Delina McGregor
Ko Mauao te Maunga
Ko Mataatua te Waka
Ko Tauranga te Moana
Ko Ngāi Te Rangi te Iwi
Ko Ngāti Kuku te Hapu
Ko Whareroa ratau
Ko Hungahunatoroa nga Marae
Ko Ngatai te ingoa o tāku whanau E tepuaki ahau e noho ana kei G.I
Ko au te G.I, Ko te G.I ko au
I am G.I and G.I is me.
Delina has been with The HEART Movement as a Change Agent for the last 5 years. Nandita, Ex-Manager for The HEART Movement is the first person Delina met from HEART.
She is a wife and mother of 3. Delina has grown up in Tamaki a place she calls home. She attended Glendowie Primary and Intermediate School and Selwyn, Tamaki, and Penrose high colleges. Delina has worked in the Tāmaki Community for many years. She worked with Mad Ave Community Trust, HIPPY under Great Potentials, and Te Waipuna Puawai, and Tamaki Regeneration Company. Delina helped create the 2019 and 2020 Mana Wahine events. She is a huge supporter of The HEART Movement.
Delina loves how everyone easy to get along with and once meeting someone in the crew it’s like you have a friend for life. It’s cool that the children in the movement can do the same. She loves that HEART is led with heart in everything they do and it shows through the many relationships formed at events, partaking in educational programs, and the many support groups. She loves that many of the kids in the community all know each and how important their relationship is and will be as it continues to flourish through their parents and in their lives.
The Lockdown Stories is a Facebook page Delina created during Lockdown. It all started through journal entries on a family trip to Tauranga. When Aotearoa went into lockdown the first time, her journal entries continued on their trip back to Auckland when the announcement was made that Aotearoa was on lockdown. The idea to form a page came about and the name was a perfect fit, ‘Lockdown Stories’. A great way for people to connect and feel supported especially in such an uncertain time. She used the page to connect and allow other members of the community to express themselves by building conversations and sharing tutorials.
Delina has a hairdressing background hence her many hairstyles and colors. She likes the idea that she can switch up whenever the mood fits. Delina's dream job is to be a food critic, travel to some beautiful parts of the world eating and critiquing different foods.