Liz Mellish - Businesswoman, Board Director and Community Leader
We hope you enjoy listening to the wise words of Liz Mellish as she shares her inspiring and varied career journey on The Female Career podcast.
Liz has had an accomplished business career spanning over 40 years. She has worked in various roles including banking and electricity as well as with Te Puni Kokiri, alongside running a successful fish smoking business with her husband and raising her 3 children. Liz was also heavily involved in the Treaty claim for Te Whanganui a Tara and led the cultural settlement for the tribes.
In more recent years, Liz has held a number of Governance roles. She is Chair of the Palmerston North Māori Reserve Trust and has been a Trustee there since 1994. Liz is also Chair of Te Wharewaka o Poneke – which offers the chance to experience Maori culture right in Wellington’s CBD. She is also the Deputy Chair of FOMA, the Federation of Maori Authorities.
You can listen to Liz sharing her story directly on The Female Career website or on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts or wherever you like to listen.