 He married Erenora Puketapu at Waiwhetu Marae in 1960, and they have four children.Their daughter Veranoa Hetet is a notable weaver.Hetet first rose to recognition in New Zealand as one of the carvers of the meeting house at Waiwhetū in the 1950s, during which he met Erenora Puketapu-Hetet, who become his wife.