Te Whakataki - May 2021

ISSUE 3 MAY '21

TE WHAKATAKI T E

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THIS MONTHS ISSUE: -

Meet your Tumuaki Tuarua Rhythm & Wines Cuddle Fix At Your Service Taranaki Scholarship Open Day 2021 Tikanga in Law Kapa Haka Update Meet your NTKA Exec NTKA Wānanga TRWP Noho Marae Shield Events Update TRM Scopes

MEET YOUR TUMUAKI TUARUA Te Rarawa, Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Hine, Te Kapotai, Tainui, Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāti Whakaue, Ngāruahinerangi Tihei mauri ora kia tātou!

Where did you grow up?

I grew up in a small town called G.I or Glen Innes on the east side of Auckland City and attended Te Kōhanga Reo o Puau Te Moana Nui ā Kiwa up until the age of four or five. Despite living in Auckland, my whānau would frequently visit Te Tai Tokerau which is where my grandparents and a lot of our whānau lived and still live today. With this upbringing, I was fortunate enough from a young age to have a firm grip of te reo and

I have been able to figure out the things that I enjoy doing and studying - medical/health science was unfortunately not one of those things. Nevertheless, through this change of course and with the right help from our Māori health student support services

tikanga both in my home and in the North surrounded by whānau.

(Kōhatu), I fortunately came across Māori health. So far I have really enjoyed the course as I am passionate about our people and our health. It’s extensive and

How has your life been impacted by Te Ao Māori?

I have always been fortunate in the sense that te ao

covers an array of different kaupapa targeted at improving the health of our people no matter what the capacity. Outside of academia, the change in culture

Māori has been a huge part of my life from the get go.

Through my schooling under the kōhanga reo and kura kaupapa, my early education under the Ratana faith with my dad being an Āpōtoro or apostle of the church, to frequent visits to my kāinga in the far north, te ao Māori has ultimately contributed a lot of to my life and I would not be the person that I am today without it.

Similar to a lot of our tauira, neither my parents nor grandparents grew up knowing the reo, or if they did it was beaten out of them. So to be able to carry the knowledge I have been given is a huge blessing. It is something I will always be grateful for and pass on to the next generation of my whānau.

What made you come to Otago?

After attending a Hands On at Otago experience in 2016, and seeing my older brother graduate from here back in 2013, I was pretty adamant that I would make the move South despite the freezing makariri. Further to this, attending the Māori hostel at Auckland grammar during my high school years helped me get more comfortable with being away from home. The decision to move down South was ultimately a chance for me to gain some more independence, get out of my comfort zone and meet new people from all over the motu. In terms of study, with both of my parents working in health, I was exposed at a young age to the need for more health workers for our people. After finding out about what Otago had to offer in terms of courses in health, my whānau and I knew that this could be the right move for me going forward.

What has your experience at Otago been like?

When I left high school, I had an initial goal of being the next big Dr. Ropata or a dentist. But since coming to university, my scope has changed somewhat and

and blatant racism experienced in and around the uni was definitely a shock for me initially, however this did not stop me from doing what I love and I am grateful for my friends and TRM for continuing to be a place of refuge for our tauira Māori.

What do you wish you knew before coming to Otago?

There are a number of things I wish I knew. Firstly, there are SO many scholarships available to our tauira Māori to help you get through the financial strains of uni. With a little research on the uncle google, and putting some time aside to get applications done, you should be able to cover most, if not all your costs in uni. Definitely consider what is out there first before taking out a loan as you will have to pay it all back when you’re done. Second, with the changes made early on in my course, it could have been beneficial for me to take a gap year to step back and really figure out what I wanted to study. There are so many options that uni has on offer and study isn’t cheap. In saying this, my experience at Otago has been one hell of a ride and I am so grateful to my whānau and kāinga rua for making it a great one. I look forward to (hopefully) passing the rest of this year's papers and graduating alongside my pals at the end of this year (touch wood).

To wrap up, a quote by my tupuna Sir James Henare says “It is preposterous that any Māori should aspire to become a poor Pākehā, when their true destiny, prescribed by the Creator, is to become a great Māori.”

No matter what difficulty or adversity you might face, never forget that being Māori is your superpower, and we are great just the way we are. Mauri ora ki a koutou!

