Team Indigenous Affairs

Mr. OWEN ORMSBY

(Ngati Maniapoto, Ngati Pikiao, Ngati Kahungunu ki Wairoa, Waikato, inclNgapuhi, Anglo Saxon, Celtic)

 

 

1 Courses involved in teaching

  • Diploma in Pacific Rim Tourism (L5) Specialised tourism courses underpinned by Tikanga Maori no Aotearoa. Tauiwi relationships inclusive of International partnerships.
  • Bachelor of Applied Management Tourism Major(L7) Destination Management.
  • Commercial Law (L5) evening classes- Treaty of Waitangi applicable to business organisations. 
  • Horticulture (L4-5)
    Treaty of Waitangi classes applicable to ngahere, awa, moana, whenua, kaitiaki  practices for the environment. 

2 Industry Experience  (Type and total years)

  • Tour guide and Indigenous cultural advisor Hawaii. 2 years.
  • International Travel consultant USA. 10 years 
  • General Manager of Wholesale Tourism/Travel companies
    5 years USA
  • Director of Sales and Marketing 10 years. USA 
  • Wholesale tours.
    Brochure design and distribution.
    Staff training.
    Airlines and Hotels contracts/ land tours.
    Advertising trade shows with NZ and Australia tourism commissions.
    Product development.
    Presenting seminars on tourism to travel agent. USA
  • Chairman Northern California Chapter of PATA. USA 2 years 
  • Chairman Auckland Maori Tourism -with representation from Franklin County to Rodney County. Full iwi support of Auckland tribes coordinating Maori tourism trails, heritage and industry development. Auckland. NZ Two years
  • Director Maori Tourism Development Board linking Auckland with regional Maori hapu/iwi development and  partnerships with local and central government. Auckland. NZ. 11 years

3 Teaching Experience/ Qualifications

  • Brigham Young University of Hawaii. Tourism Major in Polynesian studies.
  • Diploma in Tourism and Travel, California. USA
  • Certificate in Adult Teaching NZ
  • Certificate in Transitional Teaching NZ
  • Registered Workplace Assessor
    Open Polytechnic of New Zealand
  • Registered Workplace Assessor for Hospitality ITO.
  • Assessor in Accreditation  for Tourism-NZQA
  • Bachelor degree Maori Development majoring in Business.  2001
  • Master’s degree Indigenous Studies
    (Hons). 2013
  • PhD Candidate
  • Developed the first national Diploma in Cultural Tourism Level 5  in Maori tourism education for AUT University.
  • Developed the first national Diploma in Pacific Rim Tourism  Level 5 for Manukau Institute of Technology.

4 Professional Learning and Teaching Development
(including dates last 5 yrs)

  • 2013 Master’s degree
    Matauranga Maori, International Politics, Kaitiakitanga, environmental policies- Polynesian Studies, International research policies, marketing, management.
  • 2011 Community development with mana whenua marae and hapu, ongoing relationships building partnerships. Including incorporating tikanga within courses and programmes.
  • 2011 Industry communication connections, relationships, partnering development.
  • 2011 International partnerships, establishing links and pathways to international  universities and employment for students. 
  • 2011 International connections with China and Taiwan in education training of tourism for Chinese students incorporating business English training in tourism.
  • 2011 Brought (BYU) Brigham Young University Hawaii to the table with the Directorate of MIT in establishing a Memorandum of Co Operation. Opening a pathway to BYU Hawaii for LDS students in tourism.

5 Professional Discipline Development
(including dates last 5 yrs)

  • Regular attending of meetings within the Institute, Faculty, Maori, Pasifika and information technology training and updates.
  • Professional discipline is ongoing in tertiary teaching and applications of new delivery methods and models relevant to students learning and application.

6 Publications/Membership/Associations

  • Presentation of a paper “NZQA Maori Educational Development in Tourism” Tourism Down Under, a Tourism Research Conference. Massey University, Palmerston North. NZ
  • Presentation of a paper “Cultural Tourism Research Development for Maori Educational units in Tourism” World Indigenous Peoples Conference-Education. Albuquerque, New Mexico. USA
  • Presentation of paper “Cultural Sustainability within the Pacific Islands and New Zealand” Pacific Asia travel Association, Nagoya. Japan
  • Presentation of paper ”Cultural Sustainability in the Pacific Region” Asia Pacific Tourism Association 5th Annual Conference. Hong Kong SAR. China
  • Presentation of paper “ Development & Management of Community Based tourism:
    Seminar on sustainable development of ecotourism in Pacific Island Countries. United Nations economic & Social Commission for Asia in co-operation with the South Pacific Tourism Organisation. Suva. Fiji
  • Presentation of “Tourism and Education Indonesian New Zealand Student Youth Development” Muhammadiyah University, Malang. Indonesia
  • Presentation paper “ Five to Ten Year Strategic Plan and Business Plan for the Development of Maori Tourism in Tamaki Makau Rau” Te Puni Kokiri, Ministry of Maori Development. Auckland. NZ
  • Chairman Tourism Maori Whakaruruhau- NZQA
  • Chairman Te Puea Memorial Marae Incorporated Society.
  • Chairman “Hei Manaaki” Advisory Board Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi.
  • Committee member “ Manaaki Marae” Whakaruruhau NZQA.

 

Mrs. Sharon Wallace

A Director of the Trust has a long history of hospitality training within New Zealand raising the awareness for Māori youth training into the hotels, restaurant, café’s and baristas trade. Sharon has catered events at many conferences and has engaged her students within these events and conferences. Sharon is the Chair person of the Marae Catering Whakaruruhau (Advisory) with the New Zealand Qualifications Authority and trains senior students at a major Polytechnic in the country. First Maori Representative Board Director Hospitality Standards Institute (Industry Training Organisation, and Committee member of the Food & Beverage Sector within the Hospitality Standards Institute (Industry Training Organisation). President of the Rotorua Branch for the Restaurant Association of New Zealand

 

 

 

 

Mr. Howard Kao

A Director of the Trust has been in the travel and tourism industry in New Zealand for over 15 years. The respective tourism disciplines has seen Howard actively engaged in consultancy and negotiations with Asian and Māori tourism partnerships, Airlines and tour Companies. And an investment consultant and Contractor to Ngati Tuwharetoa in Taupo where he secured large contracts of international development with New Zealand that raised the value of Taiwanese and Chinese relationships with Māori. Howard has also setup business education programmes with Private Training Establishment (PTE’s) as well as tourism business companies and partnerships with regional tourism organisations.

 

 

 

 

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