Aaron Hape

Aaron Hape Fellow of the Royal Society of Art is a leader in the international relations sector from New Zealand.

## Contents

* 1 Early life and education
* 2 Career
* 3 Recognition
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## Early life and education[edit]

Hape was born in Pahiatua and raised in Dannevirke where his family run sheep and beef farms. He is Māori and is a descendent of Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa Tāmaki nui-a-Rua.

Hape was educated at Southwell School and Palmerston North Boys' High School.[1] He gained a Bachelor of Arts from Victoria University of Wellington where he studied political science and international relations. Hape is also an alumni of the United States Department of State|United States Department of State's International Visitor Leadership Program, which he participated in 2019.[2]

## Career[edit]

In 2014, Hape was appointed as a Member of the Advisory Panel for the Queen's Young Leader Award, a leadership programme which gave recognition of leadership skills by young persons aged between 19 and 29 years old who were citizens of member states of the Commonwealth of Nations membership criteria|Commonwealth of Nations.[3][4] He was appointed by the Commonwealth Secretary-General, Kamalesh Sharma, to serve as a Member of the Commonwealth Observer Groups|Commonwealth Observer Group for the 2015 Trinidad and Tobago general election.[5] The group found that the election met the Commonwealth of Nations membership criteria|Commonwealth's standards for democratic elections and stated that it was conducted in a credible and transparent manner.[6]

In 2016, Hape raised concerns about the rule of law in the Maldives|Republic of Maldives after the nation's government was accused of human rights abuses and failing democratic standards, allegations which led to the country Foreign relations of the Maldives|withdrawing its membership of the Commonwealth.[7][8]

Hape is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. He is an Ambassador for the Women's Refuge and is a Member of the Advertising Standards Authority (New Zealand)|Advertising Standards Authority's Complaints Board.[9] [10]

## Recognition[edit]

In 2010, Hape was awarded the Sir Apirana Ngata Memorial Scholarship and in 2014, he was named as one of the inaugural recipients of the Minister of Youth Affairs Leadership Award.[11] In 2015, he was awarded a New Zealander of the Year Awards|New Zealander of the Year Local Hero Medal and was a finalist for the Young Wellingtonian of the Year Award.[12] [13]

## References[edit]

1. ↑ Hatton, Emma (2017-08-24). "Former Manawatu man making an impact on international affairs". Stuff. Retrieved 2022-04-03.
2. ↑ "IVLP Alumni Spotlight: Promoting the digital economy through collaboration | Meridian Blog". blog.meridian.org. Retrieved 2022-04-03.
3. ↑ Watson, Aaron, ed. (2021). Boardroom - Quarterly magazine of the Institute of Directors in New Zealand. Institute of Directors in New Zealand. pp. 50–52. ISSN 0113-3004.
4. ↑ "Our Board". Festival for the Future. Inspiring Stories Trust. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
5. ↑ "Commonwealth to observe Trinidad and Tobago elections". The Commonwealth. Retrieved 2022-04-03.
6. ↑ "Commonwealth releases observer report on Trinidad and Tobago's 2015 elections". The Commonwealth. Retrieved 2022-04-03.
7. ↑ "Concerns of corruption as Maldives leaves Commonwealth". Newshub. 2016-10-15. Retrieved 2022-04-03.
8. ↑ "CYNZ concerned by Maldives decision to leave Commonwealth". Scoop. 2016-10-15. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
9. ↑ "Hutt Valley Women's Refuge | Our People". Hutt Valley Women's Refuge. Retrieved 2022-04-03.
10. ↑ "Advertising Standards Complaints Board (ASCB) Members". Advertising Standards Authority New Zealand. Retrieved 2022-04-03.
11. ↑ "Wellingtonian joining Asia NZ leadership network". Retrieved 2022-04-03.
12. ↑ "Youth who make a difference". NZ Herald. Retrieved 2022-04-03.
13. ↑ "2015 Wellingtonian of the Year Award Finalists". Wellys. Retrieved 2022-04-03.

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