Mr Hayden Wano, of New Plymouth, QSO, for services to Māori health
Hayden Wano (Taranaki, Te Atiawa, Ngāti Tama, Ngāti Awa) is Chief Executive Officer of Tui Ora, an iwi-owned Kaupapa Māori health and social service provider. He has grown the organisation from a workforce of four in 1998 to more than 180 today. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Tui Ora was a leading provider that contributed to an 89 percent double vaccination rate for Māori in Taranaki. He was the first Mental Health Service Manager for Taranaki Area Health Board and served as the first Chair of the Taranaki District Health Board. Mr Wano is Chair of Te Hiringa Māhara – Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission, a Trustee of Taranaki Arts Festival Trust and of WISE Trust, and a Board member of the Taranaki Chamber of Commerce.