Ngamau Mere Munokoa OBE (born 13 August 1944), also known as "Aunty Mau", is a Cook Islands politician and former Cabinet Minister.
[4] She trained for clerical work in Auckland, New Zealand in the hope of becoming a teacher, but returned to the Cook Islands in 1962 to open a shop.
[6] She later served in the Cabinet of Robert Woonton, and in 2003 was appointed Deputy Prime Minister, becoming the first Cook Islands woman to hold the position.
[3] She later resigned from Woonton's Cabinet following his decision to form a coalition with the rival Cook Islands Party,[7] but was reappointed in 2005 by Jim Marurai.
[8] She continued to serve in Cabinet, holding various portfolios,[9][10] until December 2009, when she resigned over the sacking of Democratic Party leader Terepai Maoate.