Rongomaiwahine Higgins-Herewini

WORK HISTORY

EDUCATION

ABOUT RONGOMAIWAHINE HIGGINS-HEREWINI

Ko Pukehapōpō, Ko Maungapōhatu ōku MaungaKo Waiomoko tōku AwaKo Waikeremoana tōku MoanaKo Tereanini, Ko Mātaatua ōku WakaKo Paikea te tipuna, te tangata, te taniwha.Ko Whāngārā-mai-tawhiti, ko Pouāhīnau, ko Tōrere ōku MaraeKo Whitireia me Waho te rangi ōku wharenuiHe uri ahau ki ngā tīpuna nō Ngāti kōnohi, Nō Rongomaiwāhine, Nō Ngāi Tūhoe me Nō Ngāi Tāi. E noho ana ki Whānganui-a-tārā mō whakaākoranga I te Pūnaha Rorohiko. I Māhae 2022, kei te whakapōtae ahau I tōku tohū, nō Te Kura Matāini o Whitireia. E Tūao au ki ngā kaipākihi Māori rongonui I roto I te wā akōna.I come from Ngāti Konohi, Rongomaiwāhine, Ngāi Tūhoe and Ngāi Tāi. I now live in Wellington and I am in the final stages of my Bachelor of Information Technology at Whitireia Polytechnic. During my studies, I have enjoyed working in the community and volunteering at Kaupapa Māori organisations.He kaupapa tuatahi ki ahau I roto I tēnei mahi, he whaiora o mātou tangata me te whakamarangahia o mātou tikanga. I tōku mahi, i te atawhai o te tangata o ngā turipū kōrero ki te mahi whakaaturanga nō ngā kaipākihi. He kōrero ahau I te māramatanga o ngā hiahia o ngā kaipākihi, I whakamāoritia ki te kōrero o te tangata I tōna mahi. Nā whai anō I te atawhai i te whaiora.The priority for me in my work is to see the mana of our people upheld. My role is to assist candidates on their career journey, bringing understanding of different environments and creating opportunities for them to be uplifted and sustained through a positive working experience. This is how we help our candidates and clients be successful and thrive.E tipu e rea mō ngā rā o tō ao, ko tō ringa ki ngā rākau a te pākehā, hei ora mō te tinanaKo te ngākau ki ngā taonga a ō tīpuna māori, hei tikitiki mō tō māhuna ko tō wairua ki tō atua, nāna nei I ngā mea katoa-Ta Apirana NgataGrow and branch forth for the days destined to youYour hands to the tools of the pakeha for the welfare of your bodyYour heart to the treasures of your ancestors as adornments for your browYour spirit to God, who made all things-Sir Apirana Ngata