Our People
Rich with experience across the creative sector locally and nationally
Our governance team is well connected into the arts, culture and creativity sectors in Hawke’s Bay and nationally.
Te Rangi Huata – Board Chair
Te Rangi has 20 years indigenous arts management experience in Asia, Australia, and North America. He is responsible for coordinating events that promote Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi Inc.
Te Rangi started the Hastings Fiesta of Lights in 1998 and manages atmospherics for the Hastings Blossom Parade, Hawke’s Bay Hawks NBL team and Iron Māori.
He is a committee member on Heretaunga Arts Inc and sits on Kahurangi NZ Māori Dance Company Board.
Alastair Cromie – Trustee
Alastair is a Director and Audit Partner at Oldershaws & Co Chartered Accountants. He has a specialist knowledge around IT.
Alastair is a self-confessed sci-fi and Marvel movie buff who is mad on all things Dr Who but equally comfortable in his dapper Art Deco Attire or avid supporter on the rugby sidelines.
His extensive knowledge in Māori trusts and post settlement operations is accompanied by management and advisory expertise.
Daniel Betty – Trustee
Daniel has worked as an actor, director and musician throughout NZ and Australia and has experience working with government and curriculum bodies in arts strategy and policy.
He has championed community and education with the Hawke’s Bay Arts Festival and Toitoi Hawke’s Bay Arts and Events Centre. He assisted in the establishment of the Eastern Screen Alliance and has sat on several boards to grow events, funding opportunities and national/International connections.
He is the Creative Director of Kotiri Productions a production company that works on screen, on stage and on air. They have a strong social focus and champion creativity as a vehicle for social change.
Charlotte Boyt – Trustee
Tēnā koutou e ngā mema o te poari,
Ko Charlotte Boyt tōku ingoa. I whakapapa to Te Matau-a-Māui through the Wainohu and Hawkins whānau, and also carry a strong whāngai connection to the Skeet whānau.
Raised in Hawke’s Bay, I was educated at Eskdale School and Sacred Heart College in Napier. After finishing school, I began my working life with the Department of Conservation (DOC), where I served for over nine years in roles ranging from biodiversity ranger to community relations officer and post-treaty settlement liaison. This work took me across Aotearoa – from Te Urewera and Rakiura to Wharekauri (Chatham Islands) – and gifted me the opportunity to engage with small, resilient communities deeply connected to their whenua, wai, and taonga tuku iho. These experiences shaped my values, deepened my understanding of whenua-based identities, and grounded my approach to kaitiakitanga and kaupapa Māori engagement.
I am deeply passionate about toi Māori, cultural revitalisation, and supporting the creative aspirations of our people and local community. With a strong foundation in governance, kaupapa Māori work, and storytelling, and an open approach to keep learning.
Sabrina Nagel – Trustee
Sabrina Nagel is a Hawke’s Bay–based entrepreneurship educator and startup coach who works at the intersection of creativity, enterprise and education. With more than a decade in incubators, universities and community initiatives, she supports artists and makers to turn ideas into viable projects through practical tools such as idea testing, audience discovery and sustainable income models.
She has a strong commitment to rangatahi development and designs programmes that help young people build confidence, agency and pathways from ideas into meaningful opportunities.
Sabrina facilitates workshops and one-to-one mentoring focused on taking action and translating creative practice into real-world outcomes.
Elizabeth Caldwell – Trustee
Elizabeth Caldwell, ONZM, has been a leader in the arts sector for more than thirty years. She began her professional career in art curatorial roles but shifted into arts management when she moved to a role at CreativeNZ Toi Aotearoa steering the visual arts programmes. While there she played a significant role in driving key initiatives, including leading New Zealand’s first two exhibitions at the Venice Biennale, establishing international residencies, and the foundation of the organisation Objectspace. The latter project established a signature venue for contemporary craft/object art practice in Aotearoa.
In recent years, Elizabeth has held a series of vital leadership roles, including Head of Art at Te Papa, Director of the Dunedin Public Art Gallery, Director of City Gallery Wellington Te Whare Toi, and Director Art & Heritage Te Ringa Auaha at Experience Wellington. In these roles, Elizabeth has demonstrated visionary leadership in bringing the best of contemporary art and culture to an increasingly broad and diverse audience.
In 2024 Elizabeth moved to Hawke’s Bay to be the inaugural Manager Arts, Culture, and Heritage at Napier City Council where she continues to be a powerful advocate for the essential role the arts play in building strong, inclusive, and cohesive communities.
Annabel Taylor – Trustee
Leonie Wallwork – Operations & Project Lead, Acting Secretary
Leonie has extensive and diverse experience as an Executive, Director and Trustee both in the private sector and not-for-profit/ social enterprise sectors. Through her business, Wallwork Consulting, she assists not-for-profit entities and businesses to implement good governance practices within a sustainable framework. She is a member of the Institute of Directors.
She currently coordinates projects undertaken by Ngā Toi Creative Hawke’s Bay to ensure they are resourced adequately and that project leads are well supported. She also volunteers much of her time to the kaupapa of Ngā Toi.
As Lead Consultant and Director of Wallwork Consulting she specialises in People & Culture (HRM), wellbeing and resilience programmes and Ageing Workforce and Senior Entrepreneur Programmes.
She is the Relations & Fundraising Manager and Committee Memeber for Health Research Foundation Hawke’s Bay.
She is an avid dragon boater and Chair of the Hawke’s Bay Dragon Boat Club Inc.
Her other passion and centre of joy is family and being a big part of her children and grandchildren’s lives.
