Ko Pukehapōpō, Ko Maungapōhatu ōku Maunga

Ko Waiomoko tōku Awa

Ko Waikeremoana tōku Moana

Ko Tereanini, Ko Mātaatua ōku Waka

Ko Paikea te tipuna, te tangata, te taniwha.

Ko Whāngārā-mai-tawhiti tōku Marae

Ko Pouāhīnau, Whitireia me Waho te rangi ōku wharenui

He uri ahau ki ngā tīpuna nō Ngāti kōnohi, Nō Rongomaiwāhine, Nō Ngāi Tūhoe me Nō Ngāi Tāi . E noho ana ki Whānganui-a-tārā mō whakaākoranga I te Pūnaha Rorohiko. I Māhae 2022, kei te whakapōtae ahau I tōku tohū, nō Te Kura Matāini o Whitireia. E Tūao au ki ngā kaipākihi Māori rongonui I roto I te wā akōna.

I come from Ngāti Konohi, Rongomaiwāhine, Ngāi Tūhoe and Ngāi Tāi. I now live in Wellington and I am in the final stages of my Bachelor of Information Technology at Whitireia Polytechnic. During my studies, I have enjoyed working in the community and volunteering at Kaupapa Māori organisations.

He kaupapa tuatahi ki ahau I roto I tēnei mahi, he whaiora o mātou tangata me te whakamarangahia o mātou tikanga. I tōku mahi, i te atawhai o te tangata o ngā turipū kōrero ki te mahi whakaaturanga nō ngā kaipākihi. He kōrero ahau I te māramatanga o ngā hiahia o ngā kaipākihi, I whakamāoritia ki te kōrero o te tangata I tōna mahi. Nā whai anō I te atawhai i te whaiora.

The priority for me in my work is to see the mana of our people upheld. My role is to assist candidates on their career journey, bringing understanding of different environments and creating opportunities for them to be uplifted and sustained through a positive working experience. This is how we help our candidates and clients be successful and thrive.

E tipu e rea mō ngā rā o tō ao, ko tō ringa ki ngā rākau a te pākehā, hei ora mō te tinana

Ko te ngākau ki ngā taonga a ō tīpuna māori, hei tikitiki mō tō māhuna ko tō wairua ki tō atua, nāna nei I ngā mea katoa

-Ta Apirana Ngata

Grow and branch forth for the days destined to you

Your hands to the tools of the pakeha for the welfare of your body

Your heart to the treasures of your ancestors as adornments for your brow

Your spirit to God, who made all things.

-Sir Apirana Ngata