Our people

Tūturu involves a network of schools and health services, led by the New Zealand Drug Foundation. It is overseen by the Ministry of Education, Health NZ, and the NZ Police.

It was developed by and for our secondary schools and community health services. We continue to expand our partnerships across the country, fostering collaborative practice and positive change in the education and health sectors.

Tūturu has a small team based within the NZ Drug Foundation that oversees and supports the work of Tūturu providers across the country.

Central Tūturu team

Jude Woolston, Tūturu Director

Following a career as a secondary school teacher, Jude transitioned into the health sector with the aim of improving the quality of health service provision for rangatahi.

She is committed to improving the wellbeing of rangatahi and is a strong proponent of a strengths-based approach, focusing on the resiliency of rangatahi, family/whānau/aiga and community.
 

Tumokai Morgan, Operations Manager

Ko Taupiri te Maunga. Ko Waikato te Awa. Ko Waikato te Iwi. Ko Ngaati Mahuta te Hapuu. Ko Tuurangawaewae te Marae. No Ngaaruawaahia ahau. Ko Tumokai Morgan tooku ingoa.

Before joining the NZ Drug Foundation whānau, Tumokai worked in the addictions sector as a youth alcohol and drug practitioner where he embraced the harm-reduction philosophy. He is passionate about rangatahi wellbeing and enjoys being able to create and promote opportunities for positive impact.
 

Francesca Hopkins, Virtual Tūturu Lead

Driven by a passion for wellbeing and positive change, Francesca works alongside schools and communities to support rangatahi to thrive. Through virtual delivery, she helps extend our reach to communities that don't have a local Tūturu Lead.

A background in adult education, public health, yoga teaching, and personal training has strengthened her ability to connect with diverse groups and create environments where people feel supported, valued, and empowered.
 

Katie Siueva, Wellington Tūturu Lead

Katie is a Wellington-based Tūturu Lead who believes in the importance of empowering communities to create their own solutions and drive transformative change.

Her previous work in mental health and wellbeing facilitation, youth education, and health promotion has deepened her passion for working in spaces where people feel safe to be vulnerable, identify their needs, and discover solutions that enhance hauora.

Paris Collett, Programme Lead, Gambling Prevention

Paris has a Bachelor of Health majoring in health promotion, and is the Tūturu Programme Lead for gambling harm. She has worked in gambling harm for two years, and before that the mental health and addictions sector more broadly. 

Working in the gambling harm sector, Paris has a depth of knowledge on the current gambling environment and its associated impacts/concerns facing rangatahi. She is experienced in contributing to public health initiatives that work to reduce gambling harm related whakamā in our communities. She is focused on ensuring that secondary schools can support rangatahi to navigate gambling harm through producing evidence and strengths-based resources that resonate with rangitahi, are culturally safe and at their core incorporate harm reduction and critical thinking concepts.