Business School alumni recognised in King's Birthday and Coronation Honours

Congratulations to the business alumni recognised in this year’s King’s Birthday and Coronation Honours list.

Mr Toalele Len (Toa) Faneva (MNZM)

For services to Māori

Mr Toa Faneva (Ngāti Kahu ki Whangaroa, Ngāpuhi) was CEO of Te Rūnanga o Whaingaroa from 2015 to 2021, providing a range of services to the community including the provision of health, education, emergency housing, financial capability and social services.

Under Mr Faneva’s leadership, Te Rūnanga developed an innovative emergency and transitional housing complex on Whangaroa Harbour and a violence-free Whangaroa Kaupapa. He holds leadership roles within Te Kahu O Taonui, the Thirteen Iwi Chair collective for Te Tai Tokerau and with several Māori providers from Tai Tokerau, the Northern place-based initiative and is involved in a range of Iwi initiatives providing advice to the government. He has been the Chair of the Ministry of Social Development’s Māori Reference Group since 2021, having been a member since 2017. He is currently Co-Chair of the Regional Skills Leadership Group for Te Tai Tokerau, Te Purunga ki te Raki and Chair of Te Kainga Atawhai, a subsidiary company of Te Mātauranga Māori Centre for learning and navigation excellence, and a 14-unit public housing build also based at Te Māhurehure Marae in Point Chevalier. Mr Faneva is currently Te Tumu Whenua-a-Rohe/Executive Director for Te Pūkenga for Te Tai Tokerau.

Mr Warren Graham Jack (MNZM)

For services to the community

Mr Warren Jack has been contributing to his community in various ways for more than 40 years, including providing housing programmes, education and support for those experiencing mental health challenges.

Mr Jack was involved with the South Auckland establishment of Habitat for Humanity since 1994, becoming its first employee and serving as Director between 2000 and 2015. He has been the Manager of Strategic Programmes for Habitat for Humanity New Zealand, and has led groups of volunteers to build homes in Nepal, Vietnam, Cambodia, Mongolia, Thailand and Fiji. He led an event involving more than 200 volunteers who built a four-bedroom house in under four hours. He has been the Leader of Global Village Teams for Habitat for Humanity since 2000. He helped establish an Early Childhood Centre and has been supporting the restoration and development of the national heritage reserve in Howick. He was a Council Member for six years, four of which as Co-Chair, of Community Housing New Zealand, representing more than 100 community housing organisations in New Zealand. Mr Jack has been involved with the Life Growth Community Trust since 2008 and is the Health and Safety Leader for the Wesleyan and Methodist Church of Aotearoa New Zealand.