Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu
Samina Ali is a Financial Accountant at Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu since September 2023. Previously, Samina served as an Accounts Assistant at Triton Hearing from December 2020 to September 2023 and held a Project Development position at Eden Project New Zealand from December 2019 to December 2020, which involved market analysis and visitor projection modeling. Samina also has experience as an Accounts Administrator at Bayswater Cleaning Supplies and as an Assistant Accountant Intern at Accounts NextGen, providing virtual accounting services. Additionally, experience includes roles as General Secretary for the Monash Photography Club and Research Consultant at the Bangladesh Foreign Trade Institute, where research and data analysis were key responsibilities. Earlier positions included a Lecturing role at Crown Institute of Business & Technology and an internship with Abdul Monem Ltd. Samina holds a Master’s Degree in Tourism from Monash University and an MBA in Accounting and Information Systems from the University of Dhaka, along with a Bachelor’s Degree in the same field.
Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu
Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu Ngāi Tahu are the iwi comprised of Ngāi Tahu whānui; that is, the collective of the individuals who descend from the five primary hapū of Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Māmoe and Waitaha, namely Kāti Kurī, Ngāti Irakehu, Kāti Huirapa, Ngāi Tūāhuriri and Ngāi Te Ruahikihiki. Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu was established by the Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu Act 1996 and services the tribe's statutory rights and ensures that the benefits of the Settlement are enjoyed by Ngāi Tahu whānui now and in the future. Throughout the South Island there are 18 local rūnanga. An elected representative from each of rūnanga makes up Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu, the governing body overseeing the tribe's activities.