RHYTHM & WINES The day started off gloomy with a drizzle of rain, but by night the bright lights within Starters Bar had caught the attention of many. Rhythm & Wines started off with a few mellow and chill songs from the amazing artist Lauren Carr. Once the food started to come out more and more people began to show up, and before we knew it Starters was packed inside and out. Attendees took advantage of the subsidised drinks and if you were lucky enough your drink was actually free 😉 The DJ hopped on the decks and mixed some banging tracks that had people on the floor dancing all night long. We’re not sure how much “Rhythm” there was amongst our tauira but we know for sure that there was plenty of wine. Our own Āpiha Hauora and Kaipāpāho Matua got the dance floor going by starting off a line dance which seemed to never stop.

The floor was likely more drunk than anyone else with the amount of spillage, which had turned Starters Bar into a slip and slide with people falling over left, right and centre.

The crowds were enjoyed by the amazing staff at Starters Bar who if it wasn’t for them the night would not have been as great as it was. Thanks to the security and bartenders who provided the opportunity for Te Rito to enjoy their night alongside all the tauira. By the end of the night Rhythm & Wines had various groups of people trying to get in resulting in Starters opening the event to the public, which saw a quick exit for our tauira lol. Everyone was at kick ons within a heartbeat with the guitars out and everyone eager for Māori hour. Throughout the night members of Te Rito enjoyed having tauira express their excitement and happiness to have attended TRM Wine & Cheese 2021. Nei rā te mihi kia koutou katoa i whakahirahira!

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CUDDLE FIX On the 18th of May during the lead up to exam season Te Roopū Māori organised a ‘Cuddle fix Day’ in partnership with K9 Kuddles. A ‘Cuddle Fix Day’ is where students were given the opportunity to play with and enjoy the company of various dogs as a type of stress relief. Our Āpiha Hauora was the number one person behind it all, where the idea came about from recalling the cuddle fix days that the halls host during her first year. We hosted all small and big dogs at the TRM Whare. Students were free to come in and out as they pleased, some staying there for the whole time.

The dogs were very well behaved and connected well with all the students making the atmosphere comfortable for both the dogs and humans. However, one cheeky dog named Martin who was a crowd favourite with his bright blue eyes and cuddly coat had somehow got into the office of our Tumuaki and ate her cupcake while she wasn’t looking. Karamea was not too happy about her cupcake being eaten and quickly locked her door for the duration of the dog's visit. Beyond that the company of the dog’s was thoroughly enjoyed by all and those who came as a part of K9 Kuddles were eager to come back again. If you missed out this time round then don’t worry, they’ll be back next semester for another ‘Cuddle Fix Day’.

SILVERLINE FESTIVAL Silverline is an annual student led festival which focuses on the mental health and well being of students. This year we were treated to guest speakers such as Gen Mora from Voices of Hope who shed light on OCD, Katie Price who spoke her story and struggles with mental health and then treated us with a song, and The Aumanga Dance Group who spoke beautifully about men's mental health and the stigma around it all especially for pacific men. Who then also treated us to some of their amazing pacific dances.

After this we entered the ‘Mental Market’ which was filled with stalls that had plenty of free things to give away (some of which you’ll see hanging up around the whare lol), lots of yummy kai, some really valuable and interesting kōrero and some musicians playing as we made our way around. I would highly recommend to any of our tauira, if you get the chance, go to the Silverline Festival, learn what they are all about and learn about what services and who are out there to support you.

Nā Jade Mills

AT YOUR SERVICE The 4th of May 2021 was Tertiary Mental Health Day and in support of this kaupapa, Te Roopū Māori, Te Huka Mātauraka and the Pacific Islands Centre joined forces to attend and represent at an expo. This expo was dedicated to alerting tauira to the multiple services we have access to that are able to assist with mental health as well as general health and well being. Some of these services included Te Whare Tawharau, Student health, UniPol and other support services within the university.

We ran two activities on the day, one was about learning something new, which we taught tauira how to do simple poi actions. This activity not only meant that people had picked up a new skill and few kupu Māori. The other was related to thinking about things that you love or that make you happy for this activity we had a painting table set up where students were able to sit down and take sometime out of their busy day and do something that many describe as therapeutic.

