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- Name:
- Anaru
Te Arawa te waka
Ngongotaha te maunga
Rotorua-nui-a-kahumatamomoe te moana
Te Arawa, Ngāti Tuwharetoa ngā iwi
Ko Anaru Makareka Grant tōku ingoa
Ko Donna taku hoa rangatira
- Current rank and position:
- Acting Pouwhakataki
- Jobs held:
- Sectional Duties, Enquiries, Team Policing, Armed Offenders Squad, Iwi Liaison - Responsiveness to Māori
- What I love about the job:
- There are people who are destined to help others - policing is all about that. You know when you're doing the right job when you can't wait to get to work
- Interests outside of work:
- I have a huge passion for kapa haka. I am the current Chair of Te Arawa Kapa Haka Committee and I've been involved in competitive kapa haka as a performer since 1977
- Languages spoken:
- Te Reo Māori and English
- Advice/tips for interested people:
- Ki mai ki ahau "he aha te mea nui" māku e ki atu "he tangata, he tangata, he tangata." (If you asked me what is the greatest thing - it is people, people, people)