Ko au ko Ngāti Naho, ko Ngāti Naho ko au, he piko he taniwha, Waikato Taniwharau. 

Ko Maurea, ko Horahora ōku ūkaipo, nō te whānau Wirihana me te whānau Manukau tēneki mokopuna e mihi matakuikui ana ki a koutou katoa. 

Marley brings extensive experience in the education sector, having worked across a range of roles and institutions throughout her career. In 2014, she was privileged to work in the United States at the Indigenous Research Centre for the University of Duluth, Minnesota, where she successfully project-managed their international conference.

Over the past three years, Marley has operated as a sole trader, continuing her mahi in education while expanding into the health and disability sector as an employment facilitator, and contributing to iwi development within the Waikato rohe.

Marley is proud to be part of the World Indigenous Cancer Conference (W.I.C.C 2026) and Hei Āhuru Mōwai, supporting the delivery of a successful conference for all participants. This kaupapa is deeply personal—cancer has touched her whānau, as it has for so many in Aotearoa and globally.

No reira, e ai kī a Kīngi Tāwhiao 

Ki te kotahi te kākaho, ka whati, ki te kāpuia, e kore e whati 
If a reed stands alone, it can be broken, in a group, it cannot. 

Connect with Marley

Email: marley@heiahurumowai.org.nz or LinkedIn