If there are any tauira needing support with their mental health then please let us know.

Our association would be nothing without our tauira so in saying that, We are here for you, and we want to support you in the best way possible, please don’t hesitate to let us know if there is anything we could help you with Nā Jade Mills

TARANAKI SCHOLARSHIP Hands-On at Otago is a summer holiday programme offered to high school students where you can come to our beautiful University of Otago and spend a week

A current second year student, Tane Whitehead had

immersed in tertiary education and student life. Many high school students who make it to Hands-On from near and far usually do end up making the move to Otago for university like myself. January 2017, I along with one other student from my school got accepted to do Hands-On, the year before a group from our school had been and told us all about it. Fortunately for us our Career Advisor was very keen for students to take up such opportunities and resulted in our school funding our trip down as neither of us received the scholarship offered by Otago to attend. Including flights and registration the cost for such a programme can be a huge deterrent if you do not receive the Otago scholarship. From my experience when I started in my first year of university and counting the number of students who had come to Otago that I met at Hands-On it was a very large number.

Tane quickly realised that if it wasn’t for the scholarship he would not have had the opportunity to attend at all which would have resulted in him not

attended Hands-On 2019 and was only able to attend through receiving the scholarship offered by Otago.

enrolling at the University of Otago. He started university in 2020 at Otago yet there was this idea that lingered in the back of his head ‘how can I get more kids from my hometown to go to university’.

Tane grew up in the Taranaki region and went to Spotsworth College, he knew that a lot of high school students within the area did not have the means to attend Hands-On if they were not to receive the scholarship. A little before Covid-19 hit he crafted together a potential scholarship specifically for Taranaki based high school students to attend Hands-On, however, in light of Covid-19 he was not having any luck finding sponsorships and funding.

This year he was able to officially establish the scholarship and has secured enough funding for one lucky Taranaki based high school student to attend Hands-On 2022. Attending Hands-On for Tane was the first time he was able to experience anything university related, now he wants to provide more of those opportunities for high school students as it gives you an idea of university life.

Nei rā te tuohu kia koe Tane! Nāu anō tēnei whakaaro i whakapuaki, i whakatinana hoki. Nā o mahi ka puawai hoki ngā tauira Māori ki te whare wānanga.

OPEN DAY 2021 Te Roopū Māori were fortunate enough to have a pop up table at the annual Otago University Open Day this year. The day was very busy with a lot of keen high school students wanting to know about Te Roopū Māori and what our association has to offer for the Māori students. Te Rito took rotations manning the Te Roopū Māori table throughout the day, which was located right next to OUSA with all their free goodies.

Some activities that OUSA had included were folding fitted sheets for a bag of lollies and playing Mario kart.

To entice people to come have a look at our table we had pairs of poi and tī rākau scattered out in front of our table for high school students to come have a jam and go into the draw to win a Te Roopū Māori hoodie,

After an action packed day, our executive felt very warm hearted with the big potential of new tauira that already know about Te Roopū Māori, and are very excited for them to come through our doors in the near future. For me personally, it was great to see the eager eyes and engagement from our Māori high school students, and hearing all of the different fields of study they are wanting to pursue here at Te Whare Wānanga o Ōtākou.

Nā Sade Gilbert

which one of our foundation year tauira had won.

TIKANGA IN LAW A couple of weeks have passed since the New Zealand Law Society announced the compulsory inclusion of tikanga Māori into core law school subjects throughout

Of course the connection can readily be made that

Aotearoa. It's cool and all to have tikanga Māori taught in law schools and it has been a long time coming.

Finally, our own “laws” are being recognised and taught equally to that of Pākehā tort law and property law alike.

just under 150 years and within that time Otago has only seen two lecturers of Māori descent.

At first I was ecstatic at the news as were many of us Māori law students, but then I actually thought about it. Māori students face significant challenges in gaining admission to law school. Generally, entry standards are reserved for the well-educated Pākehā and that is usually the case, with the odd dedicated hardworking Māori and Pacific Islander as the exception.

