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You connected with UC while still in high school. What advantages did that give you?

I鈥檇 done lots of outreach programmes, including STAR and He Puna P奴taiao, and gotten to know the M膩ori student support services staff. They were really helpful and made sure it was a smooth transition, so it was seamless.

You鈥檝e got a very full plate with your studies! How has UC supported you?

The student support services are really helpful in making sure everything stays balanced. I work a lot with the Ma艒ri student support services staff to make sure that my papers won鈥檛 clash too much in terms of assessment deadlines and ensure I have variety. I do a study plan with them every year.

What are some highlights of your UC student experience so far?

Law camp is really fun. All the 200 level law students go over a weekend; they run challenges and we go to the water park. For Te Akatoki, we have a weekly kapa haka, which is something I dove into straight away. It鈥檚 definitely a piece of me, and it鈥檚 been fantastic. And the Law Ball is always amazing, it鈥檚 massive and everyone gets dressed up.

You鈥檙e heavily engaged with M膩ori culture at UC. What inspired that?

I鈥檓 adopted, so I don鈥檛 get to engage with that side of me at home very much. In high school, there were very few M膩ori students, so the culture wasn鈥檛 pushed much. It had been a long time since I鈥檇 been engaged. It was only when I went to uni that I got back into it with kapa haka, started taking the language classes again, and being around other M膩ori.

Has that helped inspire your career direction?

Absolutely. In high school, M膩ori was only looked at as your culture; it didn't provide career opportunities. At uni, I realised there鈥檚 so much I can do with it. It ignited a passion, and now it鈥檚 a mission for me. I鈥檇 really like to work in indigenous rights, doing law regarding indigenous studies or human rights aspects.