Ihipera Ulu

Pouāwhina Māori

Contact details
Bldg 801 Room 2.01
9 Eden Crescent
Auckland

Phone: +64 9 373 7599 ext 88801
Email: f.ulu@auckland.ac.nz

Office hours
open door policy

As the Pouāwhina Māori at the faculty, Pera is committed to providing academic support to current Part I and II Māori students in their study of law. If you are a prospective student she can offer advice as to the entry requirements and the relevant standards expected to maintain your continued participation in the programme. Pera is responsibile for organising tutorials and holding wānanga for the entire core papers in Part I and II throughout the tertiary year. The focus of the tutorials and wānanga is to assist and encourage Māori students to develop and consolidate their legal academic writing and enhance academic achievement with the goal of entering the Honours program in their Part II year of study.

Degrees
BA (Maori Studies/Sociology), LLB
 
Tribal Affiliation
Ngati Awa, Ngati Rangiwewehi
 
Background
Tena koutou katoa,
I recently completed my law and arts undergraduate degrees in November 2009. I have also completed the Professional Legal Studies course with IPLS whilst pursuing a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree in Maori Studies. I have since been appointed as the Pouāwhina Māori. In my time as a student at the university, I was heavily involved with Te Rākau Ture (TRT), as the Co-President in 2008 and Secretary in 2009. TRT was essentially a whanau away from home. Being both Maori and Samoan, family is very important to me, so having a network of students at university who shared similar values was extremely comforting and rewarding.   
I am very passionate about helping Maori law students succeed in their studies so I encourage each of you to utilise the MAP programme which has been established for your own benefit.