Determining how, and on what basis, Māori applicants from low-decile schools can be admitted to law school requires careful consideration - “e ai ki te Pākehā”. but it is evident that admission policies and wider access is only part of the issue. Once enrolled, Māori pass rates are comparatively lower than those of non-Māori students and as a result law schools in Aotearoa face the sad reality of not having many Māori admitted to law school. The statistics shared by many law schools in Aotearoa, also share systemic problems. Māori students are significantly under-represented in law schools and only a limited number enter the legal profession. Māori students are disadvantaged in higher education. The same may be said of students from regional and remote locations also known as “the rurals”, as well as those from low socio-economic backgrounds.

Māori students often fall into these categories as well. Furthermore, Otago has been teaching law for

This is where it gets interesting, who will benefit from the teachings of tikanga Māori? Teaching tikanga in a predominantly Pākehā setting can be a bit risky in the long run. Tikanga Māori will most likely become a concept that will be open to Pākehā interpretation and application. How long will it take for Pākehā to grasp a general understanding of tikanga Māori, before Pākehā begin to promulgate tikanga Māori, or before we see tikanga being applied to Pākehā cases as in the case of Ellis v The Queen, where a Pākehā man is attempting to restore his ‘mana’.

This is what I say, if you’re going to teach tikanga Māori in law school, then let the doors of the law be accessible to everyone and put a stop to the exclusivity of law school. Because at the end of the day, it is not going to be Māori that benefit from tikanga Māori if it is the Pākehā that end up teaching, interpreting or applying tikanga Māori.

Nā Tukukino Royal

KAPA HAKA UPDATE Teenei taku waka o mihi te kakapa nei i runga i ngaa tai nui o aroha ki runga ki a koutou te tini ngerongero o Te Waipounamu. Kei ngaa manu tiitii o te whare waananga, whakaopeti mai raa ki te poho o Hine-te-iwaiwa.

This was, without a doubt, an eventful first semester for Te Kapa Haka o Te Roopuu Maaori. We were fortunate enough to have been apart of many kaupapa whakahirahira, such as, Relay For Life, the OUSA Anzac service, a performance for Radio One, MAOR308 concert & we were also able to hold a practice during the Study Waananga held at Arai Te Uru Marae for the upcoming kaupapa Te Huinga Tauira 2021, hosted by Tiitahi ki Tua. A group of amazing tauira had not only decided to participate in the kaupapa Relay For Life but to perform as well with Te Kapa o Te Roopuu Maaori. They started their nights off with a few laps around the uni, performed for other relay participants with the Kapa & stayed until the kaupapa had finished the next day! The same group of tauira also attended OUSA's Anzac Service the next morning. Noo reira, kei aku toka tuu moana, kei aku ihu oneone, hiinei ngaa tai o mihi e papaki kau ana ki runga i a koutou. These are only a few of the wonderful things that our tauira have done this semester.

Although we've already selected the group that'll be attending Te Huinga Tauira, we encourage all tauira to join us at OMD for cultural hour on Fridays where you can learn waiata & tikanga tuku iho while also having the opportunity to connect with & socialise with other tauira Maaori here at Otago University. A main focus of ours (the tutorship team) is to not only teach songs & actions but to provide tauira with a better understanding of the history & background of our chosen waiata so that they're able to take what they've learned & share it with their own whaanau, hapuu & iwi.

Nooreira, me he hiahia oou kia hono mai ki ngaa mahi a Hine-Reehia, a Taane Rore, teenaa whaaia te whaarangi pukamata o "Te Roopuu Maaori Kapa Haka". If you're interested in attending cultural hour next semester, please follow or like the Te Roopuu Maaori Kapa Haka page to keep up with weekly updates about where & when practice will be.

Kei aku nui, kei aku rahi, kei aku whakatiketike, kohia ngaa maatauranga a raatou maa kia rangiwhaawhaatia ki ngaa toopito katoa o te motu.

Pai Maarire.

Nā Maapihi Rapana

MEET YOUR NTKA EXEC E rere kau mai te awa nui, Mai i te Kāhui Maunga ki Tangaroa, Ko au te awa, ko te awa ko au.

Kia ora tātou e te whānau, ko Jade tōku ingoa, nō Whanganui ahau.

