, CYF Care and Protection Panel, Rep of Kotahitanga Nelson City Council Iwi forum, Rep for Ngāti Tama RIF, Cultural Council for Ngāti Tama, Wakatu Inc, Te Rito Violence, Age Concern, Women's Refuge,

Te Whānau o Mohua to establish Onetahua Marae. In recent years, he has committed to full-time art practice with regular solo and touring exhibitions. One of his most recent, Ngā Hau Ngākau was recently in Whakatū and Upper Hutt. There were luminous paintings, intricately carved taonga pūoro and beautiful music woven together to form the extraordinary exhibition.

We thank Robin for his contribution and commitment to Māori Art and Artists in Te Tauihu.

Ngā

Trust, Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology Iwi Advisory Board, Nelson Marlborough District Health Board & Health and Disability Support Advisory, Nelson Area St John Advisory, New Zealand Care Advisory Board, NMHC Public Health Advisory, Principal Director of Aotearoa Tourism Maori since 2010. We thank Judi her for her contribution to Ngāti Tama ki Te Tauihu and the wider whānau of Te Tauihu.