Ko Tania Nepe tooku ingoa. He uri au noo Waikato, noo ngaa hapuu o Ngaati Mahuta, Ngaati Hine, Ngaati Maahanga me Ngaati Maahanga Hourua. He maamaa au ki ngaa tamariki tokorima me he Nana au ki ngaa mokopuna tokowhitu. I atawhai au i taku mokopuno ko toona ingoa, ko Aliza aka Ilah. Ko au te Kaiako ki Hinau, aa , te akomanga o ngaa tuuaakana. He aha tooku wawata i teenei tau? Ka hiahia e au te noho puumau i te oranga pai, kia hono atu ki ngaa whaanau o NMoNM kia whai huarahi hei whakaputa hua moo taatou katoa. Ko teetehi atu kaupapa e tata ana ki tooku ngaakau ko te kaitiakitanga o te taiao i te maru o te EnviroSchools me te Parakore. Paimaarire ki aa taatou.

My name is Tania Nepe. I am Ngaati Mahuta, Ngaati Hine, Ngaati Maahanga, Ngaati Maahanga Hourua. I am a mother of 5 and a grandmother of 7. I look after my granddaughter Aliza aka, Ilah. This year I will teach in our tuuaakana class Hinau. What are my aspirations for this year? I would like to have a year that sees me healthy and present for our tamariki. To connect with our NMoNM whaanau and produce the aspirations of you our whaanau for us all. I also have a passion for looking after our environment and will do so under the leadership of EnviroSchools and Parakore. Paimaarire.