Wiremu Doherty is a New Zealand MÃÂori educationalist and academic of Tà «hoe and NgÃÂti Awa descent. He is the past-principal of the first kaupapa MÃÂori school. He received his PhD in education from the Auckland University in 2010 and is currently a professor at Te Whare WÃÂnanga o AwanuiÃÂrangi and chair of the MÃÂori strategy committee for New Zealand Qualifications Authority.