Kāti Māhaki were privileged to tautoko and to celebrate the appointment of our Makaawhio Princess, Kara Edwards into her dream role as general manager, Te Ao Tūroa with Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu, at a pōwhiri welcoming a cohort of new staff held at Rāpaki on 26 January.
More than 20 Māhaki travelled across from Poutini for the pōwhiri and enjoyed the opportunity to tautoko Kara and to meet all of the other new staff. Nei rā anō te mihi aroha o tōu hapū e Kara. Kia kaha ake i tōu huarahi hou.
Kara Edwards, centre with Marie Mahuika-Forsyth and rōpū being called onto Rāpaki Marae.
Congratulations also to Stevie Ward from Rotorua, daughter of Mel Rika and great-granddaughter of Rora Paki-Titi (née Hynes), who graduated from the University of Waikato with a bachelor of communication studies. Stevie double majored in human resource management and marketing.
Stevie attended her graduation ceremony last October, but prior to the ceremony landed herself a post-graduate position as human resources coordinator at Skyline Rotorua.
Stevie would like to thank Te Rūnanga o Makaawhio for their financial support throughout the duration of her studies. She has ambitions to work her way up the corporate ladder and in the near future become a human resources manager. She would love to have an opportunity to work alongside her iwi.
We are extremely proud of her and look forward to seeing her continue to strive to achieve goals she sets.
Stevie with her tohu.