Mereana Te Kani
Role: Community Partnerships Lead
Mereana maintains relationships with schools, marae, and local providers so referrals move through people who are already trusted.
Team
Eight people keeping the trust close to the ground
Team Overview
The trust works through people who know how to listen well, move quickly, and carry details forward. Each team member holds a different part of the work, but all eight are part of the same promise: support should feel personal, practical, and consistent from the first visit onward.
People
The Vincent Dominic Griffen Trust team
From field coordination to records, outreach, and household support, this team carries the trust’s work across the places and relationships that depend on steady follow-through.
Hemi Ropata
Role: Field Operations Coordinator
Hemi organizes travel, supply runs, and visit schedules, making sure urgent support can be delivered without losing time to logistics.
Aroha Wanoa
Role: Family Support Advocate
Aroha works directly with households to map immediate needs and keep follow-up steps clear, practical, and easy to act on.
James Ngata
Role: Director
James oversees the trust’s direction, keeping the work accountable to local relationships and focused on support that lasts beyond one visit.
Rina Morunga
Role: Records and Insight Manager
Rina turns field notes into a usable archive so families do not have to repeat their story every time the trust circles back.
Wiremu Pahau
Role: Regional Outreach Officer
Wiremu connects with communities across the East Coast, building local pathways for support before a crisis hardens into delay.
Hana Ruwhiu
Role: Youth and Education Liaison
Hana works with young people, caregivers, and education partners to keep school-day pressures from becoming long-term barriers.
Talia Moeke
Role: Community Response Coordinator
Talia helps coordinate relief rounds and public-facing support efforts, keeping communication calm, direct, and grounded in local need.
Working Together