Our people

Patron

Peter Boshier

peterboshierx160 Judge Peter Boshier is patron of Dwell Housing Trust.

Judge Boshier is Chief Ombudsman for New Zealand. He commenced in this position on 10 December 2015.

He was born and educated in Gisborne and attended Victoria University of Wellington, obtaining a bachelor of laws with honours degree in 1975. After a period of practice in Wellington he was appointed as a district court judge with a specialist Family Court warrant in 1988.

Judge Boshier has a long association with Pacific judicial issues and was seconded to undertake judicial training there, based in Suva in 2002 and 2003. Judge Boshier has travelled regularly to Pacific island countries to undertake workshops on the subject of family violence and youth justice. He holds the Samoan Matai title of Misa which was bestowed in 2000.

In 2004 Judge Boshier was appointed as the principal family court judge of New Zealand and held that position until December 2012 when he was appointed a Law Commissioner, a position he held until being appointed as Chief Ombudsman. Judge Boshier has served on the government’s Family Violence Taskforce. He is also patron of the White Ribbon Trust.

In 2009 Judge Boshier was made a distinguished alumnis of the Victoria University of Wellington for his contribution to the law. In July 2015, Judge Boshier became the president of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts based in the United States. He is the first New Zealander to have held this position and did so until July 2016.

Board of trustees

Keith Taylor, Chair

Keith Keith is a professional director whose current and recent board appointments include the Reserve Bank, Southern Cross Health Society and Hospitals, Gough, Gough and Hamer (Chair), Resolution Life/AMP Life, the Government Superannuation Fund (Chair) and NZQA.

He has also been involved with a number of community organisations including being Chair of Wellington College and Scripture Union.

He brings to Dwell considerable governance, strategy and finance expertise. He was previously Group Chief Executive of Tower Limited and is a qualified actuary as well as having science and commerce degrees.

Clare Aspinall, Vice Chair

Claire From 2003 to 2016 Clare worked for Regional Public Health Wellington, as a public health advisor specialising in housing and homelessness.

At the start of 2017 Clare began her PhD in The transfer and evolution of Housing First in New Zealand through He Kainga Oranga, University of Otago, Wellington.

In 2009 she obtained a post graduate diploma in public health through Otago University and in 2013 obtained her masters in public health researching boarding houses in the Wellington region. Her thesis is entitled Anyone can live in a boarding house, can't they? The advantages and disadvantages of boarding houses (PDF, 1094kb).

Clare originates from Devon in the UK and before moving to Aotearoa in 2002 worked as a tuberculosis nurse specialist in London.

She joined the WHT Board in 2008 and became vice chair of the Dwell board in 2017.

Michael Pead, Treasurer

Michael Michael brings to Dwell a wealth of experience in major reforms and development type issues within government services, infrastructure and utilities sectors.

His passion and contribution to housing began early in his career as a housing analyst within Treasury at the time the accommodation supplement and Housing NZ reforms were introduced and was then renewed, in 2011, as the Director of the Social Housing Unit. The then Social Housing Unit was set-up to help foster and grow Community Housing Providers, like Dwell Housing Trust, and responsible for distributing a fund of $140 million.

Michael is currently the Chief Executive of the Pharmacy Council of New Zealand. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) Degree in Accounting & Finance from Otago University and is a member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand.

Michael joined the board of Dwell in 2018.

Julie Motley, Secretary

Julie Julie began her career as an early childhood teacher before joining the IT industry. After working in administration, analytical, sales and project management roles, she joined IBM’s Australia/New Zealand Law Department, first as a contract negotiator and later as a lawyer. She works with private and public sector entities to develop complex IT agreements and advises internal clients on contractual, regulatory and other legal matters.

Julie also serves as company secretary for IBM New Zealand and as a director of IBM’s superannuation fund trustee company. She has a B.Ed from Massey University and an LLB from Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington.

Julie has been actively involved in the community housing sector since 2010. She was a member of the Mahora House management committee before becoming a Dwell board member in 2013.

Kataraina Anaru

Kataraina is of Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Tūwharetoa + Pakeha (Irish + English) descent and was raised in Leeman, on the traditional country of the Amangu people in Western Australia, before returning home to Aotearoa in 2005.

Kataraina worked for several years as a construction project manager in Pakistan and Bangladesh, and has undertaken roles in customer service, marketing and training in Australia, Ireland and the United States. She currently works in the public sector.

