Rongo Wetere
Rongo Herehere Wetere of Ngāti Maniapoto descent, is the founder of the Te Wananga o Aotearoa tertiary institution in New Zealand. He was previously chair of the Māori Employment and Training Commission. He was the chief executive of the Te Wananga o Aotearoa tertiary institution but resigned from his post in 2005 following government pressure and a report by the Office of the Auditor-General.
Wetere currently works as Managing Director of ArrowMight Canada, an adult literacy and lifelong learning provider that targets Immigrants and Aboriginal learners.
In the 1996 Queen's Birthday Honours, Wetere was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to the community.Personal life
Wetere has three children.
