2026 Outgoing Board Members: Thank You & Farewell

Last month the Board hosted RainbowYOUTH's AGM for 2026. At this AGM, we formally bid farewell to outgoing members Hariata Wilson, Karah Mackie, Quack Pirihi, Kieran Trainor, Mauatua Fa'ara-Reynolds, and Caitlyn Prince.

In the term just been, amongst other priority mahi, the Board focused on the strategic pou of Strengthening RainbowYOUTH: our people, operations and governance. The outgoing members were critical to supporting our kaupapa while navigating waters both familiar and new.

E mihi nui ana ki a koutou for your service to not only RainbowYOUTH but in the intersecting sector we function in. Board members for RainbowYOUTH are volunteer positions, their strategic mahi for our kaupapa is balanced alongside their commitments to other kaupapa in their respective whānau, mahi and communties.

Your efforts have not gone un-noticed, we thank you again for strength and care that gives us the strength and care needed to serve those who walk through our doors.

We wish you well for the next steps in your lives.

Ngā mihi nui,

Co-Chairs, Shawn & Tee
on behalf of the RainbowYOUTH Executive Board