12/01/2025
Ko Whitirea te Maunga
Ko Raukawa te Awa
Ko Tainui te Waka
Ko Takapūwāhia te Marae
Ko Ngāti Toarangatira raua ko Ngāpuhi te Iwi
Ko Toni Wieser toku ingoa
* Why did you become a Midwife?
Growing up I was always captivated by pregnancy and birth, I naturally attended as many births of whānau as I could. The moment I knew I wanted to be a midwife was during a whānau birth I was a part of at 17 years old. Supported and guided by the student midwife facilitating the birth, I was encouraged to join in and participate. I remember trying to squeeze into these gloves with clammy nervous hands while she calmly explained what was happening. Immediately after catching my first pēpi she looked up said, “you’d be a great midwife”. That moment was the turning point in my life, those words never left me. Fast forward 15 years and that same student midwife became my kaiako while I was studying, a full circle moment that affirmed I am right where I’m meant to be. My “why” has always been clear: to support, nurture and empower whānau during one of the most transformative times in their lives. Midwifery is more than a career… it’s a calling.
* High school you attended?
Avonside Girls High
* Favourite thing to do in outside of Midwifery?
I love to exercise and push myself physically and mentally whether that’s at the gym or outside in nature. I enjoy watching sunrises, exploring and travelling to new places, even better if I can chuck a rod out and do some fishing or swimming. Being in the kitchen with a wine, baking and cooking delicious kai for friends, my kids friends and whānau while hosting get togethers is my jam!
* If you weren’t a midwife what would you be?
A marine biologist who specialises in working with Orca’s around Aotearoa and the world 🖤
