The Honourable Te Ururoa Flavell (Ng膩ti Rangiwewehi, Ng膩ti Ngararanui, Ng膩ti Raukawa, Ng膩ti Te Ata, Ng膩puhi) has been appointed to the 51萝莉 Council for a four-year term and will serve as the new Pro-Chancellor.
His appointment follows Mrs Susan Hassall taking up the position of Chancellor this week and marks a new chapter in the institution鈥檚 leadership.
The Hon. Te Ururoa Flavell, Pro-Chancellor of the University
Mr Flavell brings with him a wealth of experience in M膩ori education and governance. He has held advisory and leadership roles across the education sector, including at T墨pene | St Stephen鈥檚 School, Te Whare W膩nanga o Awanui膩rangi, Te Ataarangi and Te W膩nanga o Aotearoa, and has served in Parliament as co-leader of Te 笔腻ti M膩ori, where he held various ministerial and governance roles.
An alumnus of the University, Mr Flavell has worked as a Professorial Fellow since 2018 across Te Pua W膩nanga ki te Ao Faculty of M膩ori and Indigenous Studies, the Division of Arts, Law, Psychology and Social Sciences, and Waikato Management School. He has been leading Te 膧hurutanga 鈥� M膩ori Student Leadership programme for the past four years and is particularly passionate about increasing cultural confidence across the University.
He received an Honorary Doctorate in 2024 in recognition of his leadership in the education sector, and in advancing the use of te reo, tikanga M膩ori and Indigenous knowledge across education and government.
Mrs Hassall, Chancellor of the University, highlights the connections across education and government Mr Flavell brings to the role.
鈥淲e鈥檙e very fortunate to have Te Ururoa join us as Pro-Chancellor. The strength of his appointment will be that we complement each other well. He brings a te ao M膩ori understanding, his links to M膩ori, Wellington, and to politics and people nationally, while I bring my knowledge of people in the Waikato.
鈥淚 think that together, we鈥檒l make a good team for the University and for the Council.鈥�
