Vanetta (Minnie) Clark – Board Member

Te Āti Awa, Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tonga

MinnieMinnie has been involved in her whānau run tourism venture for over 15 years. Kapiti Island Nature Tours has been the recipient of many regional and national awards for excellence in tourism.

It is a growing and profitable business with Māori values including: kaitiakitanga, manaakitanga, rangatiratanga, whanaungatanga, kotahitanga and ūkaipōtanga.  Minnie is involved in all aspects of the operation – strategy planning, management, administration, marketing and reservations.  She has both an administrative and practical understanding of the inner workings of a tourism venture.Minnie is a mother of three and lives in Manakau. She is an active member of her children’s marae, Wehi Wehi, and her own marae, Whakarongotai.

Her whānau has lived and worked on Kapiti Island for close to 200 years.

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