Of Ngāti Kahungunu, Rangitāne o Wairārapa, Ngāti Rārua, Ngāti Apakura, Ngāti Rongomai and Ngāti Whakaue whakapapa, Paora Ammunson has served his family marae in Greytown since the 1980s. He is currently the Deputy Chief Executive Tiriti Outcomes at Te Pūkenga – New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology.