Gabriel Te Moana: “Many hands have moulded me through my journey in life and a lot of them aren’t here now. “Many hands have moulded me through my journey in life and a lot of them aren’t here now. Te Moana, who has worked for Downer since 1976, has been a member of the construction company’s Māori Leadership Board, Ngā Kaitiaki O Te Ara Whanake, ensuring Māori were represented in leadership roles. And I guess that flowed into 2015 when they announced that I would hold the mantle of kaumātua for Downer New Zealand. People had to move away to find ways of making money.”His leadership journey began when he saw a gap in succession in Rereahu.

Source: Stuff June 09, 2021 23:15 UTC