Executive Members

Governance

Restorative Justice Aotearoa is governed by an Executive Committee convened by a Chairperson. Nominations to these positions are ratified at the annual AGM.

Representation

The Executive Committee is composed of representatives from member groups delivering services in 5 geographical regions in New Zealand plus 3 representatives from Maori member groups.

Chairperson - Mike Hinton

The Chairperson, is nominated from within the Executive. 

Executive Meetings

All day Face-to-Face meetings are held two or three times during the year and immediately preceding each AGM . Teleconferences are held each intervening month, usually on the first Friday of each month.

Executive Members

Maori Representatives: Mariameno Kapa, Mike Hinton and Anne Huriwai
Auckland Representatives: Peter Sammons
Waikato  / Bay of Plenty Representative: Marea Brown
Central North Island Representative: Angela Houkamau
Lower North Island Representative: Julia Hennessy Julia has been a practicing social worker / and social work senior Manager in the area of children and families for over twenty years. She has led projects in the UK introducing Family Group Conference and Restorative Justice practices into mainstream service delivery. Julia has spoken and trained world-wide on these practices. She has contributed to resources being published in these areas.
South Island Representatives: Mark Rutledge and Tony Henderson