June 02, 2025

A leader with distinction & Mana continues to lead the way: Bill Nathan

Waatea Team Posted On June 2, 2025

Mr Bill Nathan ( Te Ati Awa, Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa). Is a former New Zealand Parliamentary ‘Black Rod’. He is an ordained Priest in Hui Amorangi Ki Te Upoko O Te Ika. Nathan has also co-led the Ngāti Pōneke Young Māori Club for the past six decades, guiding numerous generations of young Māori in Wellington in their search for cultural connectivity and identity, and representing Aotearoa-New Zealand as cultural ambassadors internationally.

He is a Trustee of the National Health and Disability Advocacy Service Trust, and Board member of Hauora Taiwhenua Rural Health Network and chaired its Treaty Partner Te Rōpū Ārahi until retiring in 2024. Mr Nathan and his wife Donas provided care for young persons for the Children and Young Persons Service. Bill is now a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit.