Will Flavell leads the Education Māori portfolio at COMET Auckland, an education charity that identifies significant hurdles and work with the education sector and others to change the system to create more equitable learning pathways for all. 

With his work at COMET, Will strongly supports the flourishing of te reo Māori in Aotearoa. He is enthusiastic about ensuring that there is support for educational and employment opportunities for our rangatahi. Furthermore, his role is to challenge educational thinking and practice to do right by Māori learners.

Will is also deputy chair of the Henderson Massey local board and a member of the Leadership Network of the Asia New Zealand Foundation. He’s also an avid learner of the Samoan language. 

Last year Will completed his Doctor of Education thesis at Otago University titled: Ko tewaka reo Māori, he waka eke noa (The learning experiences, motivations, and attitudes of non-Māori secondary school students learning te reoMāori).

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