Noah Whaiapu

Women in Leadership Manager

Mai i te tihi o Hinerākei, ki ngā awa whakatere o Waikato, tēnei a Te Aupōuri, Te Rarawa me Ngāti Raukawa ki te Kaokaoroa o Pātetere e mihi ana.

Noah is the Wāhine Leadership Manager for Global Women, with a background in fashion, business management, and creative industries. With over a decade of experience spanning fashion buying, retail operations, and production, she has also worked extensively across arts and design spaces—most notably as Kaiwhakahaere Kaupapa for the development of Te Manawa, a Māori arts movement in Tāmaki Makaurau. She has co-curated at Aotearoa Art Fair (2024), co-founded Nobody’s Auckland, a creative concept space for artists, and contributed to international platforms such as Design Shanghai.Rooted in kaupapa Māori, Noah is passionate about innovation, systems thinking, and designing experiences that empower and uplift others. She thrives on turning vision into action, fostering collaboration, and creating meaningful, lasting change.