Cheri Waititi

I'm a Lecturer in the Arts and Language Education Dept, Faculty of Education, University of Waikato, Hamilton other years since 1979 - teaching primary, intermediate, secondary and presently tertiary at university. East Coast Maori girl from a small settlement called Wharekahika (Hicks Bay) - Father was a Jensen (Danish and Maori)from Wharekahika, Mother a Pokiha(Fox) from Te Araroa - Whangai to father's sister and her husband who was a Waititi and that's me. Lived in Mangakino, Turangi, Rotorua and Hamilton. Ngati Porou tuturu!!!! Tipuna links to Nga Puhi, Ngati Kahungunu and Ngai Tuhoe.