Kingi Wetere
Turi Ngatai MNZM
General Manager - Open
Wānanga
Ngāti Maniapoto
NZCE
A successful entrepreneur
and manager, Kingi has built
a reputation for delivering
innovative and flexible
education programmes that
eliminate many of the barriers
that prevent people from
accessing tertiary study.
For more than a decade, Kingi
has led his Open Wānanga
Limited team to develop and
deliver a range of home-based
programmes, including the
highly successful Mahi Ora
and Mauri Ora programmes.
He has also led the delivery
of a range of popular English
language programmes.
Kaihautū - Whakaū Kounga
Ako (Delivery)
Ngai Te Rangi, Ngāti Ranginui
PGDipEd, BEd, DipTchg
Turi has spent most of his
working life in the education
sector. He uses his broad
experience to motivate his
teaching kaimahi to provide
the high-quality, tauira-centric
education that has become
the hallmark of Te Wānanga o
Aotearoa.
Turi also works with his
kaimahi to ensure every tauira
receives timely, effective
and appropriate support that
encourages success.
Kaihautū - Marautanga
(Curriculum) to June 2013
Kaihautū - Quality
Improvement and Research
from June 2013
Ngāti Manipoto
PhD, MA (Hons), PGDipEcoDev,
GDipHE, BEd, DipTchg, NCB
A widely published,
recognised and respected
indigenous and education
researcher, Shane is a sought
after public speaker at
conferences and symposiums.
Shane currently heads
our Quality Improvement
Unit, which is charged with
maximising the learning
experience for each tauira
through use of Te Toi Roa – a
comprehensive system of
self-assessment and review.
Shane is also responsible for
overseeing research activity
across Te Wānanga o Aotearoa.
Dr Shane Edwards
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