Melissa is a Chartered Accountant with broad professional experience, starting out in a Chartered Accountant practice in Whangārei and then gaining experience in a range of industries including construction, manufacturing, public sector and charitable organisations. She is committed to making a positive impact in her rohe by helping Māori and Pasifika business to achieve their aspirations.
Before embarking on her career as an accountant she first spent 11 years in the NZ Army in the area of logistics. She loved the Army life, the friends, the travel, the challenges, but once she started having a family she decided to retrain as an accountant to provide a more stable family life for her whānau.
Although her whānau hail from the Hawkes Bay and the King Country, she has spent most of her life in Whangārei and so this is where she calls home. She has 3 children, 11 years to 18 years, who keep her very busy, generally on the side of a rugby field or netball court. To relax she loves to spend time outdoors, be it hiking, fishing, camping or just relaxing at the beach.
Ki te taha o tōku papa
Ko Puketapu te maunga
Ko Ngarurumoko te awa
Ko Takitimu te waka
Ko Ngāti Kahungunu te iwi
Ko Ngāti Hinemanu me Ngāi Te Upokoiri ngā hapū
Ko Ōmahu te marae
Ko Kupa tōku whānau
Ki te taha o tōku mama
Ko Ruapehu te maunga
Ko Whanganui te awa
Ko Aotea to waka
Ko Ngāti Rangi te iwi
Ko Ngāti Uenukumanawawiri te hapū
Ko Te Puke te marae
Ko Haitana tōku whānau
Ko Melissa Wallace tōku ingoa
