Jaydene Kana Maangai Maaori

Jaydene Kana enters her second term as a Maangai Maaori representative for Waikato-Tainui and is proud to serve her iwi and ngaa taangata o Kirikiriroa (the people of Hamilton).

Maangai Kana’s previous role in Council was as a the Maangai representative sitting on the Finance and Strategic Risk Committee.

After being welcomed back into Council after the 2022 Local Elections, Maangai Kana was appointed to the Strategic Growth and District Plan Committee chaired formerly by Councillor Ryan Hamilton and now by Councillor Sarah Thomson.

Maangai Kana is an experienced charted accountant and has worked with a variety of iwi, non-profits, public sector and private sector governance and leadership roles.