Born and raised in Ōtepoti, and as a mana whenua representative of Te Rūnaka o Ōtākou, Kiringāua has supported the University in many ways with tikaka Māori and te ao Māori as a kaikōrero at pōwhiri for first-year tauira Māori, at mihi whakatau across campus, and also as a kairuruku executing whakawātea of a number of sites on campus, as well as participating in the launch of the new ikoa Māori and tohu of Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka.

Kiringāua is one of many in a generation of young and passionate rakatahi Kāi Tahu who are very fortunate to speak te reo Māori as a first language. As a product of the Kāi Tahu language revitalisation strategy Kotahi Mano Kāika, Kotahi Mano Wawata , he has been raised in an environment steeped in te ao Māori, tikaka Māori and te reo Māori, and has been able to give back to his community by becoming a kaiako at Kura Reo in Te Waipounamu over a number of years.

He is the youngest certified te reo Māori translator and interpreter in the world, which has given him the opportunity to work alongside amazing organisations, namely Kotahi Rau Pukapuka and Disney Reo Māori.

Kiringāua recently graduated with a Bachelor of Arts major in Indigenous Studies with an additional minor in History. He is currently starting a Master's in Indigenous Studies.