Hayden holds many governance roles including Deputy Chair of Pakarae Incorporation, Chairing the Mangaotane Farm Trust, Chairman of the Poverty Bay Rugby Union, Executive of the Poverty Bay A & P Association (Agricultural and Pastoral Association), Director of Ngāti Porou Whanau Forest, Ngāti Porou Land Trust, Hauiti Incorporation and Mangaheia 2D Incorporation (Paroa Station), Director of Gisborne Holdings Limited, Director of Turanga Ngahere and Federation of Māori Authorities (FOMA) Tairāwhiti Representative.

Hayden is a Chartered Member of the Institute of Directors and holds a Bachelor of Education, Post Graduate Certificate in Applied Practice, Post Graduate Diploma in Administration and Leadership.

With over 25 years in trust and land administration within the Tairawhiti region and throughout the country, Maui's primary focus is on the enhancement of Māori land through various initiatives and sound governance.

Maui holds a number of other profiled positions which include:
Vicar General – Te Hui Amorangi ki te Tairawhiti
Executive Member - Te Matatini 
Chairman – Tairawhiti Cultural Development Trust (Tamararo); Hauiti Marae Trustees
Deputy Chairman – St Johns College Trust Board
Secretary – Te Hui Amorangi ki to Tairawhiti Trust Board
Trustee – Te Runanganui O Ngāti Porou, Te Aka Ora, Patoromu and Taupara Trust
Committee Member – Pakarae, Mangaheia and Hauiti Incorporations and the Mihaia Church
Director of Aratu Forests

I have been a member of the management committee since 1998. My whanau have also served as kaitiaki of Pakarae for over 90 years. I am committed to caring for our whenua and growing our inheritance through robust and environmentally sound farming practices to ensure economic autonomy for our people now and into the future. I believe in innovation, and fulfilling our full potential.

I serve you with integrity, honesty and professionalism. I bring a wealth of management experience as a senior manager in the public service. Through my tertiary, management qualifications and life experiences I am able to make sound governance decisions on behalf of the shareholders.

My husband (Tamahou Wanoa) worked on Pakarae Station, therefore I have lived on our whenua and have a great love of this land. I have 4 children and 3 grandchildren, therefore it is important to me that we build a sound economic base for our tamariki and mokopuna.

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Academic and vocational background

I have more than 25 years’ experience working as a lawyer mainly in the areas of Treaty Claims and Māori Land. I also worked initially in the areas of Criminal and Family Law and have latterly been working in the areas of Immigration and Employment Law.

Since the mid-1980’s I have represented hapū-iwi in relation to local and central government, resource management, consultative processes, hui facilitation, providing leadership, liaison, communication and administration.

I also have considerable experience working on and providing input into various committees and boards over a number of years.

Whakapapa descendancy

My main Hapū/Iwi affiliations are to Ngāti Oneone, Te Aitanga ā Hauiti, Te Whanau ā Kai, Ngā Pōtiki and Te Aitanga ā Māhaki and I also have tribal affiliations to Ngāti Konohi, Ngai Tāmanuhiri, Ngāriki Kaipūtahi, Rongowhakaata, Ngāti Porou and Te Whakatōhea.

Vision for being a part of the committee of management and current role:

I ‘bring’ the following in my role as a member of the Pakarae A and Other Blocks Management Committee. That is:

a. A high level of professional support and assistance in the workings of the committee regarding the long-term business sustainability of Pakarae A and Other Blocks.

b. An interest in areas of diversification, including business opportunities within the takutai moana of Pakarae A and Other Blocks.

c. Support for a ‘green’ and environmentally friendly over-lay to farm operations.

d. Ensuring an equally high-level of excellence and quality of farming out-put, as and when required.

e. Acknowledgement and implementation of tikanga in areas of policy and management.

Being a self-employed contractor, I have had experience as a senior manager in the seafood and food processing industries.

I am involved as a trustee and committee member of several Maori Trust and Incorporations, as well as being an active shareholder. I am a passionate advocate for growth and development of Maori resources and the increased participation of our people toward this.

The long-term goal is for Pakarae and the wider Whangara Farms group, to provide sustainable returns to its members and opportunities for whanau to participate in future growth and development.

I am currently employed by the University of Auckland as the Livestock and Facility Manager at Ngāpouri Research Farm in Reporoa, where we support a broad programme of biomedical and agricultural research. This includes work in maternal nutrition, metabolic management, and the prevention and mitigation of disease. Alongside this role, I am a member of the Māori Advisory Committee for the Liggins Institute and a proud New Zealand Nuffield Scholar.

My farming journey began early, growing up on the land alongside my father, uncles, and a grandfather whose patience and wisdom shaped my values. From there, I completed two years as a cadet at Smedley Station, followed by university study and a range of shepherding and management roles. My career has taken me across both the North and South Islands, as well as overseas to Canada, and has included leadership positions such as Operations Manager for Arai Matawai Inc. Becoming the first Nuffield Scholar from the Gisborne/East Coast region in 2009 remains a significant milestone for both myself and my whānau.

Professionally, sheep and beef farming is what I do and what I enjoy. Personally, my greatest focus is whānau—striving to be the best husband, father, grandfather, son, brother, and uncle that I can be.

Community service is also an important part of my life. I volunteer as a member of the Reporoa Community Patrol Group and with NODA (No One Dies Alone) at Rotorua Hospital, where we sit with people in the final stages of their life journey. It is deeply humbling work and a reminder of the importance of compassion, presence, and service to others.