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Laidlaw College — Te Wānanga Amorangi
Miriam Drake

Miriam Drake

Postgraduate Administrator

School of Theology

As Postgraduate Administrator, Miriam ensures the smooth operation of Laidlaw College’s postgraduate programmes. The role covers three primary areas: Laidlaw Graduate School administration, programme administration, and student administration.

Miriam has a Bachelor of Philosophy and is currently finishing her GradDip in Theology at Laidlaw. She has worked as a PA and an Event Manager but has mostly served in various churches in London, Oxford, and Auckland, working with women, children, and families.

She hails from England but was imported by her husband, Lyndon (Ngāi Tahu), along with their three children, in 2012. Miriam and family attend Te Mīhana Māori – Church of the Holy Sepulchre, as well as other Hāhi Mihinari (Māori Anglican) where Lyndon is Minister. She likes discussing God and ideas, being creative and going on long walks.