The new chief executive of Te Rūnanga o Te Rarawa has been described as a local iwi member with a home-grown understanding of issues faced by whānau.
Haami Piripi, chairman of the Te Rarawa rūnanga, announced on Wednesday that Phillip Murray had been appointed as the rūnanga's new chief executive.
He replaces Kevin Robinson who retired last year after serving 30 years at the rūnanga.
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Piripi said Murray, a local iwi member raised in Whangape and Ahipara, was nurtured by well-known and respected Māori leaders of the Far North.