Te Tira Whakamātaki would like to acknowledge the inagural board of members that helped establish the network and entities: Mr Kevin Prime, Ms Glenice Paine, Dr Nick Roskruge, Dr James Ataria, Dr Shaun Ogilvie, Waitangi Wood, Tame Malcolm, Kiri Hirinui, Alby Marsh, Dr Nick Waipara, Dr Amanda Black and Melanie Mark Shadbolt.