Ko Taupiri te maunga, ko Waikato te awa, ko Tainui te waka, ko Waikato te iwi. Ko Ngāti Tīpā me Ngāti Amaru ngā hapū, Nō Te Puaha o Waikato ahau engari e noho ana ki Ōtepōti i tēnei wā. I have been enrolled as a part time PhD student at Otago University since July 2009 and aim to complete my research project by the end of December 2013. I also teach full time in Te Tumu, School of Māori, Pacific & Indigenous Studies in Māori education and te reo Māori papers.