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Grace Smit

Ministry of Māori Development / Te Puni Kōkiri

Hautū (deputy secretary), organisational support

  • Previously pae matua/director of the Waitangi Tribunal and Māori Land Court at the Ministry of Justice.
  • Provided oversight of and direction to the Waitangi unit’s administrative and support services to the Waitangi Tribunal.
  • Guided the Māori Land Court’s national network of offices, working with TPK.
  • Has held management roles in the Department of Corrections and tertiary education.
  • Holds a Master’s of NZ history from Auckland University.
  • Nō Ngāti Kahungunu me Ngāti Rakaipaaka.

Career

Department of Corrections / Ara Poutama Aotearoa
National Manager Community Partnerships, National Manager Reintegration & Education
Aug 2011 - Feb 2015
Ministry of Justice / Tāhū o te Ture
Director Waitangi Tribunal / Director Maori Land Court, National Manager Specialist Courts (Environment, Coronial & Employment jurisdictions)
Feb 2015 - May 2021

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