Dr Will Edwards, of Hāwera, ONZM for services to Māori health
Dr Will Edwards (Taranaki, Ngāruahine, Tāngahoe, Pakakohi, Ngāti Ruanui) is a Director of Māori health and social services provider Tui Ora Limited. As Chair of the Ageing Well National Science Challenge, he has led Ageing Well through Phase Two, focusing on ‘Ageing and Māori’ and ‘Health and Wellbeing in Ageing’. He has been an iwi chair for Ngāruahine Iwi, a trustee of Te Rau Pani Māori mental health trust and a community representative on the Te Tai Hauāuru Regional Leadership Group for Whānau Ora. His doctoral research was one of the first academic works to articulate positive ageing from a Māori viewpoint. His research has been influential in policy and service delivery. Dr Edwards is part of the Māori Health Committee of the Health Research Council of New Zealand.