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(Pākehā) (she/her)
Erin - Kaiwhakahaere
Other mahi: Māmā, Kaiwhakahaere of Give Us Your Kids, rugby league coach
Interests: Whakangau/hunting with kurī, oma roa/distance running, mahi toi
Something that connects me to te ao Māori: My hononga is my tamariki, I also feel connected through the values of te ao Māori
Favourite childhood activity: Building race tracks in the dirt for my toy cars
(Poutini Kāi Tahu)
Andrea Read
Wāhi mahi: Club Coordinator, Ōtautahi Sports Association
Interests: Netball, Poi, Musicals, Time with our kaumātua, friends and whānau
Something that connects me to te ao Māori: whānau/whakapapa, waiata, te taiao, awa
Favourite childhood activity: drama class and imaginary play.
(Kāi Tahu, Ngāpuhi, Te Whānau ā Apanui, Ngāti Porou) (she/her)
Avalon - Kaitiaki Tamariki
Other mahi: Full time māmā, and studying te reo Māori (L3&4) at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa
Interests: Te taiao, being in and around the moana especially. I love anime, One Piece is my fave.
Something that connects me to te ao Māori: Going back to my marae, being in te taiao
Favourite childhood activity: I have 4 siblings and my favourite activity was playing with them outside
(Tūhoe, Ngāti Pūkenga) (she/her)
Awatea - Kaitiaki Tamariki
Other mahi: Reliever at Kōhanga Reo o Te Whānau Tahi
Interests: Creating, painting, drawing and mahi toi
Something that connects me to te ao Māori: My whānau and mahi at kōhanga
Favourite childhood activity: Art
(Poutini Kāi Tahu, Ngāti Waewae) (she/her)
Kōmai - Kaitiaki Tamariki
Kura: Te Whānau Tahi, Year 11
Other mahi: Kaimahi at Reo Māori Mai
Interests: Mahi toi, raranga, tuhituhi, swimming, cooking/baking
Something that connects me to te ao Māori: My whānau and my reo
Favourite childhood activity: Mahi toi
(Ngāti Tarawhai, Ngāti Porou) (she/her)
Reine - Kaitiaki Tamariki
Kura: Avonside Girls High School, Year 13
Interests: Spending time with whanau, spending time outside adventuring and working towards my future goals
Something that connects me to te ao Māori: My whānau, kapa haka, wanting to learn more about my whakapapa, te ao Māori in the curriculum at kura
Favourite childhood activity: Competitions such as sport, games and quizzes
(Ngāti Kahungunu, Sāmoa) (she/her)
Amaleila - Kaitiaki Tamariki
Kura: Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Whānau Tahi
Interests: Sports
Something that connects me to te ao Māori: My whānau, kura
Favourite childhood activity: ...
(Ngāti Kahu, Te Rarawa, Kolomotu’a) (she/her)
Luvena - Ringawera
Kura: Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha (UC)
Interests: Kapa haka and performing on stage, netball, food adventures – especially Maccas runs, Netflix binges and going to concerts!
Something that connects me to te ao Māori: My whakapapa and reclaiming my reo!
Favourite childhood activity: bullrush
(Waitaha, Kāi Tahu, Ngāti Rangiwewehi, Moriori, Ngāti Mutunga)
Tūī
Kura: Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka
Interests: Surfing, te Taiaio, Toi, Te Ao Māori, Hauora
Something that connects me to te ao Māori: Spending time in te taiao/moana. Learning my whakapapa - connecting with my hapū, and learning te reo Māori. As well as living by tikanga.
Favourite childhood activity: Water sports.
(Ngati porou, ngati awa, Waikato, Ngati whakaue) (he/him)
Te Akaraupo
Kura: I study at te UC doing BA of te reo and Māori indigenous studies and I’m in my third year.
Interests: Music, te ao Māori and kapa haka
Something that connects me to te ao Māori: My values being manaakitanga aroha, tika and pono
Favourite childhood activity: Anything really I loved playing outside as a Tamaiti but if I would picked a game it would of been playing rugby league or bull rush
(Tūhoe, Ngāti Pūkenga) (he/him)
Tūtaki - Kaitiaki Tamariki
Kura: Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha (UC)
Interests: Music, combat sports, ancient civilisations and ancient practices ie rongoā, mōhiotanga
Something that connects me to te ao Māori: My whānau and my pounamu reminds me of my whakapapa
Favourite childhood activity: Trampolining, ball games, lego