Mark Solomon

Sir Mark Wiremu Solomon KNZM (Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Kurī) served as kaiwhakahaere of Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu, the tribal council of Ngāi Tahu, for approximately 18 years, from 1998 until 2016. Founder of the Iwi Chairs Forum, he stepped down as deputy chair of the Canterbury District Health Board in late 2020. Mark Revington is a freelance journalist who has worked for many leading publications including National Business Review, the Listener and Unlimited. His awards include Westpac Financial Journalist of the Year and business magazine editor of the year. He spent six or so years working for Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu and he holds a post doctoral diploma in entrepreneurship from the University of Otago.