The Tumuaki is responsible for chairing executive meetings, and also holds the deciding vote where required. They also hold a seat on LUSA, and are generally the person that is invited to any board meetings. However, there are a lot of hui! Because of this, the Tumuaki may also delegate certain responsibilities to the Vice (or Co-) Tumuaki, or to another member of the executive.

This role is flexible, and it is up to the elected executive each year to decide whether this role is expressed as a Vice Tumuaki (ie a second-in-command to the Tumuaki) OR as a Co-Tumuaki (which is a more collaborative style). The option exists in order to allow the tauira elected to choose the leadership style that they feel best fits them.

This role is typically called the “Secretary” in other governance groups, and they are responsible for taking minutes at meetings, sending out the agenda and managing the Te Awhioraki email account.

Otherwise known as a “Treasurer”. This role is ideal for accounting students in particular, but that’s not a requirement! Typically responsible for collecting receipts, and doing regular shops to keep Te Whare Whakakotahi well stocked for tauira.

There are three kaimahi positions available on the executive each year, and each tauira typically chooses a portfolio that they are interested in holding for the year. Examples include: arts and culture; social events; social media, or; writing up Te Awhioraki events for the RAM student magazine. Portfolio’s are flexible though—if you have a particular passion, we wanna hear about it! Kaimahi are also not responsible for the portfolio all by themselves. For example, if you are interested in making sure tauira Maori have events to socialise at together, you are the ideas person and might organise things like dates and details, but you can also ask the rest of the executive to support your events.