Kim Tairi - 1.58m of awesomeness

librarian in Tāmaki Makaurau, Aotearoa

Kim Tairi - 1.58m of awesomeness

librarian in Tāmaki Makaurau, Aotearoa

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I te taha o tōku pāpā. He uri ahau, nō Waikato Tainui.

Ko Maungatautari te maunga

Ko Waikato te awa

Ko Waikato te iwi

Ko Ngāti Korokī Kahukura te hapū

Ko Maungatautari te marae

Nō Waihōpai ahau

Kei te noho au ki Ōwairaka ināianei

I te taha tōku māmā. He uri ahau, nō Norwei, nō Kotirana

I am Kim Tairi an intersectional feminist, fashionista and the University Librarian at Auckland University of Technology. My whakapapa is Waikato and a Celtic/Nordic melting pot which includes Norwegian, English and Scottish. I spent 27 years living and working in Te Pāpaka-o-Māui (Australia) before returning to Aotearoa in 2016. In 2023, I was awarded the inaugural CAUL Indigenous Leader Award. In 2024 I began work a day a week in AUT's Te Tiriti Strategy office to support AUT's commitment to enacting Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Nā te mea, he Māori ahau, Toitū te Whenua, Toitū te Reo, Toitū Te Tiriti ia rā, ia rā. I am passionate about open access and I am currently the Chair of Open Access Australasia Executive Committee. A believer in the power of radical self-care, circles of kindness in higher education and the value of intentional design. If you want to connect I am on Bluesky.

  • Work
    • AUT
  • Education
    • RMIT
    • Victoria University