Kaiarahi Oranga Ko Maungarangi rāua Ko Matepuritaka ngā Maunga Ko Ōtarawa rāua Ko Te Waiti  ngā awa Ko Teiringa te Tipuna Whare Ko Whiripare te Whare Manaaki Ko Ngāti Ngāhere te hapū Ko Terere te Marae Ko Mataatua te waka Ko Maude Maxwell tōku Hoa Rangatira Tokoono ā māua Tamāriki Ko Chris Maxwell āhau

I am born & raised in Ōpotiki as is my wife Maude. The environment to grow myself up in & to raise our children is unbelievable. The resources we have at our back door are amazing. Get out there whānau & enjoy.
I have been married for 11 years, but in a relationship with my second wife for 18 years. We have 3 boys & 3 girls aged from 27 to 8 years of age, with plenty of experience & still room to learn in raising a family from being benefit dependant to becoming a semi self-sufficient whānau.
I am a registered Social worker for the last 24 months. I have been involved with Social Work for the past 8 years in various roles as a Living Without Violence Facilitator a Family Start Worker a Social Worker in Schools a SAGES & Whānau Ora Team Leader  & now currently the Kaiarahi Oranga for the Whānau Ora Team.
I have worked throughout our community prior to Social Work in the Dairy Factory as a Māori Carver; hence the Profile Photo in the Kiwifruit orchards and Pack Shed’s as a Bee Keeper, a Store man for Farmlands & now a Social Worker.
I am passionate about supporting our community & look forward to meeting & sharing information to uplift our Whānau, Hapū me ngā Iwi kātoa.