Our People — TRHF

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Meet our Board

Jamie Tuuta (Ngāti Mutunga, Ngāti Tama, Ngāti Maru, Te Āti Awa and Taranaki Tūturu) has held a wide range of governance roles across housing, investment, agribusiness, fisheries, tourism, education and philanthropy. Born and raised in Urenui, Jamie has strong connections across Taranaki.
From 2011 to 2018 Jamie served as Māori Trustee and chief executive of Te Tumu Paeroa. His housing experience includes chairing Ka Uruora, an iwi-led initiative supporting whānau through financial capability programmes, affordable rentals and pathways into home ownership. Jamie brings extensive governance, investment and property development experience to the Fund, together with strong relationships across Taranaki. His understanding of partnership, asset management and long-term community outcomes will support the Fund to make considered investment decisions that deliver lasting housing benefits for the region.
Jamie’s current governance roles include Chair of Whakaata Māori, Pou Tahua (economic group of the National Iwi Chairs Forum), and the Taranaki Mounga Project, together with directorships across Moana NZ, Port Taranaki and several iwi investment entities.

Jamie Tuuta

Kim Skelton (Te Atiawa, Taranaki, Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tonga) has over 20 years governance experience around iwi-led commercial development and creating long-term benefits for whānau. Her experience spans investment, affordable housing, infrastructure and community development, with much of her work grounded in Taranaki.
As a director of Te Atiawa Iwi Holdings, Kim has been involved in delivering shared-equity homes, subsidised rentals and housing for kaumātua across Ngāmotu and the wider Taranaki region. This has given her direct experience in housing development, property investment and balancing commercial decisions with long-term outcomes for whānau, hapū and iwi.
Kim is also a director of Wai Hononga Water Services, a trustee of Te Kotahitanga o Te Atiawa and Chair of Te Rau o Rongo Charitable Trust. She brings strong commercial, investment and risk oversight, together with a commitment to delivering sustainable outcomes for Taranaki communities.

Kim Skelton

Maria Ramsay is Chief Executive of Toi Foundation and Toi Foundation Holdings Ltd. She joined Toi Foundation in 2006, when it was known as TSB Community Trust, and has helped guide its shift from traditional grant-making towards strategic, partnership-based philanthropy focused on long-term outcomes for Taranaki.
Maria oversees Toi Foundation’s direction and strategies and is also , Chair of the Taranaki Housing Initiative Trust, Deputy Chair of Hospice Taranaki and a Trustee of Philanthropy New Zealand. During her time with Toi Foundation, housing has become one of its key focus areas, alongside the development of strategic funding and impact investment approaches that seek both community and financial outcomes.
Maria brings extensive experience in organisational leadership, community partnerships, strategic funding and impact investment. Her deep understanding of Taranaki and its communities will help guide the Fund’s investment approach and support housing initiatives that deliver meaningful, long-term social and financial outcomes.

Maria Ramsay

Stefan Kiss is a registered professional surveyor and co-founder and Chair of Taylor Patrick, a New Plymouth-based land surveying and planning consultancy established in 2007. He has nearly 30 years’ experience across land development, housing, infrastructure, planning and project management.
Stefan’s work has given him practical experience in the due diligence needed to move housing projects forward, including assessing site suitability, infrastructure, consenting requirements, land tenure and title matters. In Taranaki, he has worked with iwi and hapū on a range of projects, including housing developments for Te Atiawa and Taranaki Iwi, and has provided land and surveying advice to Parininihi ki Waitōtara.
Stefan is part of the New Plymouth Growth Advisory Panel and a former councillor of Survey and Spatial New Zealand. He brings strong technical knowledge of land development, alongside a practical and evidence-based approach to decision-making.

Stefan Kiss

Our Team

Our team works alongside communities, iwi, housing providers, investors and partners to help turn housing opportunities into practical, lasting outcomes for Taranaki. Bringing together housing, investment and development expertise, we support projects from early conversations through to assessment, investment and delivery.