He uri ahau o Tainui ki Hauraki
Ko Ngati Maru tōku Iwi
Ko Ngati Paoa rāua ko Ngati Whānaunga ōku hapu
Ko Kohukohunui te maunga
Ko Whakatiwai te awa
Ko Wharekawa tōku marae
Ko Haami Anderson ahau

Tēnā koutou, kei te tino waimarie ahau I te rapu mahi pēnei. I am very lucky to find this mahi and be in a position to awhi/help and tautoko/support our peer support team in Auckland to grow. Na tēnei ao ka watea koe ki te mahi aha, he ngākau atawhai – if you can be anything in this world, be kind.
I bring with me experience from the tertiary education sector. I moved into Ara Poutama/Dept Corrections both community (Probation) and prison (Auckland Women’s Correctional Facility) before moving across into Youth Justice residence.
My previous role saw me grow a team of Clinicians and Peer support workers from 6 to 23 in just over a year. I have loved all my roles as they have taught me valuable lessons which I have been able to bring forward into this mahi with Safeman Safefamily.
Ma te Kotahitanga e whai kaha ai tatou – In unity we have strength