Byron Stewart-Leatau
Byron Stewart-Leatau will be representing the University of Auckland Law School and Te Puna Rangahau o Te Wai Ariki at the International Institute for Indigenous Peoples' Rights and Policy at the Palais des Nations, Geneva (6-17 July 2026)
Byron will be gaining international insights into Indigenous Peoples' rights and policy through an intensive two-week programme, including engagement with UN officials and Indigenous leaders, and participation in EMRIP.
Ko Byron Stewart‑Leatau tōku ingoa. He mokopuna ahau nō Te Kei o Te Waka o Tainui, nō Te Whare Tapu o Ngāpuhi, ā, nō Avatele ki Niue anō hoki. Heoi anō, I tipu ake au i raro i te korowai o Matukutūruru rāua ko Matukutūreia, ki Tāmaki ki te Tonga, Manurewa. Kei te tau whakamutunga au o taku tohu i te ture, te Mātauranga Māorime te Sociology.
He tino waimarie ahau ki te whai wāhi ki tēnei kaupapa. E hiahia ana au ki te whakawhānui i taku māramatanga mō ngā motika o ngā iwi taketake, me te rongo anō i ngā kōrero, ngā wheako, me ngā rautaki a ngā mātanga o te ao. Ko taku whāinga, he whakahoki mai i ēnei akoranga ki Aotearoa hei whakamana, hei hāpai, hei tautoko i ōku hapori me ngā kaupapa e ū ai te mana motuhake, te rangatiratanga hoki.
He mea nui ki ahau te whai wāhi atu, i ngā wā e taea ana, ki te kawe ake i ngā reo me ngā tirohanga o ngā tangata Māori me Pasifika ki te ao whānui - kia rangona, kia kitea, ā, kia ū tonu ngā tapuwae o ōku tūpuna i ngā horopaki o te ao. Me mōhio tātou he mea nui kia whakamahia ā tātou rauemi katoa hei whakatutuki, hei whakapakari i tō tātou rangatiratanga.