Kaitiakitanga

Governance

Ko te kaitiaki o Te Pūkenga ko tōna Kaunihera, ā, ko te kaitiaki o ngā whakahaere āpiti 24 ko ō reira Poari Kaiārahi.

Te Pūkenga is governed by a Council. A representative of our interim Staff and Learner Advisory Committees and Komiti Māori also sits on Council. Heath Sawyer, Jordan Gush and Dr Teorongonui Josie Keelan are the current representatives.

Together with Te Pūkenga, they must give effect to our Charter set out in the Education Act.

Te Pūkenga Council

Te Pūkenga is governed by a Council who is accountable to the Minister of Tertiary Education and Skills. Its members are appointed in accordance with the Education and Training Act.

Sue McCormack

Heamana ō-naianei | Acting Chair
Read about Sue McCormack

Dr Teorongonui Josie Keelan

Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Awa, Tūhoe
Read about Dr Teorongonui Josie Keelan

John Brockies

Read about John Brockies

Tagaloatele Peggy Fairbairn-Dunlop

Read about Tagaloatele Peggy Fairbairn-Dunlop

Jeremy Morley

Read about Jeremy Morley

Council meeting dates

Our Council meets every month. Members of the public are welcome to attend Council meetings. If you would like to attend, please email the Governance team for login details.

2024 Meetings

See below the following dates of 2024 Council meetings. Meetings will be added once confirmed. 

Date Body Location Type

Wednesday 17 January

Appointment and Remuneration Committee Online Extraordinary meeting (public excluded)
Wednesday 31 January Finance Risk and Audit Committee MIT Ōtara campus Ordinary meeting
Thursday 8 February Te Pūkenga Council MITO, Wellington Ordinary meeting
Wednesday 14 February Finance Risk and Audit Committee Online Ordinary meeting
Monday 19 February Appointment and Remuneration Committee Online Ordinary meeting (public excluded)
Wednesday 28 February Finance Risk and Audit Committee Online Ordinary meeting
Wednesday 13 March Finance Risk and Audit Committee TBC Ordinary meeting
Thursday 14 March Te Pūkenga Council MIT Ōtara campus Ordinary meeting
Monday 18 March Appointment and Remuneration Committee Online Ordinary meeting (public excluded)
Wednesday 27 March Finance Risk and Audit Committee TBC Ordinary meeting

Previous Meetings

View previous Council meeting information here.

Te Pūkenga Council is accountable to the Minister of Education. Its members are appointed in accordance with the Education Act.

Meet our leadership

Meet our leadership

The executive leadership team guide our mahi to realise the vision of Te Pūkenga.