Meet Our Inspiring Speakers

moan-Niuean born and raised in Christchurch, Riki comes from a very humble background.

As Director of Māori, Pacific, and Rainbow students he’s worked hard to create one of the biggest outreach programmes for Pasifika students - to show them university is a place for them.

In 2010 he became the first chair of PYLAT, and in 2017 Riki project-managed the New Zealand Pacific Youth Parliament simulation.

Te Wehi is a Senior Consultant for support agency Te Amokura. He is a first-language speaker of te reo Māori who has a double degree in law and arts - majoring in te reo Māori, Māori studies and Resource Management. For the last two years he has been working for Te Amokura, supporting the government and organisations, he has represented New Zealand in touch rugby, Waka Ama, league, and rugby. He also works as an advisor to the

Hurricanes - and composed the Hurricanes men’s and women’s haka. The whānau session evening event will be open to all families of Year 7-13 students and is a one-stop-shop for an array of career opportunities. Showcasing over 80 businesses across more than 40 industries, the evening includes a huge range of Interactive Workstations with multiple representatives located at each station.