"think about your future, don't let barriers stop you from achieving what you want for your life, and everything happens for a reason!" TJWipiti Ko Taranaki te MaungaKo Waiongona te AwaKo Tokomaru te WakaKo Mururaupatu te MaraeKo Te Atiawa te IwiKo Puketapu te HāpuKo TJ Wipiti tōku...
I want to help improve things for Māori, be an advocate and ensure the right information gets to where it needs to be. I want to continue to be able to help my own whānau too!" Jorja O'neill, tertiary student Ko Taranaki te maunga Ko Patea ate...
“My why for becoming a teacher is to help guide tamariki into becoming the best version of themselves. There were both positive and negative times where teachers had an enormous influence on me to help become who I am today. Because of this, I wanted...
“I actively sought jobs in the healthcare sector and I landed my current job in the Taranaki Base Hospital Emergency Department which so far has been a privilege.” – Miah Hoet, Health Care Assistant Miah Hoet, Health Care Assistant In 2021 I managed to obtain a qualification in...
Oceana Breeze Maia Kaponga, Pharmacy Technician Where do I work and what do I do?Pharmacy Technician- Moturoa PharmacyI’m proud to work at Moturoa Pharmacy as a qualified Pharmacy Technician, where every day brings something new and meaningful. My role combines technical skill, critical thinking, and...
"My why is He tangata, he tangata, he tangata (It is the people, it is the people, it is the People). By becoming a physiotherapist, I want to help everyone that walks within my path and this isn’t just physical but the mental and spiritual...
"Being Māori in this career is central to me – the strengths I have are all based around Te Ao Māori."- Kenny Hau, Medical Doctor Kenny Hau – Medical Doctor, Taranaki Base Hospital Ko Taranaki te maungaKo Kurahaupo, Ko Te Arawa ngā wakaKo Taranaki, Ko Ngati Tuwharetoa...
Ko Taranaki te maungaKo Matanehunehu te awaKo Kurahaupo te wakaKo Taranaki me Te Atiawa ōku iwiKo Ngā Mahanga me Ngāti Tairi ōku hapūKo Tane Whitehead tōku ingoaKia ora, my name is Tane Whitehead, and I’m proudto be one of the new Kaiārahi for Why Ora....