Rate My Professor Rongo Ngata

Rongo Ngata is a Senior Lecturer, titled Pūkenga Matua, in the Department of Surgery and Critical Care at the University of Otago, Wellington. He holds an additional role as Professional Practice Fellow in Hauora Māori within the Department of Public Health, Wellington. These appointments place him in the Faculty of Medicine - Wellington, part of the Health Sciences Division of the University of Otago. His university profile on OUR Archive lists him under Surgery and Critical Care (UOW). Rongo Ngata's professional contact is rongo.ngata@otago.ac.nz, publicly listed on department staff pages.

Rongo Ngata, also referred to as Ronald Ngata in publications, co-authored the 2007 article 'Maori and community news constructions of Meningococcal B: The promotion of a moral obligation to vaccinate' published through the University of Otago's Media Peripheries. The paper examines news media coverage of Meningococcal B by Māori and community outlets over 12 months of Māori Television Service news and two years of community newspapers. It highlights the use of Māori world resources to frame risks, promote vaccination as a common sense practice with moral obligation for whānau, and address cultural understandings of health and illness amid the epidemic. No other key publications, awards, degrees, or detailed career history are listed on official university profiles or reliable academic sources.