The Māori tikanga of the church is headed by Don Tamihere, Te Pīhopa o Aotearoa / Bishop of Aotearoa and Te Pīhopa o Te Tairāwhiti / Bishop of Tairāwhiti; Tamihere is the sixth Pīhopa o Aotearoa, succeeding the late Archbishop Brown Turei.
Don Tamihere leads the Māori tikanga in the church as Bishop of Aotearoa and Te Pīhopa o Te Tairāwhiti. He has been appointed as the sixth Pīhopa o Aotearoa, succeeding Archbishop Brown Turei.