Kia ora everyone! My name is Jade and I am the Kaitiaki Pūtea for Ngā Tauira o te Kete Aronui (NTKA) for 2021. I grew up in Whanganui surrounded by my beautiful brown awa and made the decision to come to university in 2018. I initially came to

kaitiaki Pūtea Jade Mills

study health sciences but quickly realised that it wasn't the course for me and then changed to my BA and BHsc where I now study Māori studies and Māori health.

I joined the NTKA exec because I have a passion for supporting our tauira through their university lives and in many different aspects. I’d like to say that I am very kaupapa driven and because of that you will find me at almost every kaupapa that supports our tauira. This year my goal is to successfully complete my role and to tautoko our exec in the mahi that we do. I hope to see great engagement from our tauira and also hope that we can inspire others to jump on our exec and continue our mahi.

Nāku noa, Jade Mills Teenaa raa taatou e te iwi!

Ko wai teenei, ko Stevie Thocolich ahau, he uri whakaheke noo roto o Waikato, ko au hoki te Kaituhi moo NTKA 2021. I’m a product of Koohanga Reo, Kura Kaupapa, Wharekura and am a 3rd year BA student. I’m lucky enough to be the Secretary of NTKA this year and even luckier to be on the exec with this crazy bunch of people. I initially joined the exec to help out here and there, (now realizing it’s a lot more mahi than that LOL) but even more rewarding too! I’ve gained so much from NTKA

kaituhi Stevie Thocolich

over the years and I hope that we are able to provide our tauira with the support and guidance they need whilst down here in Duds.

If there’s anything to take away from my blurb, it’s that I’m up for anything, (studywise ofc ) so don’t be whakamaa to hit me up for a yarn or whateva.

Ngaa mihi, Stevie ✌

He puawai au nō runga i te tikanga He raurengarenga nō roto i te raukura Ko taku raukura rā he manawanui ki te ao

Cultural & Education Destiny Hodges-Paul

Tēnā tātou e te whānau. Ko Destiny Hodges-Paul tōku ingoa, he uri tēnei no Taranaki, Ngāti Kahungunu me Ngāpuhi. Kia ora! My name is Destiny and I am the Āpiha Mātauranga Māori for NTKA 2021. I was born and raised in a small swamp in Taranaki called Waitara, under the best maunga (might be a bit biased)... Taranaki.

From 2017 - 2018 I came down to Dunedin to study Health Sci but soon realised that this wasn’t the path I wanted to be on, I then made the jump from science to Indigenous Development and Māori Studies. Throughout my years here, NKTA has helped so much with my journey through uni and I thought it was time to give back. One of my main goals this year is to provide our tauira with whānaungatanga and kaupapa Māori events that will help provide them with a home base away from home. Looking forward to seeing our little home away from home grow as the year goes on and I hope to see our teina smashing it in this exec in the future.

Nāku noa, Destiny

MEET YOUR NTKA EXEC Ko Mōkau ki runga, Tāmaki ki raro Mangatoatoa ki waenganui Pare Hauraki, Pare waikato Te Kaokaoroa o Pātetere tae rawa mai ki Te Nehenehenui o Maniapoto.

Whanake ake Hoo! Ngaa mihi o te waa ki a taatou. Ko Haami Turner tooku ingoa. He uri teenei noo ngaa rekereke o te Kīngitanga, otiraa ngaa taha tika o Te Awa Nui o Taikehu, o

Social & Rec Haami Turner

Waikato. Churr churr, my name is Haami and I am the Aapiha Hangareka for NTKA 2021. Born and raised in Kirikiriroa I was fortunate enough to be surrounded by the looongest, the slickest and most significant river in NZ. The mighty Waikato 😎 I’m currently studying towards a BA double majoring in Music and Māori Studies here at Otago. However, moving to Dunedin being far from home I noticed that it can be quite lonely, daunting and at times stressful, so I joined NTKA so that I may be able to give a safe space, a home away from home for Tauira Māori ki Ōtakou under Humanities and also having intentions on joining our overarching exec Te Rito next yearl, in the hopes that I can do the same thing, but on a bigger scale for all Tauira Māori.

