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Education

Ngāpera Hekeiterangi Eris Keegan

Tainui te Waka

Pirongia te Maunga

Kāwhia te Moana

Waipā te Awa

Waiwhakaata te Whenua

Apakura te Iwi

Pourāhui te Hapū

Hiiona te Marae

"He kaitiaki au ki te taiao..."

"He kairangahau au ki te taiao..."

"He akonga au ki te taiao..."

Birthdate:

1999 - 2002

2003 - 2011

2012 - 2016

2017 - 2019

Year 9-10 Secondary

2012 (Year 9) - DUX: Te Hiringa o te Mahara

  • Distinction: Reo Māori, English, Mathematics & Science

 

2013 (Year 10) - DUX: Te Hiringa o te Mahara

  • Distinction: Reo Māori, English, Mathematics & Science

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Ike (d) rāua ko Reen Katipa

ngōku tūpuna

Te Taka rāua ko Ari Keegan

ngōku mātua

Tamihana rāua ko Kaurukiruki

ngōku tungāne, 

Tyler tōku tuakana

Bobby Jo taku irāmutu

"Love reading, baking, swimming, and watching sports..." 

"Love music... Beyonce is the best..."

"Love to travel and see the world..."

26 August 1998

Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngā Kūaka

Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Tōku Māpihi Maurea

Te Wharekura o Ngā Taiātea

Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato

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Year 11-13 Secondary

2014 (Year 11) - DUX: Te Hiringa o te Mahara

  • Distinction: Reo Māori, English, Mathematics & Science

2015 (Year 12) - DUX: Te Hiringa o te Mahara 

  • Distinction: Reo Māori, English, Mathematics & Science

2016 (Year 13) - DUX: Te Hiringa o te Mahara 

  • Distinction: Reo Māori, English, Mathematics & Science

University of Waikato

 

For 1st Year Undergraduate

2016-17    Te Paewai o te Rangi - Outstanding Academic Achievement scholarship: $25,000 (accepted) 

               David Johnstone Trust Scholarship for Waikato University: $6,000 (accepted) 

 

Other Undergraduate Scholarship Awards 

(not accepted) 

2016-17     Otago University - Māori and Pacific Peoples Scholarship:  $10,000 

                                        - Dux Scholarship:  $6,000 

                Victoria University - Victoria Achievers Scholarship:  $5,000

Scholarship Awards 2017-2019

2017         Waikato Regional Council & Waikato-Tainui - Te Arikinui Te Atairangikaahu Scholarship: $2,000 

               Ministry of Education - Ngārimu VC and 28th Māori Battalion Memorial Scholarships: $10,000

 

2018         Waikato Regional Council & Waikato-Tainui - Te Arikinui Te Atairangikaahu Scholarship - $1,000

               Ministry of Education - Ngārimu VC and 28th Māori Battalion Memorial Scholarships: $10,000

2019         Ministry of Education - Ngārimu VC and 28th Māori Battalion Memorial Scholarships: $10,000

Ngāpera is in her last year as a prospective graduate of the world of science with a lifelong commitment and profound respect for the environment, including additional skills in computer science.  Known for being a humble and compassionate person with a love for traditional Māori ways of knowing and being, and connecting with 'ngā Atua Māori', Ngāpera has much to offer Indigenous development and beyond.  

Kei runga noa atu koe e hine...

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