Precious is our Pou Tāhu Rangapū - Chief Executive Officer and leads Maurea to fulfil our vision to see Māori culture drive Aotearoa forward.

After graduating from Auckland University with a conjoint degree in Law and Arts, Precious worked in public policy, intellectual property and then primary industries before venturing to London where she worked as a Legal Policy Officer for the Security Industry Authority.

She returned to Aotearoa in 2011, working as a Consultant in strategy development. This work inspired her to establish Maurea in 2012; and in 2016 she created Te Kaa – our highly acclaimed training programme that ignites your Māori cultural competency.

Precious has considerable governance experience and is currently on the board of Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Trust, the Chair of Te Taumata-a-Iwi and Chair of Te Tira Kautū. Her past governance roles include Whai Rawa Ltd ($1.5b investment company), Foundation North, Auckland Regional Amenities Funding Board, Centre for Social Impact and the Independent Māori Statutory Board.

Precious is of Ngāti Whātua ki Tāmaki, Te Uri o Hau, Waikato, Ngāti Hē, Ngāti Pāoa and Pākehā descent. She has two tamariki, loves being connected to nature and is passionate about wāhine leadership.

Kelly is a Pouako mō Te Kaa, Te Kaa Trainer who weaves his talent and experience as an artist, musician, intercultural practitioner and indigenous researcher to support Maurea to drive positive change for Māori.

Kelly is a former Manager of Te Taua Moana Marae, where he was in charge of tikanga (protocol), tangihanga, education and facilities for the NZ Navy and Defence Force. He has a Level 5 Whakairo (carving) qualification from Te Wānanga o Aotearoa and a Bachelor of Music (Jazz).

Having completed study of Full Stack Development coding, Kelly leads the development of our online training options.

Kelly is passionate about music, including making and playing traditional Māori instruments; to bring about a state of mauri ora (optimal wellbeing).

Kelly’s tribal affiliations are Ngāti Io, Ngāti Whakaue, Ngai Tūhoe and Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki.