Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board Chair

Chris Makoare has lived for 30 years in Glen Innes, where he is now a community leader. He is a solo dad who has four children aged 17 to 25, all of whom attended Glendowie College where Chris worked for eight years as a Sports Coordinator. Chris has been manager of the Glen Innes FamilyCentre, a local social service provider, for the past two years. He's been active in a parent and youth network and was trained as a community facilitator for the Tamaki Transformation Programme.