I whānau mai, ā, i pakeke mai anō hoki a Hinurewa ki Te Papaioea, he mea kura ki te Kōhanga Reo, Kura Kaupapa (Te Kura Kaupapa o Mana Tamariki), me te Wharekura. He mea whai raihana whakawhiti reo a ia, he whakataki hōtaka pouaka whakaata, he kaiako kura kaupapa, wharekura anō hoki āna mahi i mua, ka mutu kua tutuki nei i a ia tana Tohu Kairangi. He ika a Whiro a ia nō Te Panekiretanga o Te Reo, ā, e rongonui nei a ia hai tohunga wetereo e whakapau nei i ōna kaha ki te whakarauora, ki te whakatairanga anō hoki i te reo Māori – rohe mai, motu mai, ao mai anō hoki. 

Kai te kaupapa hoki o te Kura Whakarauora a Hinurewa, e huri nei i te motu ki te āwhina i ngā whānau, i ngā iwi, me ngā hapū ki te whakamahere reo, ki te whakarauora reo. Ko tāna mahi ināianei ko te Pou Reo ki Pouaka Whakaata Māori. 

Born and raised in Palmerston North and educated through Māori medium with Kōhanga Reo, Kura Kaupapa (Te Kura Kaupapa o Mana Tamariki), and Wharekura.  She is a qualified translator of Te Reo, a former TV presenter and was also a kaiako at her old Kura kaupapa and wharekura, and holds a Doctorate of Philosophy in Education.  Hinurewa is a graduate of Te Panekiretanga o Te Reo and is a renowned linguist who has worked tirelessly to revitalise and promote te reo Māori locally, nationally and internationally.

Hinurewa is part of Kura Whakarauora, who travels around Aotearoa helping whānau, iwi, and hapū with language planning to help revitalise te reo.  Hinurewa’s current role is at Māori TV as the Director of Reo.