Te Arawa Group chief executive and Whale Watch Kaikoura general manager.
Tourism Minister Kelvin Davis has appointed Colleen Neville and Kauahi Ngapora as members of the New Zealand Tourism Board (known as Tourism New Zealand).
Ms Neville is chief executive of Te Arawa Group Holdings, which invests in the tourism, forestry, geothermal and agri-business sectors. She has been on the boards of Poutama Trust, Te Ohu Kaimoana, the NZ Forest Research Institute (Scion), Te Kakano Whakatipu and Te Arawa Agribusiness. Ms Neville has a background in finance and accounting and is based in Rotorua.
Mr Ngapora is general manager of Whale Watch Kaikoura Ltd and has 25 years of experience in the Māori tourism sector. His governance experience includes directorships at Tourism Industry Aotearoa and Whale Watch Australia. Mr Ngapora has also been chairman of Destination Kaikoura and is a member of the Tourism Infrastructure Fund panel.
Mr Davis has also reappointed John Thorburn, Jamie Tuuta, and Jan Hunt for various terms and chairwoman Kerry Prendergast’s term has been extended to March.
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