Stories from our Māori and Indigenous Studies students and alumni
Studying Māori and Indigenous Studies gives you new knowledge and skills, and a lot of new choices in life. Here's how things have turned out for some of our Māori and Indigenous Studies students and alumni.
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Catherine Graham
Diploma in Te Tohu Paetahi, Master of Arts I have appreciated learning alongside a group of wonderful people, through really inclusive and effective pedagogies every day. My life and thinking has been challenged and transformed in many ways.
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Rangihurihia McDonald
PhD The common thread on all the work I do is around te reo Māori and mātauranga Māori... Mātauranga Māori is my superpower. Twenty years ago, people thought te reo Māori would get you nowhere, but it’s the edge I have, and it is valued more now.
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Rangiamohia Dansey-White
Bachelor of Arts I wanted to understand the systems that need to be disrupted and changed in order for Māori equity to flourish.
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Reremoana Chase
Bachelor of Arts, Diploma in Te Tohu Paetahi The thought of learning my language again whilst being surrounded by the water [in Tauranga Mōana] was one of the easiest decisions for me to make.
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Maddisyn Hollis
Bachelor of Arts My goal is to develop the skills necessary to enable rangatahi Maaori to reconnect with their identity, culture, talents and strengths.
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Willow-Jean Prime
Master of Laws I'm inspired by the dedicated and committed people who've gone before me. We have to ensure that future generations of Māori are provided for spiritually, culturally, environmentally and economically. I'm not afraid of a challenge.
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Khaysharn Kingi-Takoko
Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts I use Kapa Haka as a vehicle to drive me through life. I would be lost without it, and wouldn’t know how to hold myself.
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Rereahu Collier
Bachelor of Social Sciences My job gives me a chance to showcase what I learned at university and apply it to everything I do.
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Savannah Tucker
I didn’t want to just study abroad to travel. I really wanted to get something out of it – networking and making connections while learning more about indigenous development...Plus, New Zealand is absolutely stunning. It had everything I wanted.