Kataraina holds a Masters of Architecture from Victoria University and Bachelor of Arts majoring in Political Science from the University of Western Australia. Her recent academic research has explored how architecture can positively impact social outcomes.

Kataraina joined the board in 2022.

Julia Capon

Julia Julia is the CEO and founder of Do Good Jobs, Aotearoa’s ethical job board. She is also coach at For Impact Coach, focused on supporting purpose-led people and their organisations to thrive.

Over the last 15 years, she has held leadership and communications roles for various not-for-profits and social enterprises in organisations focused on social justice, climate and philanthropy.

Alongside running Do Good Jobs and For Impact Coach, she is also a co-founder of Thundergrid and EcoGeekCo, delivering energy-efficient consulting, products and electric vehicle infrastructure to help businesses and homes move away from fossil fuels.

Julia joined the board in 2021.

Devon Diggle

Devon Devon is an economist with experience in capital infrastructure and its value in transforming business and social environments. He is Director Strategy and Finance for Mary Potter Hospice and a Director of Mary Potter Apartments Ltd. This role has included development of 41 residential apartments for long-term rental for the benefit of the Hospice in Newtown.

Previously Devon managed the capital investment for the public health system. This included responsibility for the Crown health capital budget and introduction of asset management to the public heath sector.

Devon was also Chairman of the Board of the Centre for Health Assets Australasia, a collaboration of Australian States and New Zealand to develop design guidelines for public hospitals.

Devon’s previous roles include economic consultancy and as an advisor in tenancy law for the tenancy tribunal. He owns a property development and housing business with his partner Siobhan.

Devon has a Master of Arts (Economics) and a Bachelor of Arts (Politics and Economics) from the University of Auckland.

Devon joined the board of Dwell in 2021.

James Goodhue

Dwell people James Goodhue James holds a Bachelor of Construction (Property Development) and has an extensive and varied background in property development and urban regeneration, specialising in housing. Having worked for CORT Community Housing and Kainga Ora, he joined Dwell with a deep understanding of the social housing sector.

James has considerable property and construction experience and has been involved in some of New Zealand’s largest regeneration programmes including Tamaki Regeneration and more recently as Associate Project Director at Eastern Porirua.

Having worked for non-profit, private, public, and iwi organisations, James understands and appreciates the full spectrum of challenges, perspectives, and drivers housing organisations have across the housing continuum.

He is the founder and director of Ora Regeneration Aotearoa, a purpose-driven property and investment company with core expertise in creating places of diversity, inclusion, wellbeing, mana, and prosperity.

James joined the board in 2021.

Jon Holmes

Jon Jon is a partner in the private enterprise division of the Wellington office of KPMG. Jon joined KPMG in 1995 and has significant experience auditing services and providing accounting, tax and group structuring advice to an extensive range of clients in this market. Jon provides many of his clients with specific advice on business planning, budgeting and cash flow forecasting.

Jon has a passion for assisting organisations in the NGO sector and has provided business planning, budgeting and cash flow forecasting services to a number of NGOs. Jon holds a bachelor of business studies with first class honours and a diploma in professional accounting from Massey University and is a member of the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants.

Jon got involved with Wellington Housing Trust in 2001 and was Dwell's treasurer for six years from 2012-2018.

Past board members

Details can be found on the past board members page.

Staff

Alison Cadman, ONZM, Chief Executive

Alison Alison is Dwell's chief executive and is responsible for its day-to-day management and the implementation of Dwell’s business and strategic plans. Since Alison began working for Wellington Housing Trust in 2003 she has amassed a vast knowledge and experience of community housing and housing generally. She has a BA in sociology and a postgraduate certificate in Business. Alison has been on the national council of Community Housing Aotearoa – the peak body for community housing organisations in NZ – and was co-chair.

Alison was made an Officer of the NZ Order of Merit in the 2022 New Year's Honours List for services to housing and community.

Alison was awarded a Winston Churchill Fellowship in 2013 and studied the growth of not-for-profit social housing organisations in the UK and Australia. Her findings can be found in the report Unravelling Housing (PDF, 1960kb). She also spent some time in the UK in 2015 at several London housing associations.

Her other work experience includes roles in the (then) Housing Corporation, coordinator at the Wellington Peoples Centre and community development adviser at Wellington City Council.

She is passionate about the role social enterprises like Dwell can play in community and economic development.