Tauranga – Jayson Gardiner

Tauranga – Jayson Gardiner

Posted on October 20, 2011 by admin in Mana Candidate Profiles

Jayson Gardiner

Tribal Affiliation

  • Ngaiterangi, Ngati Whakaue

Background

  • Jayson Gardiner was born in Rotorua and raised in Tauranga.
  • He is a loving father of 5 and has spent a substantial part of his life working within community development both paid and voluntary.
  • Jayson has been an intricate part of Tauranga youth development initiatives such as Tu Pou Tahi the working implementation of the National Youth Suicide Prevention strategy In Our Hands (Kia Piki Te Ora).
  • He has been at the forefront and front-line of community and youth development projects such as The Ark and The Atomic centre and youth entrepreneur programs such as Jam Sessions.
  • Jayson has helped the local council to reduce the amount of tagging in the Tauranga area resulting in substantial savings for ratepayers.
  • He is well known for his work in the streets and has received numerous accolades for his achievements.
  • Jayson is also a rangatira in the Hip Hop world having gained recognition for his contribution to the culture.
  • He is hard working, determined and loyal to the bitter end you can always count on Jayson to come through when times are hard
  • Jayson stands for the MANA Movement and is a strong socialist, working party, and member of many grassroots movements in New Zealand and overseas
  • He also runs his own music studio, marketing and production company in Tauranga