Rawiri Rongomau (Amos) Forrester

Born and raised on the East Coast, Amos attended St Stephens High School and completed a Commerce degree at Victoria University.

 

He worked twenty years at Goodman Fielder initially in accounting but mainly in management roles. Amos joined Housing New Zealand in 1998 as a Regional Manager and spent time in Head Office and in the Associate Minister of Housing’s office at Parliament.

 

He retired back to the East Coast and undertook committee and voluntary roles with local marae, farms, fire service, and sports clubs. Amos has spent time as a board member of Ngāti Porou Oranga, Housing New Zealand and Te Rūnanganui ō Ngāti Porou.

 

Amos came out of retirement to join He Herenga Kura in July 2023 as Group Financial Manager and retired again in August 2024.