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How are you finding UC鈥檚 Faculty of Law?

We have an awesome Faculty at the Law School here. In particular, one of the first year course coordinators makes an effort to remember names, which is quite a task with hundreds of new students each year, and he talks to you as if he's known you for years. Having lecturers I can talk to has made it a lot easier for me to settle into life at UC as a law student.

What do you find unique about UC鈥檚 law programme?

The Dean of Law and the rest of the Faculty create a whole hands-off, no pressure environment that encourages students to do their best and put their best foot forward. There鈥檚 a clear attitude and focus from the Faculty to be aware of the pressures of law, and to not put more pressure on students.

And how鈥檚 campus life in general?

One of my favourite things about UC life is going to different places and running into different people. I see friends that are studying different things all around campus. It鈥檚 convenient, I鈥檓 not going out of my way to catch up with friends. It鈥檚 all central, you don't have to put in a lot of effort to see people.

You鈥檙e half Malaysian and half M膩ori. Does that factor into your uni experience?

I feel both in my heart, and that鈥檚 been present in approaching my law degree. At times, it鈥檚 been easy to separate my academic and cultural pursuits, but dealing with them together helps me achieve both and feel more connected with both. I鈥檓 really grateful for that. I think if I鈥檇 gone anywhere else it may have led to a permanent benching of some things. I feel truly honoured to carry forward the legacy of my bloodline.

Have there been any clubs that have contributed to that journey?

I used to feel more Asian than M膩ori, but my involvement in law through LAWSOC, the UC Law Students鈥� Society, connected me to Te P奴t膩iki - the M膩ori Law Students Association - and from there, other M膩ori r艒p奴. I feel very blessed to get to k艒rero with others who don鈥檛 study law, because they鈥檝e had a different journey. It鈥檚 been really good in terms of reconnecting with my whanaungatanga. I also reach out to the Ma艒ri student support services for tautoko when I need it.