Ko Hikurangi te maunga Ko Waiapu te awa Ko Horouta te waka Ko Ngāti Porou te iwi Ko Ngāti Rangi te hapu Ko Reporua te marae Ko Tū Auau te wharenui Ko Milner tōku whanau Ko Te Maera Milner tōku papa Ko Matakuhia te Maunga Ko Ruakituri te awa Ko Takitimu te waka Ko Ngāti Kahungunu ki Te Wairoa te iwi Ko Te Aitanga a Pourangahua te hapu Ko Erepēti marae Ko Pourangahua te wharenui Ko Queenie Roberts tōku mama Ko Geoff Milner tōku ingoa Geoff joined the Trust as the Manahautū / Chief Executive in July 2024 having relocated from Te Tai Tokerau where he served as the Tumu Whakarae (CEO) for Ngāti Hine Health Trust for the previous seven years (2017 to 2024). Born in Wellington, raised in Hawkes Bay, hometown being Turanga nui a kiwa (Gisborne); Geoff has whakapapa to Ngāti Porou and Ngāti Kahungunu ki te Wairoa. Geoff has had a varied career over 35 years in Management, Self-employed and Governance. He is a member of the Chartered Accountants Australia New Zealand and a Member of the NZ Institute of Directors. Geoff has a strong passion for Rugby (Ngāti Porou East Coast – Heartland; Ngāti Hine Moerewa-United Kawakawa – Club; Northland Taniwha – NPC and All Blacks) not to mention the NZ Warriors (Up da wahs). Whānau remain important outside of mahi and spending time with his children, mokopuna and Partner. He is committed to serving the whānau within Ōtautahi and building upon the legacy that is Te Puawaitanga ki Ōtautahi Trust whilst being humble and acknowledging the rangatiratanga of the mana whenua – Ngāi Tūāhuriri.
