<p>T&#275;n&#257; koutou k&#257;toa. N&#333; uri ahau o Ng&#257;ti Whakaue r&#257;tou ko Ng&#257;ti T&#363;wharetoa ki Taup&#333;, ko Ng&#257;ti Maru ki Hauraki hoki ki te taha o t&#333;ku whaea. N&#333; Ma&rsquo;ufanga r&#257;ua ko Holonga ki Tongatapu ahau hoki ki te taha o &#333;ku m&#257;tua wh&#257;ngai. Ko Ema Matahau-Haata Tu&rsquo;akoi t&#333;ku ingoa.</p>

<p>Last year, I was honoured to be a Whakauae Winter Scholarship student. Working alongside Dr Tanya Allport, I was a member of the He Mahi Tirohanga - Building the M&#257;ori Health Research Workforce research project team. As I researched the project topic, my own research capacity and capability was also developed and nurtured, further igniting my passion for M&#257;ori research.</p>

<p>Following the completion of my Bachelor of Science degree at the University of Auckland - Waipapa Taumata Rau, after a brief time away from academia and some guidance from my support networks at both the University and at Whakauae, I recently enrolled in a Master&rsquo;s of Indigenous Studies programme.&nbsp;</p>

<p>This step in my academic journey would not have been possible without the support of Whakauae. My Whakauae Master&rsquo;s Scholarship will support me to work alongside the Kia Pu&#257;wai Ake Ng&#257; Uri Whakatupu research programme team on their Translation, Uptake, and Impact (TUI) project which focuses on translating new research knowledge for wh&#257;nau, hap&#363; and iwi M&#257;ori; facilitating the uptake of new research; and designing outcomes-centred dissemination methods and tools for impact.&nbsp;</p>

<p>T&#275;n&#257; tatou</p>
