Oriwa Tamahou
Kairangahau / Kaupapa Māori Researcher
E rere kau ana tēnei manu mai Maungapōhatu
I am a bird that migrated from Maungapōhatu
I whakarite kōhanga pīpi ki Kirikiriroa
and settled my nest in Hamilton
He uri whakaheke tēnei ō Ngāti Kurī ki Uwhiarae, ō Tamakaimoana, ō Ngāti Tāwhaki, ō Ngāti Tiipa hoki, e mihi atu ana.
I am a descendant of Ngāti Kuri, Tamakaimoana, Ngāti Tāwhaki and Ngāti Tiipa.
Ko Oriwa tōku ingoa
My name is Oriwa
My focus area is Social Science and ensuring a better pathway for tangata whenua in Aotearoa.
Qualifications
- High School Diploma, Science, Rotorua Girls high school, 2017
- Bachelors, Psychology, University of Waikato , 2021
