Cup of T with Special Guest – Maria Ngawati

Thursday 26th September: Maria Ngawati

Founding Member Indigishare, Entrepreneur, CEO, Director

11.30am - 12.10pm

Maria Ngawati, Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Hine, Ngāti Porou has more than 20 years’ experience in Māori

health and education including positions with Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology, Unitec

Institute of Technology, Te Wānanga o Aotearoa and AUT University. She has done extensive

research and analysis in the nexus between Māori health and education and is currently

completing professional doctorate study focusing on higher health education for Kura

Kaupapa Māori students.

A Māmā of five, Maria is the current CEO of IndigiShare Charitable Trust, a director of Te

Tapuwae Roa, a philanthropic organisation legislated for the advancement of Māori

education and training opportunities, is a member of Ngā Pou Mana – a Tangata Whenua

Māori Health organisation, and is also a trustee and project manager for her marae, Te Rito.