I te taha o tōku pāpā
Ko Tararua te maunga
Ko Otaki te awa
Ko Tainui te waka
Ko te Pou o Tainui te marae
Ko Ngāti Kapumanawawhiti te hapu
Ko Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tonga te iwi
Ko Enoka raua ko Hakaraia ngā ingoa whānau
I te taha o tōku māmā
Ko Aorangi te maunga
Ko Moawhango Rahi te awa
Ko Takitimu te waka
Ko Mokai Patea te rohe potae
Ko Whitikaupeka te marae
Ko Ngāti Whitikaupeka te iwi
Ko Thompson raua ko Chase ngā ingoa whānau
Ko Brooke Alicia Urutakai Stilwell tōku ingoa
My name is Brooke, I grew up mostly on the North Shore of Auckland where I attended all levels of education, primary right through to tertiary. From a young age I developed a burning desire to help people in need and work to prevent ill health and disease, hence my pathway into a career in hauora. I graduated in 2018 with a Bachelor of Health Science (Health Promotion) and since then have worked with Te Whānau o Waipareira, The New Zealand Dental Association, and Te Waka Hauora (Māori Health and Vulnerable Populations Team – Nelson Marlborough DHB). Currently I am studying fulltime in the area of education with Te Wananga o Waitaha and parttime in Te Ara Reo with Te Wananga o Aotearoa. I believe that in the pursuit of equity for Māori we must leave no stone unturned. Therefore, I aspire to specialise in the integration of hauora and education with the hopes to see our tamariki beginning life on the front foot - healthy, happy, supported and connected. Mauri ora!