Waitohiariki Quayle

Waitohiariki Quayle (born 1950) is a New Zealand Māori Anglican bishop. She was ordained as Bishop of Upoko o Te Ika in the Te Pīhopatanga o Aotearoa at Rathkeale College on 12 September 2019, where she also received a haka greeting from her community. She is the first female Māori bishop in the Anglican Church, and the first woman born in New Zealand to become a bishop in the Anglican Communion. Her primary cares are housing, health needs, and youth suicide risk and empowerment. She has links with both Ngāti Kahungunu and Whakatōhea tribes.

Ordained ministry When Te Hepara Pai was struggling and deciding if it should stay open or close, Quayle stepped into her first role there as a minister.

Archbishop Don Tamihere was joined as celebrant for the ordination by Archbishop Fereimi Cama, Archbishop Philip Richardson and the Assistant Bishop of Adelaide Denise Ferguson for the ordination of Quayle in 2019.

Quayle has been on the board of Papawai and Kaikōkirikiri Trusts since 2001, and serving as chair since 2011, representing the Anglican Church, which deals with lands vested to the trust by the Papawai and Kaikōkirikiri Trusts Act 1943. The group's core business is land based asset management that also annually contributes to education and scholarships.