Hayden joined the Board in 2020 and is excited about the opportunity to bring his skills and experience to the team leading GHL in alignment with his values; toitu te whenua, toitu te tangata (productive land, prosperous people). Hayden’s governance approach aligns with GHL’s direction, encompassing kaitiakitanga (guardianship for the land and people), manaakitanga (caring for our staff, shareholders and visitors), rangatiratanga (pride in who we are, our identity), kotahitanga (togetherness, working collectively).The current Principal of Makaraka School, Hayden’s tribal affiliations are Ngati Porou, Ngati Konohi, Ngati Oneone, Ngai Tai, Rongowhakaata and Te Aitanga-a-Mahaki.Hayden is a current director of Ngati Porou Forest Limited and Ngati Porou Land Trust, chairs the Mangaotane Farm Trust, is deputy chairman of Pakarae Incorporation - Whangara Farms Partnership. He has also been part of the governance team of Hauiti and Mangaheia 2D (Paroa Station) Incorporations, is Chairman of the Poverty Bay Rugby Union, a member of the executive of the Poverty Bay A&P Association, and is the Tairāwhiti Representative on the executive of the Federation of Maori Authorities.