Ō Tātou Tira | Our People
Dr Genevieve de Pont
BA, BA(Hons) (First Class Hons), MA (First Class Hons), PhD (University of Auckland)
Passionate about historical education, educational equity and social justice, Genevieve spent 11 years teaching History at the University of Auckland | Waipapa Taumata Rau, with additional teaching stints at Massey University | Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa and the University of Waikato | Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato.
Alongside teaching, she has worked on a variety of policy projects within Academic Services and the School of Graduate Studies at the University of Auckland. She also has a loose but long-standing association with the New Zealand Fashion Museum, contributing to various exhibitions as editor, speaker, and writer between 2012 and 2019.
Genevieve has sat on the Awards Committee of the Kate Edger Educational Charitable Trust since 2017, and continues to serve on numerous panels which select the recipients of tertiary-level awards every year. Most recently, Genevieve has worked with the National Library of New Zealand and Auckland Council Libraries, developing resources to be used by kaiako and ākonga when studying the Aotearoa New Zealand Histories Curriculum, which was introduced into kura at the beginning of 2023.
Dr Helen Papuni
Ko Hikurangi te maunga
Ko Waiapu te awa
Ko Rangitūkia te takiwā
Ko Hinepare te marae
Ko awau tōna mokopuna e!
Tēna koe, I’m Helen and yes, I’m another Nati. I am excited to be joining He Taonga Tuku Iho with Genevieve, replacing Kauri Tangohau. I have a long background in Māori and indigenous tertiary and vocational teaching and learning, and hold doctoral degrees from University of British Columbia (Canada) and Curtin University (Perth). In 2020 I was the Māori Chaplain at Otago University and Otago Polytechnic. In a previous role, I visited St John’s regularly, and it is great to be back here again.
Kauri Tangohau
Ko Titirangi te maunga
Ko Ūawanui-a-Ruamatua te awa
Ko Tereanini, ko Horouta ngā waka
Ko Ngāti Kahukuranui te hapu
Ko Te Aitanga-a-Hauiti, ko Ngāti Porou ngā iwi.
Born and raised in Ūawa (Tolaga Bay) on the East Coast, Kauri has a rich whakapapa embedded in Te Hāhi Mihinare going back to his great-great-grandfather, Rev. Wi Te Hauwaho Tangohau, who was the vicar for the Whāngārā Parish for 25 years. He attended Tolaga Bay Area School, Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Māngātuna, and Gisborne Boys’ High School. Kauri has recently graduated with a Bachelor of Arts majoring in History and Māori Studies from the University of Auckland | Waipapa Taumata Rau.