Dr Kelly Pender
Senior Academic Staff Member
School of Health, Education and Environment
Kelly (KP) has been the programme coordinator and tutor on the Certificate in Fitness (Cert4Fitness) course since its conception in 2002. Known as more than just a course but a way of life, KP delivers across a broad range of areas within the course.
He recently completed his PhD with Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi where he used pūrākau and kaupapa Māori methodologies to capture what effective teaching and learning for Māori within the ITP sector might look like.
Hobbies and passions include rugby, off-road running and surfing.