I am a New Zealander of Cook Island Descent. My father is Daniel Ngaro from the Ngati Tepaki in Aitutaki and Puka puka and my mother is Toko Kirianu from Mangaia, Rarotonga and Pukapuka. I am married to Mokauina with four children, three boys, one daughter, 30, 20, 17 and 15 years.

After qualifying as an electrician and running my own business for 5 years, I went on to fulfill my grandmother's wishes to become a minister. I studied for a Bachelor of Ministries and then served as a Pastor with the multi-cultural, Tamaki Community Church for six years. My wife Mokauina and I Pioneered the Tamaki Community Development Trust delivering social services within Tamaki for over 15 years, using a strengths-based Indigenous approach.

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After attending a Tamarack conference in Canada looking at leading edge community development approaches and techniques I became part of team helping Mary-Jane to set up the Inspiring Communities Exchange. I'm really interested in innovative approaches to Community-Led Development that are indigenous to New Zealand while learning from a global community of approaches and developments.

Alfred is on a number of national advisory committees for the Ministry of Social Development, including the National Taskforce for Family Violence. He chairs the Pacific Committee of the Auckland District Health Board. Alfred has been a leading contributor to a community-focused approach for Tamaki Transformation which is an exciting urban renewal project launched in May 2009. The vision of Tamaki Transformation is - Tamaki, where people thrive and prosper for generations, a place with a strong and vibrant community spirit, valued for its natural beauty and history.

In 2009 Alfred Ngaro was awarded a Sir Peter Blake Emerging Leader Award for his ongoing contribution to Tamaki and his involvement in the Tamaki Transformation Programme.