Maea Pivac, Ngā Puhi, Ngāti Whātua, Ngāti Wai and Ngāti Hine, is extensively experienced in the vocational education arena, both in Aotearoa and Australia. So far in her 25+ year career, she has worked across the PTE, ITO, ITP sectors and in industry in a large Northland company with a strong and enduring commitment to industry training.

Based in her hometown of Whangarei, Ms Pivac is the Managing Director of Tai Tokerau Trades Training, an educational consultancy specialising in vocational education and industry capability development in Northland. She is also the director of a small business advisory company called People Weavers Raranga Tangata Ltd, and of Kia Mauria te Pono Ltd, a start-up company delivering workshops and services that are imbedded in the values which have guided the hearts and minds of Iwi Māori for generations; those values being; I runga i te Tika, i te Pono me te Aroha.