Ngaa mihi, Haami

Piki ake ana i ngā taumata kōrero a ōku tūpuna Ka titiro iho ki Murihiku, o aku maunga karangaranga E ko Takitimu e Tēnā rā tātou katoa. He uri tēnei nō Te Arawa, Tainui me Kai Tahu. Ko Maria tōku ingoa and I am the NTKA First Year Representative for 2021. I grew up in the bubbly village of Te Whakarewarewa in Rotorua. Yup; the geothermal wonderland

First Year rep Maria Davis Tini

that many know as stink is where I call home. This is my first year at Otago studying Indigenous Development and Māori Studies. I chose this degree because I’ve always been passionate about Māori culture and uplifting the Māori community and hope to continue pursuing this passion well into the future through a social career I love. I joined NTKA so I could help and guide other tauira to find their own Māori outlet in Dunedin. As a pā girl, I hope to achieve this by sharing and investing the same teachings I had, into other first year students so they can grow their cultural confidence and grounding here at Te Whare Wānanga o Ōtākou.

Nāku iti nei, Maria Davis Tini.

NTKA WĀNANGA

TRWP NOHO MARAE

NTKA WĀNANGA From raising our mates to the roof with two fingers to unweaving a human circle, channeling our inner artists to creating our rivers of life, having the best deep and meaningful, attempting to be fish and star weavers, huffing and puffing during a beautiful hikoi in the ngāhere to collect kawakawa and learn about our native trees and plants, reconnecting with our whenua

Special thanks to Koro Hata and Kaitlyn, who came on behalf of Whakaruruhau and taking our wee whānau for a much needed hīkoi in the ngāhere, teaching us about our native bush, plants and trees and for also facilitating a kawakawa balm workshop. These have been a godsend.

to the point of numbness, defrosting our bodies with a nice hot cup of kawakawa tea, turning our kawakawa into balms as souvenirs, the heartiest breakfasts and lunches and the yummiest snacks…. Pretty much sums

To our ringawera (Tuku, Sade and others), your kai was on! The hot breakfasts in the morning, the butter chicken and the mac and cheese were delicious! To Kiritea, thank you for taking our raranga workshop and for all of your help behind the scenes as well. We appreciate you!

up our NTKA wānanga weekend.

On the 22nd and 23rd May, our masterchef ringawera and our tauira braved the cold to join our crazy NTKA exec in our wānanga weekend. The weekend was

And lastly our tauira. NTKA were extremely grateful for our tauira and their willingness to be a part of

packed full of activities that were all based around whakawhānaungatanga, trust, team building, reconnecting with our whenua while helping us as an exec to engage and connect with our tauira to help

this kaupapa. You guys are awesome. Nei rā te mihi kia koutou katoa. With that being said, see you all @ the next NTKA event yeah?

build a kāinga rua within Humanities. This wānanga weekend could not have been possible without everyone who helped out and supported us throughout the entire event.

Nā Destiny Hodges-Paul

Te Rōpū Whaipūtake hosted our noho marae from Friday 7th of May 2021 to Saturday 8th of May. This noho is an annual one which allows us to immerse ourselves in Te Ao Māori and promote

After more games and activities, and as it got later,

TRWP NOHO MARAE

whakawhanaungatanga amongst our rōpū. This year the noho was held at Arai te Uru Marae here in Dunedin. After classes on the Friday, we travelled together to the Marae for the pōwhiri. We were welcomed by a humble group of whānau from the hau kāinga, who following the pōwhiri, gave us some history and background to the area. After this, we got straight into whakawhanaungatanga, and played games to get to know one another.

Each year, our rōpū performs waiata tautoko at Māori graduation for previous members of our rōpū who are graduating. This noho therefore was an opportunity for us to learn some of the waiata for Māori graduation.

So, once we were warmed up, and got to know each other more, we got straight into doing kapa haka.

Some of the waiata we learnt were Paikea, Purea nei and Te Taukaea Aroha. Dinner was served at about 7pm. Kai was prepared by members of our exec who cooked spaghetti bolognese, garlic bread and some salad.

we started discussions regarding some of the big things happening at the law school. We talked about diversity and how we can promote this and make law school more attractive and comfortable for tauira Māori. This evening was also the night the Council of Legal Education passed a resolution requiring the teaching and assessment of concepts of Te Ao Māori and Tikanga Māori in all core law courses. This is massive news for us, and we look forward to the progression of this shift within the law in Aotearoa.

