Pou Putea

Ko Miria taku ingoa mahi

Ko Te Arawa te Waka

Ko Tongariro te Maunga

Ko Tauponuiatia te awa

Ko Ngati Tamakopiri te iwi

Ko Opaea te Marae

Bachelors in:

Business Accounting and Business Information Systems – Auckland University of Technology

I was born and raised in the Taihape area and have been associated with Mokai Patea Services from a young age due to my grandmother’s involvement with the organisation. Therefore, I was raised here and, in my youth, attended many of the Rangatahi programs.

My whakapapa links to Ngati Tamakopiri through my grandfather who was heavily involved in the Mokai Patea Rohe. After graduating from AUT I returned home to consider where to relocate to start my journey in the business world. I ended up finding a role locally which gave me a lot of experience and opportunities to grow. With its closure I wanted to find a new challenge, I have always wanted to reconnect to my whakapapa and continue my journey with Te Reo. In doing so I hope to assist my whanau in reconnecting as well and to follow in my grandparents’ footprints with this organisation

“Te tapuwae tuatahi, ki te honoa taku whakapapa ki te anamata”

Taking the first steps to reconnect my past to my future