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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
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Distinction: Reo Māori, English, Mathematics & Science
2013 (Year 10) - DUX: Te Hiringa o te Mahara
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Distinction: Reo Māori, English, Mathematics & Science
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
Year 11-13 Secondary
2014 (Year 11) - DUX: Te Hiringa o te Mahara
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Distinction: Reo Māori, English, Mathematics & Science
2015 (Year 12) - DUX: Te Hiringa o te Mahara
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Distinction: Reo Māori, English, Mathematics & Science
2016 (Year 13) - DUX: Te Hiringa o te Mahara
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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...