The next day we slept in till about 8:30 and then had breakfast. We then cleaned up and following poroporoaki, returned to North Dunedin.

This was a great wānanga, filled with lots of laughter, good kai and insightful kōrero. We would like to thank Arai te Uru Marae for allowing us to stay there, and also a huge shoutout to Kāhui Legal for sponsoring the event. We may have another noho next semester, so keep an eye out. Otherwise, to all law tauira, make sure you come to the other events we host!

Nā Te Hau Gardiner-Toi

SHIELD EVENTS UPDATE

Firstly I want to mihi to all our rōpū who participated in our shield events this half of the year! The events were a huge success and could not have been without all your hard work and effort in making them a reality. We are fortunate here at TRM to have a wide

range of people dedicated to our kaupapa, and I look forward to what the next semester has to offer.

Shield event overall points are scored as followed:

Our third event was a TRM bonus round set up by our Āpiha Hauora Jade - a fast paced Kī-o-rahi tournament at the Teachers College Gymnasium.

There is one bonus shield event run by TRM each semester. This event was a test of many things: athletic prowess, team work, agility off the mark, and a quick eye. The competition was fierce, and it was great to see all our rōpū giving it a go even if it was only their first time playing the game.

1st - 50 points 2nd - 30 points 3rd - 20 points Participation - 10 points

Results: Despite the efforts from all our rōpū present, none could overcome the might of the Māori health students who were present in strong

Our first shield event kicked off with a quiz night

numbers and came out on top (we really need to set up an exec aye). Stiff competition meant a

hosted by our very own TOKO (Medicine) and Ngā Mōkai (Dentistry) students at the Main Common Room in the link. The night was a massive turn out, our trivial knowledge was tested, and there was some close competition all throughout. Particular mention goes

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established rōpū this year (yet - lets go Laura), came in numbers and held a strong 3rd place at half time.

1st - NRTW - Physiotherapy (100 points)

Unfortunately, our taste of victory was short lived as

3rd= TOKO - Medicine and Māori Health (60 points) 4th= PEMA - Physical Education and TTT - Commerce

the carrier of the team (me lol) had to shoot off early for mau rākau. Nevertheless, there was pizza, fizzies, and all the good kai on display coupled with good company and friends. What more could someone ask for?

Result: In the end, it was Ngā Raukura o Tāne Whakapiripiri - NRTW (Physio) who came out on top, TOKO in at a close second, and Ngā Tauira o te Kete Aronui - NTKA (Humanities) and Te Puna Kaitaka - TPK (Pharmacy) students coming in neck and neck for a third equal placing. Participation points to Te Rōpū Whai Pūtake - TRWP (Law), PEMA (Physical Education), Te Tai Tuara - TTT (Commerce), Ngā Mōkai, and Māori Health.

Our second event was a challenge night hosted by NRTW and PEMA students at the P.E school. It was another eventful evening with heaps of cool challenges to keep us entertained amid the busyness of uni life. From high notes, low notes, pick up lines, and even a riff-off to top it all off, the room was full of laughter. Special mention goes to NTKA and TOKO for bringing a strong team spirit in finishing off our night with your lovely voices and whanaungatanga. Ka mau te wehi!

Result: I don’t know how they did it, but they did it again - another first place victory to NRTW, NTKA students took a close second, leaving their rivals TOKO to take the bronze. Participation points to PEMA, TTT, and TPK.

2nd - NTKA - Humanities (70 points)

(50 points) 5th - TPK - Pharmacy (30 points) 6th - TRWP - Law (20 points) 7th - Ngā Mōkai - Dentistry (10 points) Kāti, e mihi ana kia koutou i tatū mai ki ngā kaupapa o tēnei wāhanga! Thank you to everyone who came out to our events for this semester. If you think your rōpū might be lacking in the points department, kei te pai! There is still a big semester ahead of us which means three more shield events still to get through!

Stay tuned on TRM social media platforms for updates on upcoming shield events for semester 2.

Nāku iti, Nikau Reti-Beazley - Tumuaki Tuarua

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