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Wiremu Doherty

Wiremu Doherty is a New Zealand Māori educationalist and academic of Tūhoe and Ngāti Awa descent. He is the past-principal of the first kaupapa Māori school. He received his PhD in education from the Auckland University in 2010 and is currently a professor at Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi and chair of the Māori strategy committee for New Zealand Qualifications Authority.

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Wiremu Doherty
Doherty in 2019
Alma materUniversity of Auckland
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InstitutionsTe Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi
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Wiremu Doherty is a New Zealand Māori educationalist and academic of Tūhoe and Ngāti Awa descent. He is the past-principal of the first kaupapa Māori school.1 He received his PhD in education from the Auckland University in 20102 and is currently a professor at Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi3 and chair of the Māori strategy committee for New Zealand Qualifications Authority.4 5 6 7

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  2. "Mātauranga Tūhoe: the centrality of Mātauranga-a-iwi to Māori education". Researchspace.auckland.ac.nz. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  3. "Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi | Staff Profiles". Wananga.ac.nz. 18 July 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  4. "Ngā Kaitūhono". NZQA. 6 March 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  5. "Awanuiārangi welcome new CEO". Māori Television.
  6. Doherty, Wiremu (2 June 2019). "Wiremu Doherty: Māori languish 'undeveloped' in vocational training" – via www.nzherald.co.nz.
  7. "Dr Wiremu Doherty on landmarks and relationship building in the midst of conflict". RNZ. 5 April 2019.