Billie Searing – Career Navigator Coordinator

Bilie grew up in Tauranga and has moved around New Zealand and Australia a bit before settling into life in the Waikato. Billie has two young children and spends most of her free time making snacks, being covered in glitter or playing on the swings at the park. When there is a spare minute, she enjoys reading, doing crafts and dabbles in water colour painting.

Supporting people has always been the driver for Billie. She has spent most of her career working with adults and children with disabilities but is loving the change to now supporting our rangatahi around the Waikato to explore their pathways for life after school. Billie understands that one pathway will not suit everyone, and the pathway you choose when you leave school will almost definitely change direction along the way! Billie hopes to inspire the ākonga in the Career Navigator programme to explore all possibilities and to find something in life that suits their values, interests and passions.

Email: Billie@dinglewaikato.nz 

Marlon George – Stars Coordinator and Kiwi Can Leader

Marlon is from the great town of Kirikiriroa, where he has lived for the majority of his life and has now started his young family.
Marlon has always had a passion for working with tamariki and is dedicated to inspiring Aotearoa’s children to reach their full potential. He aspires to encourage tamariki to aim high and do their best, ensuring they have a positive outlook in life.

He loves spending time with his friends and family, often finding themselves at the beach, typically Papamoa Beach, a family favorite spot. He also has a passion for indoor netball and basketball, and has always been sports driven. He cannot wait to get his own children involved in sports and encourage them to have the same drive and motivation he has. The experiences Marlon has had with the Graeme Dingle Foundation excites and motivates him. He loves the connections made with tamariki and enjoys watching them flourish into incredible NZ kids. Being part of such a great success, Marlon has hopes to teach his own children in Kiwi Can someday.

Email: Marlon@dinglewaikato.nz

Cade Tutehiwi Seymour – Stars Coordinator & Kiwi Can Leader

Ko Cade Tutehiwi toku ingoa
Ko Ngati Hikairo te iwi
No Kawhia mei Amuri ahau
I was raised in Tokoroa and are super sport oriented especially within rugby union and actively play a range of sports within my community. I was also a peer mentor for stars throughout my highschool and even won a national award for my mentorship. I have a big mixed family with 6 siblings.

Email: cade@dinglewaikato.nz

Jared Cox – Project K Coordinator

Kia Ora! I have grown up in Kirikiriroa and I feel very privileged to be working in a programme that strives to better our communities, and inspires tamariki to be positive about the future. When I’m not working, I like to spend my time writing songs and playing football on the weekend. I have coached football, tutored guitar and have also volunteered onboard the Spirit of New Zealand. Feel free to word it however you like, or let me know if I can add more.

Email: Jared@dinglewaikato.nz

Terry Faleva’ai – Kiwi Can Coordinator & Kiwi Can Leader

Terry, born and raised in West Auckland/Tamaki Makaurau, is a field events specialist, particularly shot put, for which he travelled and competed internationally, including representing Aotearoa New Zealand at two Paralympic Games. He has a Diploma in Sport Recreation and Management and is a huge Auckland Blues fan. With over 24 years experience of working and mentoring youth he says he is basically “a big kid at heart.” He has achieved a dream by becoming a Kiwi Can leader.

Email: terry@dinglewaikato.nz

Noriko Tausinga – Kiwi Can Coordinator & Kiwi Can Leader

Noriko was brought up in a small town in a rice farming area in the south of Japan and has lived in Aotearoa NZ since the 1990s. The mum of two married into a large Tongan family in South Auckland and also has Samoan family links to West Auckland and a Maori whanau from Umutahi marae, Matata.

Noriko has had more than 15 years in customer service roles at Air NZ and Trelise Cooper and is experienced in learning assistance and teacher aid. She loves being someone children trust knowing that it can take only one person, one conversation or one kind gesture to help them believe in themselves.

Email: Noriko@dinglewaikato.nz

Noriko Tausinga – Kiwi Can Leader

Noriko was brought up in a small town in a rice farming area in the south of Japan and has lived in Aotearoa NZ since the 1990s. The mum of two married into a large Tongan family in South Auckland and also has Samoan family links to West Auckland and a Maori whanau from Umutahi marae, Matata.

Noriko has had more than 15 years in customer service roles at Air NZ and Trelise Cooper and is experienced in learning assistance and teacher aid. She loves being someone children trust knowing that it can take only one person, one conversation or one kind gesture to help them believe in themselves.

Email: Noriko@dinglewaikato.nz

Rajan Saini – Kiwi Can Leader

Rajan Saini is a Kiwi Can Leader, working with schools in the Tokoroa community. With a background in social services, Rajan brings valuable experience and genuine empathy to his youth development work. Outside of his community role, Rajan is also a high-performance basketball player, which helps him connect with young people through sport.

Tare Paul-Turinui – Kiwi Can Leader

Appointed as new Kiwi Can leader at Forest lake and Huntly Primary.

My name is Tare and I am a mama of two. In my free time I like spending it with my babies, mainly by the water whether that’s the beach or the pools. I love playing indoor and outdoor netball, I have this in my weekly routine atleast 3 times a week. I love swimming and have already taught my babies how to tread water and we are slowly learning freestyle swimming too. My favourite most rewarding job is being a mama.

 

 

 

 

Erin Green – Kiwi Can Leader

Kia ora I’m Erin Green! I was born in Blenheim and brought up doing every sport under the sun. I always loved being active, I did netball, basketball, cycling, speed skating and various other crazy sports. I like to spend time with my whanau and friends in my spare time, staying busy and adventuring. I moved up to the Waikato region at the start of 2025 to pursue my track cycling dream, so training and working have become the new norm. I am so excited to be working with the GDFW as a Kiwi Can leader and helping empower our younger generation and build our tamariki’s confidence to take on any challenges that come their way!