Haydn Read

Haydn’s role is to seek out and establish socio-economic developments within Te Whānau-ā-Apanui. He provides advice and instruments to inform pathways to welling-being, using infrastructure investments and cultural constructs founded in the tikanga and kawa of the Te Whānau-ā-Apanui nation.

He has a passion for unpacking complex problems and helping others find solutions to the most difficult and intractable ones, some refer to as ‘wicked’ – especially those impacting on the most vulnerable in our communities.

Haydn holds a Master’s of Science from Auckland University, a MBA in International Business and Finance from Melbourne, and a Doctorate from Victoria University’s School of Government in Wellington. He has also recently been appointed as a Visiting Scholar (remote) to The Institute of Fiscal Studies and Democracy (IFSD) at the University of Ottawa in Canada – as part of a team that provides independent financial and infrastructure advice to the Canadian government.