Toluma'anave Dame Pania Tyson-Nathan DNZM JP is a New Zealand businesswoman who has served as the chief executive officer of New Zealand Māori Tourism since 2008. During her tenure, the value of the Māori tourism sector has increased from about $500 million to almost $2 billion.[1]
Toluma'anave Dame Pania Tyson-Nathan | |
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.jpg) Tyson-Nathan in 2018 | |
| Born | 28/10/1962 Wellington |
| Occupation | Businesswoman |
| Known for | New Zealand Māori Tourism |
Of Māori and Scottish descent, Tyson-Nathan affiliates to Ngāti Rongomaiwahine and grew up in the Hawke's Bay.[2] She says that she inherited her work ethic from her parents, both of whom were local business owners in the region.[2]
In the 2018 New Year Honours, Tyson-Nathan was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to services to Māori and business.[3] She was promoted to Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to Māori and business, in the 2024 New Year Honours.[4]
In 2018, Tyson-Nathan received the University of Auckland's Māori Woman Business Leader award.[5] At the 2020 Matariki Awards, she won Te Tupu-ā-Nuku award for business and innovation, and the following year she was named as one of the top 50 global tourism innovators.[5] In 2022, Tyson-Nathan was inducted into the New Zealand Business Hall of Fame.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Tourism leader Pania Tyson-Nathan made dame in New Year honours list". Waatea News. 30 December 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ a b Chin, Frances (30 December 2023). "From making pikelets to a dame". The Post. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ "New Year honours list 2018". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 30 December 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ "New Year honours list 2024". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 30 December 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ a b "New Year honours list 2024 – citations for Dames Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 30 December 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ "Business kudos for Māori Tourism champion Tyson-Nathan". Waatea News. 23 August 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
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