Kia Ora e hoa,
Ngā mihi mahana kia a koutou ngā tauira, ngā kaipānui o tēnei pukapuka maheni, waihoki ngā kaitautoko o tēnei wiki, Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori!
He paku kōrero tēnei hei mōhio ai te katoa ko wai mātou a Ngāi Tauira. Kia koutou, ngā tauira o te Whare Wānanga o Wikitoria, kāore anō kua tūtaki; ko te tūmanako nā tēnei kupu whakataki ka mārama koutou ko wai mātou, ā, he aha rā tō mātou mahi.
Ngāi Tauira is the Māori Students’Association at Victoria University. Our core business is to represent and advocate for the wellbeing of tauira Māori during their time at Victoria. Although we work to advocate political changes for students, we are also firm believers in the life motto “work hard, play hard”. We run whanau events, such as quiz nights, bowling, laser tag tournaments, and movie nights monthly for our students; as well as enter sports teams in the university leagues, have kapa haka weekly, and study wānanga throughout the year.
We provide a space for students to feel a sense of home away from home, and express their own Māoritanga. It is both our responsibility and our aspiration to make the student experience at Victoria the best it can be, so make the most of your own experience and get amongst!
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TUMUAKI TAKIRUA:
Maia Te Koha
Ngāti Porou
Studying: Bachelor of Arts (Education and Te Reo Māori)
Kiwaha: Wēkēneru
TUMUAKI TAKIRUA:
Kealyn Marshall
Te Āti Haunui-a-pāpārangi
Studying: Bachelor of Teaching, Bachelor of Arts (Te Reo Māori and Māori Studies)
Kiwaha: Ko koe kei runga!
ĀPIHA WHAKANGĀHAU:
Nohorua Parata
Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Ruanui me Rongowhakaata
Studying: Bachelor of Arts (Film, Media Studies and Te Reo Māori)
Kiwaha: Nā whai ano
ĀPIHA HAUORA:
Shaq Milner
Ngāti Porou me Kuki Airani
Studying: Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting and Commercial Law
Kiwaha: Arā ia!
POU TUARONGO:
Hinemaia Takurua
Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Pahauwera
Studying: Bachelor of Arts (Te Reo Māori, Māori Studies) and Bachelor of Science (Marine Biology)
Kiwaha: E kore a muri e hokia
KAITUHI:
Te Aumihi Jones
Ngāpuhi, Ngāi Takoto, Te Aupōuri
Studying: Bachelor of Commerce (Information Systems)
Kiwaha: Me i kore te Rāmere
ĀPIHA TŪMATANUI:
Kahu Kutia
Ngāi Tūhoe
Studying: Bachelor of Arts (Media Studies and Māori Studies)
Kiwaha: Wāwau ana
KAITIAKI PŪTEA:
Paul Tukukino
Ngāti Tamatera, Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Kahungunu, Tainui
Bachelor of Commerce (Finance and Information Systems)
Kiwaha: E te muru
ĀPIHA MĀTAURANGA:
Sarah-Marie Davies
Ngāti Pikiao, Te Arawa
Bachelor of Law and Bachelor of Commerce (Management)
Kiwaha: Ka mau te wehi!