Celebrating 25 Years of Scoop
Licence needed for work use Learn More
Parliament

Gordon Campbell | Parliament TV | Parliament Today | Video | Questions Of the Day | Search

 

NZ First Maori Candidate For Ikaroa-Rawhiti Seat

An academic staff member at the Waikato Polytechnic was selected as the New Zealand First candidate for the Ikaroa Rawhiti electorate at a hui held at Waipatu Marae, Hastings.

His background is in education, business, exporting, the arts and he has also served in the armed forces. He has chaired various local and international adult education programmes. Wiremu Gudgeon was the director of Nukuhau International Ltd, Tourism Project, a manager for 5 years in the Trading Department of the Bay of Islands Dairy Corporation, manager with the Consolidated Exporters Ltd, and a Trustee of Rangimoana Productions.

Wiremu Mulligan Gudgeon from Ngati Porou currently tutors and assists not only young Maori to achieve their potential via the education system, but also older Maori who may have missed out on education their first time round.

He grew up in Tikitiki , completed his tertiary education in Hawaii, and is married with five children.


ENDS

Advertisement - scroll to continue reading

© Scoop Media

Advertisement - scroll to continue reading
 
 
 
Parliament Headlines | Politics Headlines | Regional Headlines

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

LATEST HEADLINES

  • PARLIAMENT
  • POLITICS
  • REGIONAL
 
 

InfoPages News Channels


 
 
 
 

Join Our Free Newsletter

Subscribe to Scoop’s 'The Catch Up' our free weekly newsletter sent to your inbox every Monday with stories from across our network.