The Venerable Dinah Lambert of Ngati Kahungunu descent, was born and schooled in Te Matau a Maui. She has raised four children and two mokopuna in the Manawatu, and Southland. Dinah was ordained in 1996 and served throughout Hawkes Bay as Priest, Kaiawhina, chaplain at Hukarere Girl’s College, and Kaiawhina. In 2002 she began chaplaincy at Te Aute College, giving pastoral care to day boys and boarders, running daily chapel services and teaching RE.