Pair head to leadership summit

Leanne Morehu.

Two Rotorua Maori women will feature in a leadership summit being held in Auckland in April.

Phyllis Tangitu and Leanne Morehu will be speakers at the 2nd Maori Women's Leadership Summit from April 11 to 14.

Phyllis Tangitu.

Mrs Tangitu is the Lakes District Health Board Maori Health general manager and Mrs Morehu is the Healthy Families New Zealand Rotorua manager.

The summit is being held after the great response to the inaugural summit in December.

Other speakers include Naida Glavish from the Auckland District Health Board, MP Marama Fox, Professor Tania Ka'ai from Auckland University of Technology, Hinemaua Rikirangi from the Bank of New Zealand and Hera Black chief adviser Maori Plunket.