Kokiri 20 - Te Puni Kokiri

TE AO MÄORICareer Services has appointed Claire Stirling-Hawkins(Ngäti Porou, Ngäti Pähauwera) to the role of TePouärahi, General Manager Mäori.Ms Stirling-Hawkins has been seconded to theposition for a year as cover while incumbent LinnaePohatu is on parental leave.Ms Stirling-Hawkins began at Career Services in 2001in the role of Kaitohutohu (Mäori career consultant),was later promoted to Regional Manager Central andthen Practice Leader Central South Area. Her newposition as General Manager Mäori began in July.During her time with Career Services, Claire hasworked with a wide variety of audiences includingsecondary school students, intermediate andsecondary school teachers, iwi, Mäori organisations,business organisations, tertiary institutions andcommunity organisations.GUIDINGMÄORICAREERSShe has a strong personal interest and competence inTe Reo me ngä Tikanga Mäori, and her qualificationsinclude a Bachelor of Arts in Mäori Studies and a PostGraduate Diploma in Te Reo Mäori, both from MasseyUniversity, as well as a National Diploma in PublicSector Mäori.She enjoys participating in kapa haka with herwhänau, is fully committed to whänau, hapü and iwidevelopment and is an avid supporter of KaupapaMäori education.Claire lives in Palmerston North with her husbandHector Hawkins and their two children, HekerangiHarawira Hawkins (12) and Te Huikau Grace Hawkins(7). Claire and Hector are committed to their childrenbeing brought up in a nurtured Mäori language andcultural environment and their children attend Te KuraKaupapa Mäori o Mana Tamariki.