1 September 2022
John Luke
[FYI request #20156 email]
Tēnā koe John
Thank you for your email of 6 August 2022 to the Ministry of Education requesting the
following information:
I noted from the report,
https://women.govt.nz/sites/public_files/2021%20Stocktake%20of%20Gender%2C%
20Māori%2C%20Pacific%20and%20Ethnic%20Diversity%20on%20Public%20Sector
%20Boards%20and%20Committees.pdf
Page 13, MoE has appointed 42 Māori, 11 pacific and 3 Asian member to its boards.
can you please provide the name of the each person and the position for
appointments regards to the above?
Your request has been considered under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act).
We are providing you with a table listing names, titles, positions, and ethnicity of appointees
of public sector boards and committees administered by the Ministry of Education, attached
below as
Annex One.
Please note, the Ministry now proactively publishes official information responses on our
website. As such, we may publish this response on our website after five working days. Your
name and contact details will be removed.
Nāku noa, nā
Rob Campbell
Group Manager
Te Puna Hanganga, Matihiko
OIA: 1293121
National Office, Mātauranga House, 33 Bowen Street, Wellington 6011
PO Box 1666, Wellington 6140. Phone: +64 4 463 8000 Fax: +64 4 463 8001
education.govt.nz
Annex One – Table listing names, titles, positions, and ethnicity of appointees of public sector boards and committees
administered by the Ministry of Education
Education sector body
Position
Title/Honorific
First name
Surname
Ethnicity
Education New Zealand
Member
Rachael
Tuwhangai
Māori
NCEA Review Professional
Member
Campbell
Dewes
Māori
Advisory Group
NCEA Review Professional
Member
MNZM
Louise
Ānaru-Tangira
Māori
Advisory Group
NCEA Review Professional
Member
Sophie
Tukukino
Māori
Advisory Group
NCEA Review Professional
Member
Natalie
Faitala
Pacific
Advisory Group
New Zealand Council for
Deputy Chair
Associate Professor
Jodie
Hunter
Pacific
Educational Research
New Zealand National
Member
MNZM, JP
Vanisa
Dhiru
Asian
Commission for UNESCO
New Zealand National
Member
Dr
Daniel
Hikuroa
Māori
Commission for UNESCO
New Zealand National
Emeritus Professor
Peggy Fairbairn-
Member
Peggy
Pacific
Commission for UNESCO
Tagaloatele, CNZM
Dunlop
New Zealand Qualifications
Deputy Chair
Pania
Gray
Māori
Authority
New Zealand Qualifications
Member
Aiolupotea
Lili
Tuioti
Pacific
Authority
New Zealand Qualifications
Member
Antony
Royal
Māori
Authority
Education sector body
Position
Title/Honorific
First name
Surname
Ethnicity
Ngarimu VC and 28th (Māori)
Battalion Memorial Scholarship
Member
Associate Professor
Linda
Te Aho
Māori
Fund Board
Ngarimu VC and 28th (Māori)
Battalion Memorial Scholarship
Member
Dr
Melanie
Riwai-Couch
Māori
Fund Board
Ngarimu VC and 28th (Māori)
Battalion Memorial Scholarship
Member
Dr, MNZM
Reuben
Collier
Māori
Fund Board
Ngarimu VC and 28th (Māori)
Battalion Memorial Scholarship
Member
Dr
Te Tuhi
Robust
Māori
Fund Board
Ngarimu VC and 28th (Māori)
Battalion Memorial Scholarship
Member
Phillip
Heeney
Māori
Fund Board
Ngarimu VC and 28th (Māori)
Battalion Memorial Scholarship
Member
Reweti
Ropiha
Māori
Fund Board
Ōtaki and Porirua Trusts Board Chair
Rachael
Selby
Māori
Ōtaki and Porirua Trusts Board Member
Anne
Carter
Māori
Ōtaki and Porirua Trusts Board Member
Barry
Lyver
Māori
Ōtaki and Porirua Trusts Board Member
Dr
Arini
Loader
Māori
Ōtaki and Porirua Trusts Board Member
Ransfield
Keelan
Māori
Ōtaki and Porirua Trusts Board Member
Mark
Taratoa
Māori
Ōtaki and Porirua Trusts Board Member
Reverend Dr
Rangi
Nicolson
Māori
Ōtaki and Porirua Trusts Board Member
Denise
Hapeta
Māori
Education sector body
Position
Title/Honorific
First name
Surname
Ethnicity
Pacific Education Foundation
Chair
Dr
Palatasa
Havea
Pacific
Pacific Education Foundation
Co-Chair
George
Gavet
Pacific
Pacific Education Foundation
Member
Dr
Litea
Meo-Sewabu
Pacific
Pacific /
Pacific Education Foundation
Member
Bradley
Watson
Asian
Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu
Member
Maxine
Moana-Tuwhangai
Māori
Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu
Chair
MNZM
Barbara
Ala'alatoa
Pacific
Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu
Member
MNZM
Mele
Wendt
Pacific
Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu
Member
Ruma
Karaitiana
Māori
Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu
Member
Simon
Heath
Māori
Te Pae Roa
Member
Jason
Ake
Māori
Te Pae Roa
Member
ONZM
Moe
Milne
Māori
Te Pae Roa
Chair
Dr, MNZM
Wayne
Ngata
Māori
Te Pae Roa
Member
Rāhui
Papa
Māori
Te Pae Roa
Member
Miriama
Prentice
Māori
Te Taumata Aronui
Chair
Dr
Wayne
Ngata
Māori
Te Taumata Aronui
Member
Professor
Wiremu
Doherty
Māori
Te Taumata Aronui
Member
Dr
Eruera
Prendergast-Tarena Māori
Te Taumata Aronui
Member
Mereraina
Piripi
Māori
Te Taumata Aronui
Member
Mamaeroa
Merito
Māori
Te Ahukaramū
Te Taumata Aronui
Member
Dr
Royal
Māori
Charles
Te Taumata Aronui
Member
Brendon
Green
Māori
