Lealamanu’a Aiga Caroline Mareko, MNZM, for services to the Pacific community and education
Lealamanu’a Aiga Caroline Mareko is a Senior Manager for Whanau Manaaki Kindergartens, Chair of Aotea College Board of Trustees, and Chairperson of the Wellington Region Pasifika Services Board. She is involved with Kapiti Mana Pasifika Services Network. She has held many voluntary committee and board positions. She was a member of the National Executive of the New Zealand Educational Institute Te Riu Roa and represented the Institute on the Council of Pacific Education Executive. She leads and organises events for Pinikilicious, which promotes health and wellbeing for Pacific women. Ms Mareko was the Central South region Pacific Education Coordinator at the Ministry of Education, overseeing the Pasifika Education Plan.