Following on from the successful Mana Tāne wānanga in Te Tauihu last year, Whānau Ora Navigators and Tū Pono Connectors from the south gathered at the beautiful Te Rau Aroha Marae in Motupōhue Bluff earlier this year to connect, share their knowledge and learn.

The Mana Tāne kaupapa is regionally led, and each wānanga is planned by Navigators themselves, acknowledging that they are the ones who best understand what support might be required at the flax roots.

Fifteen tāne travelled from all parts of Murihiku and Ōtākou for a powerful two days.

We mihi to the those who made the journey and of course our beautiful hosts, Te Runaka o Awarua and the whānau of Te Rau Aroha Marae.