Te Mana Ākonga
The National Executive of Te Mana Ākonga is voted in by all Roopu at Te Huinga Tauira (Our Annual General Meeting).
Te Tari Whakahaere
The duty of the National Executive involves advocating and supporting Tauira Māori on a local and national level. For any concerns on campus , Your first point of call should be to your local student association
Te Tuhi Whakaura o te Rangi Wallace -Ihakara
POU TŪMUAKI 2025
Ko Te Aho Matua te tāhūhū o tōku whare, ko te reo me ōna tikanga ngā heke whakamau, ko te whānau, ko te whanaungatanga ngā pou.🔺
Tomo mai rā ki tōku wharewhawhao, ki tōku ūkaipo, koira i ora ai au.
Ko Te Tuhiwhakaura o te Rangi Wallace-Ihakara ahau, ko ngā paiaka o tōku aō ka tau ki Te Tairāwhiti ki Whāngarā rāua tahi ko Tokomaru. Ki Te Arawa Whānui rāua ko Ngāti Tūwharetoa, mai i Maketū ki Tongariro. Ki Te Taitokerau ki Te Hāpua.
He puawaitanga tēnei o Te Kohanga Reo me te Te Kura Kaupapa Māori. He tuakana o te Whare wānangā o Waipapa Taumata Rau. Tū ai au hei tūmuaki mō Ngā Tauira Māori i te hauruatanga o te tau 2023, ā, te katoa o te tau 2024 hoki.
He kohikohinga tēnei o ngā mahi hangarau whakawhitiwhiti whakaaro, waihoki ngā mahi pāpāho, Te Aō Māori.
Ko aku manako ka tuku rā kia noho pūmau au ki ngā mātāpono ō te hunga huru hina, kia Māori te noho, kia Māori te whakaaro i raro i te manaakitanga o te hunga kua riro.
Kia ū, Mē ū. - Muriwai Ihakara🫶🏽
Distance Takamori
POU TŪMUAKI 2025
Ko au tētahi o nga Tumuaki takirua o Te Mana Ākonga o tēnei tau.
He uri au nō Nga Rauru Kītahi, Ngai Tahu, Ngāruahine, Te Ātiawa me Ngāti Hāmoa
Kua kake au i te maunga o Ōtakou Whakaihu Waka, i riro i au te tohu Paetahi - BA in Indigenous studies I taku wā ki Ōtakou Whakaihu Waka, i au te whiwhi kia whai kawenga mo Te Rōpū Māori. I tū au hei Āpiha Hauora (2023), Kaiwhakahaere Kaupapa Takirua (2024), Tumuaki Takirua (2024).
E hīkaka ana au kia mahi ki ta koutou taha. Māku hei hāpai ō, hei mahia nga mahi o muri. I am honoured to partake this journey with Te Mana Akonga with all our Kaiārahi and the mana wahine on our executive
Ngā mihi !!
Pikiteora Matehaere
Director
E kore au e mate, ka mate ko te mate ka ora tonu ko au - Titokowaru
Kei aku nui, kei aku rahi teena taatou katoa.
Ko Pikiteora Matehaere toku ingoa he uri ahau nō ngā iwi maha o Taranaki whānui heoi i tipu ahau i raro i te tāhuhu ō Ngāruahinerangi.
He hononga hoki ōku ki ngā iwi ō Ngāti Toa Rangatira, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāti Kahungunu, Waikato Tainui me Ngāti Whātua.
He tau tua toru ahau ki te whare wānanga ō Waikato e whai ana i taku tohu Kaiako🔺✨ Ko au hoki te pou tūmuaki o Te Waiora I te tau 2024. - Ko ōku wawata mō te tau nei, kia mau ki ngā kupu a tō Kīngi Tūheitia, ko te Kotahitanga ki waenganui i a tātou katoa, ngā Tauira Māori o te motu.
Mauri Ora.
Kimberley Peacock
Director
Ko Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tonga, Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa me Rangitāne ōku iwi.
“Ko te pae tawhiti whāia kia tata, ko te pae tata whakamaua kia tina.”
I recently graduated from AUT with my Bachelors in Māori Development, Majoring in Māori Media and minoring in History. I was on the kōmiti for Tītahi ki tua for two years, my role was the Social and communications Co-ordinator. Currently I am working at AUT in brand and marketing and Im hoping to transfer all the skills I have gained to uplift Te Mana Akonga.
My passion for tauira Māori reflects the pursuit of excellence, resilience, and continuous growth that we witness every day in the tertiary environment. It is a privilege to represent them at a national level, and with the incredible team we have, I’m excited to see the direction in which we can take Te Mana Ākonga this year!
Mauri ora x
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