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  The whakataukī, he waka eke noa, is often used to represent the concept that ‘we are all in this together’.   Waka, in fact, are frequently drawn on to help us focus – where is our waka heading (what…

PĀNUI PĀPĀHO / MEDIA RELEASE Wednesday 21 April 2021 Whānau Ora model provides a blueprint for new Māori Health Authority Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu is encouraged by this morning’s announcement of major reforms to the healthcare system, including the…

     Potiki Poi Founder, Georgia Latu, taking the stage in the Māori Fashion Extravaganza at the Gala dinner At the opening of the 2021 Whānau Ora Symposium in Otepoti, I referred to the  ageless lyrics of local band, Six-60,…

2021 WHĀNAU ORA ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM     Thanks to Six60 for the use of their song ‘kia mau ki tō Ūkaipō, don’t forget your roots”.   Register Now   ōTEPOTI DUNEDIN 8 – 10 April   VENUE: Dunedin Centre Glenroy…

  Te Puna Waimarie, Te Puna Hauaitu, Te Puna Karikari –  The pools of frozen water; The pools of bounty; The pools dug by the hand of man There is a particular whakataukī of Ngai Tahu which inspired us when…

    Te Kīwai Te Kīwai is a new fund developed in partnership between Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu and Sport New Zealand Ihi Aotearoa, designed to support Māori wellbeing through play, active recreation and sport. WAVE FUNDING Our Wave funding…

  A simple pull-down banner can say a lot.   So it was that at the education symposium, Kā au Kahuraki, we learnt about the vision for self-determination being signed up to by the Ministry of Education, the New Zealand…

  “Two things fill the mind with ever new and increasing admiration and awe, the more often and steadily we reflect upon them: the starry heavens above me and the moral law within me.  Immanuel Kant, Critique of Practical Reason…