Ngā Tumu are responsible for the day-to-day leadership of the organisation.
Each tumu represents an uepū of Te Wānanga o Aotearoa, providing specialist expertise towards leadership direction.
Hon. Te Ururoa Flavell
Te Taiurungi | Chief Executive
Ngāti Rangiwēwehi, Ngāraranui, Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Te Ata, Ngāpuhi
Te Ururoa is our navigator who sets our strategic priorities and ensures our waka is heading on the right course.
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Nepia Winiata
Te Kōmaru | Deputy Chief Executive
Ngāti Raukawa
Nepia propels our waka on its journey by supporting Te Taiurungi to set our strategic priorities, while also leading key organisational projects.
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Lindsay Baxter
Tumutaumatua | Executive Director Quality & Corporate Services
Lindsay oversees the strategic support teams including governance, strategy, enterprise project management office, performance, quality assurance, and audit & risk.
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Dr. Shireen Maged
Tumuakoranga | Executive Director Academic Management, Delivery & Rangahau
Shireen has a key role in realising our mission of tauira success by being responsive to the needs of our kaiako.
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Ben Ngaia
Tumukauneke | Executive Director Development
Te Ātiawa
Ben oversees the design and development of new programmes.
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Hone Paul
Tumukahutaupua | Executive Director Marketing & Tauira Services
Ngāti Manawa, Ngati Awa, Te Arawa
Hone leads the teams involved in getting tauira aboard our waka, and supporting them on their journey when they’re there.
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Joe Valenti
Tumutahua | Executive Director Finance
Joe has a very strong track record of helping organisations achieve long-term, sustainable, efficient and commercially-focused strategic outcomes.
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