Dr. Naomi Pocock
Tēnā koutou. Ko Aotearoa te wā kāinga. Ko Taranaki te wā kāinga ōku tīpuna. Ko Waipā te tūrangawaewae. Ko Pākehā te iwi. Ko Naomi ahau.
Dr Naomi Pocock has a varied background, with corporate experience at Hewlett Packard (HP) and Ernst & Young (EY) in New Zealand and Europe. She set up and sold a sports business in Ireland, has taught at the University of Waikato, is a life member of her local playcentre, and has been delivering climate and planetary health workshops to councils, business, community groups and students. She is a published author of research based on her PhD thesis, entitled “Concepts of home for returned long-term travellers.”
Naomi campaigned for Opportunity (TOP) as a Hamilton candidate in 2020, 2022 (by-election) and 2023. She has also been a contributor to the party's education and environmental policies.
Naomi enjoys playing sports with her children, speaks fluent German, is embarking on her Te Ao Māori journey (levels 3 & 4), and is passionate about making a difference for New Zealanders across all policy areas.
