"Kotahi te kākano, he nui ngā hua o te rākau" - it only takes one good intention to bear many good things. 

Jeremy is of Ngaariki Kaiputahi, Te Aitanga a Mahaaki, Ngati Porou and Ngai Tuhoe decent. 

Jeremy is a father of 3, and he and his lovely wife and whanau reside in Kingston Wellington. Jeremy has extensive professional and personal experience in MH&A, and has been the General Manager of Te Paepae Arahi Trust Kaupapa Māori MH&A Services in Lower Hutt since June 2019, and enjoys his role working with a caring and dedicated team supporting whānau. Jeremy has managerial and governance experience working in a range of sectors including roles within the Ministry of Health, GP Practice management, DHB Health management, NGO health and Social services management, Philanthropy, and community and education sectors. ​

Jeremy is passionate about whānau wellbeing and our collective ‘matauranga i  te Ao Māori’ concepts of recovery and wellbeing.