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Kaiarahi
These are the details of our local representatives from each rōpū who meet throughout the year to discuss issues, formulate actions and determine a work programme for the National office.


Te Amokura Hepi
Te Arawa, Ngāruahinerangi me Ngāti Tūwharetoa
Bachelor of Arts (Event Management) and Bachelor of Communication Studies (Screen Production)

Te Ahikaa Te Rangi-Trotman
Ngāti Rongomai, Ngāti Rangiwewehi
Bachelor of Communications Studies (Screen Production) and Māori Media
Tītahi ki Tua
Tumuaki Takirua

Tumuaki Takirua
Ngā Tauira Māori


Nīkau Balme
Ngāti Tama, Ngāti Mutunga
Bachelor of Arts majoring in Māori Studies and Education

Rhiannon Te Paea Kapa
Ngāti Porou, Te Rarawa, Te Aupōuri
Bachelor of Health Sciences & Bachelor of Law Conjoint

Warren Rangiteora Parahi Albert
BA Double Major Bio med & Māori & Indigenous studies

Te Raihi Delamere
BA Business & Māori and Indigenous studies
Te Waiora
Tumuaki Takirua

Ngā haumi ki te ao
Kaiwhakahaere


Ripeka Paapu
Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Kahu ki Whangaroa, Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Porou, Kahui Maunga.
Bachelors of Māori Visual Arts

Matthew Rope
Te Waka o Nga Tauira Maori Kaiwhakahaere
Ko Ngāti Hine te iwi
Bachelor of Speech and Language Therapy

Peyton Joe
Manawatahi Kaiwhakahaere
Ko Te Rarawa Te Iwi
Bachelor of Science, majoring in Zoology

Mairangi Campbell
Ngāti Porou, Tūhoe
Bachelor of Laws & Bachelor of science Majoring in Data Science

Manaia Puha
Ngāti Porou, Te Aitanga-a-Hauiti
Bachelor of Commerce Majoring in Accounting
Ngāi Tauira
Tumuaki Takirua

Tumuaki Takirua
Te Roopū Māori


Jarna Flintoff
Ngā Rauru, Ngāti Uenuku, Te Āti Hau Nui ā Pāpārangi, Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tonga, Ngāti Tūwharetoa
Bachelor in Health Science majoring in Māori Health & Bachelor of Law

Sami Harrison Dunn
Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Whātua ki Kaipara, Te Rarawa, Ngāti Maru ki Hauraki, Ngāti Ruanui
Bachelor in Science majoring in Nueroscience & Indigenous minoring in Māori studies

Meretitia Roffey
Ngāti Porou, Te Arawa
Bachelor of Law and Bachelor of Science majoring in Biochemistry minor in Te Reo Māori

Sophia Clarke-Walker
Kai Tahu, Ngāti Kahungunu
Bachelor of Arts majoring in Psychology minor in Māori and Indigenous Studies
Te Akatoki
Tumuaki Takirua

Tumuaki Takirua
Te Awhioraki


Halle Gravatt
Ngāpuhi
Bachelor of Land and Property Management

Corbin Tūwairua
Ngāi Tūhoe, Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāi Tahu, Waitaha, Ngāti Māmoe
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