29/08/2025
🚨🚨Pānuihia🚨🚨
Tēnā koutou katoa,
E ai ki te kōrero, ngā waka o Te Arawa me Tainui, i takirua te haere. Tēnei au he uri nō ngā
waka e rua. E rongohia nei tēnei whakapapa ki tōku ingoa. Ko Te Au Waiora Tapu Taumoana Te
Rangi Tūātea Waaka ahau.
I’m currently a third year nursing student doing my transition placement at Te Kaha Medical Centre. I have experience as a student in Intensive Care Unit/Coronary Care unit, surgical and Primary health care which have each been influential in my learning.
I chose to come to the East Coast to give back to my partners whānau, who have sacrificed a lot of their time to support me through my journey as a student.
Rural nursing has sparked my interest in how facilities such as Te Kaha Medical centre manage the challenge of providing care across such a large geographical area with minimal resources. They make it work, with who they have and what resources they do have and I have seen that firsthand. It has been eye opening.
My youngest tamaiti was my inspiration for becoming a nurse, particularly following his diagnosis as a pēpi. It feels like a full circle moment knowing that Dr Rachel, who first encouraged us to seek urgent medical advice for our baby, is practicing at the GP clinic where I am completing my placement.
A little bit about myself:
I live in Rotorua with my whānau. My partner, Dayharn Haimona, is a descendant of the Pahewa whānau, and together we are raising two tamariki. Tūtawake and Rawharetua. Currently staying at Whitianga Bay.
In my spare time I play softball, basketball and netball. I love performing Kapahaka and have been involved with different roopu around the motu. I am currently in Ngāti Hinekura preparing for Pikiao Ahurei, Te Whare Haka o Rereahu in preparation for Te Nehenehenui Festival and shortly after we have our regional roopu muster, for Te Arawa ki Tai.
If you see me in the community or in the medical centre, I’m happy to have a korero.
Ngā mihi,
Te Au
