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Antony Royal bio / election statement

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Antony Turoa Royal
Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Tamatēra, Ngā Puhi

Antony has a Degree in Engineering (Electrical & Electronics) from Auckland University and has been active as a consultant in the ICT field since 1989 where he has worked in a range sectors in senior management roles including in the SME sector, Government Financial Services, Health, Tertiary Education, Primary Industry and Banking.

A sample of the roles/projects he has undertaken include :

  • IS Manager, Te Puni Kokiri
  • Implementation of Financial Systems in government for Te Puni Kokiri, Dept of Conservation, Dept of Statistics and Treasury
  • Development of electronic claiming systems for GP's, Midwives, Laboratories, Pharmacies and Hospitals
  • Global Infrastructure Manager, Web Initiatives Manager for NZ Dairy Board (Fonterra)
  • Senior IT Management Role at National Bank

Antony has also been heavily involved in the Tertiary Sector with the three Wānanga, in particular with Te Wānanga o Raukawa (TWoR) where he teaches as
an IT and business tutor. He was instrumental in implementing a programme in 2000, which trained and supplied of computers to every student enrolled at TWoR. This programme is in its 10th year and has significant impact on digital literacy for adult māori. More recently Antony lead on behalf of the three Wānanga a two year project researching the use of technology in the tertiary educational environment.

Currently he is leading a project to significantly improve TWoR's web based student management system and to implement an enterprise eLearning system.
Antony is also a trustee of Te Huarahi Tika Trust (Māori Spectrum Trust) which holds a 20% stake on behalf of Māori in 2Degrees Mobile through its subsidiary Hautaki Trust.

Antony has held a number of governance positions in the past including as Trustee on St Bernards Primary School Board, Chairperson of the SPEEKS Advisory group (on behalf of Ako Aotearoa), a member of the past Digital Development Council. He continues to be the Chairperson of Te Whānau a Haunui Trust, which operates a farm on the shores of the Firth of Thames and is a director of a number of private companies.

Antony has a strong commitment to Māori participating in ICT, not only at a digital literacy level, but also as creators, innovators and professionals to enhance the social, cultural and economic environments for the benefit of all New Zealanders.

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