| Tīramarama te marama ki te pō, he rau ngā mata, ko Whetumatarau. He iti taku iti, taku puku i āhua, ko Rangiahua. Ngaere is of Ngati Porou and Ngai Tai descent. She is a proud graduate of kōhanga reo and kura ā-Iwi and is passionate about advancing Māori interest. Ngaere has previously worked in the public sector with roles at the Education Review Office and the Ministry of Education focussed predominantly on Kaupapa Māori Education. At the Education Review Office, she led the establishment of a specialist te reo Māori team who will evaluate the provision of te reo Māori in English-medium schools. At the Ministry of Education, she was involved in supporting the curriculum content development for Te Takanga o Te Wā in Te Marautanga o Aotearoa. She is a keen traveller and a lover of music. |
