Ngāti Hine, Ngāti Wai, Kapotai, Ngā Puhi, Ngāi Pākehā

Kate works across education, community strategy and advancement projects in Aotearoa. She is currently an associate with The Centre for Social Impact based alongside Foundation North in Auckland.　 Her roles at the Centre include relationship manager, organisational capacity builder and advisor on strategy development and implementation. Kate specialises in working with groups with a kaupapa Māori focus in education and community strategy, and advancement projects. Her passion is in nurturing emerging community leaders and values-based leadership practice.

Kate is a trustee of Miria marae in Waiomio and serves on Te Manawatoopu the working group for Te Maara a Hineamaru, the governance for Te Runanga o Ngāti Hine. She was the Kāhui Ariki representative on the Waikato Conservation Board, from April 2014-June 2017, is a Council member with NorthTec (Northland Polytechnic) in Whangarei, trustee of Te Putea Whakatupu and provides support to current young iwi leaders in the Advancement of Māori Opportunity (AMO) network across Aotearoa. She is a board member for Americans for Indian Opportunity (AIO) based in Albuquerque and is also the International Consultant for Te Waka Kai Ora – Māori Organics Aotearoa and a verifier for Hua Parakore – the indigenous verification and validation system for food and related products.

Kate has professional experience in philanthropic strategy and community capacity support, education management, programme and policy development, quality assurance management, Māori language programme development, and wānanga development in NZ. She is a facilitator in the Indigenous Leaders Interactive System™ (ILIS), a structured dialogue tool to assist community groups across the world in planning for success and solving complex issues. She has been a teacher in Te Kōhanga Reo, a Māori cultural ambassador and a performer in the traditional Māori performing arts.

Biography coming shortly

Biography coming shortly

Biography coming shortly

Jonathan Browne is the General Manager of SkyCity Queenstown.

Jonathan joined SkyCity in May 2015 and is responsible for overseeing the operations of SkyCity Queenstown Casino and SkyCity Wharf Casino in Queenstown.  Jonathan has extensive experience in the gaming, consumer goods, hospitality and tourism industries.

Vickie Hill, born and bred in Queenstown, is a well-established business person in the local and national tourism industry having owned and operated her own Companies, Queenstown Destination Management and The Villas in Queenstown.

She has also previously managed the Southern Hemisphere’s largest winter celebration, the Queenstown Winter Festival, and the renowned Central Otago Food and Wine festival.

Along with her husband Tony, they have raised three children within the local Community and consequently, easily identifies with local Community needs.

Vickie Hill, born and bred in Queenstown, is a well-established business person in the local and national tourism industry having owned and operated her own Companies, Queenstown Destination Management and The Villas in Queenstown.

She has also previously managed the Southern Hemisphere’s largest winter celebration, the Queenstown Winter Festival, and the renowned Central Otago Food and Wine festival.

Along with her husband Tony, they have raised three children within the local Community and consequently, easily identifies with local Community needs.