No te raenga kuuiti o Awhitu mai te puaha o Manuka ki te puaha o
Waikato tooku nei turangawaewae. Mai i aku maunga koorero e rua a
Puketapu raaua ko Matukutureia ka heke ooku whatu ki te
Manukanuka o Hoturoa me Te Tai Hohonu o Rehua, kei konei a
Kaiwhare, a Taramainuku hoki ngaa taniwha tuupuna no roto te iwi o
Ngaati Te Ata Waiohua. Ka whiti te raa ki tua o rehua ka ara a
Kaiwhare i te rua. Kei konei hoki te awa o Waikato e rere nei, he piko
he taniwha, he piko hetaniwha, waikato taniwha rau. Noo Tahuna
marae teenei mokopuna e poipoi ai i raro i ngaa rekereke o ooku
maatua tuupuna.

As a graduate of a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology and Maaori
Indigenous studies, my interests, and passions for whaanau, hapuu
and iwi advancement are fuelled by the legacies forged for generations before me. Attending Te Kahui Iti Nei O Te Kopu and Te Kura Kaupapa Maaori o Waiuku has provided me with an enriching experience of Te Ao Maaori and an inextricable tie to Tahuna Marae. I have been involved with Health Through The Marae for over 20 years and have experience in advisory and governance across local government through the Tuia Programme, rangatahi advocacy throughTe Ara Rangatahi, and cultural and business spaces. Continuing to grow my kete matauranga, I am currently pursuing a Bachelor of Health Science in Midwifery at the Auckland University of Technology.