Bronson Marshall (Ngāti Porou, Te Ātihaunui-a-Paparangi and Ngāti Rangi) is on a mission to help Māori achieve their aspirations in his new role as observer on the Rua Bioscience board.
Bronson, 36, has a strong connection to Tairāwhiti through his whakapapa on his mother's side as well as to the Whanganui region.
His mother Mavis Milner is from Ruatoria. She grew up in a two-bedroom house with...