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  He tau koe i whakatara nei i te hunga, i whakawehi nei i te rahi, i whakapōrauraha nei i te mano, erangi tonu, kua whawhaotia te puna mōhiotanga me te puna wheako e koe. He maunga tūparipari e whēuaua…

  “If the path be beautiful let us not ask where it leads” (Anatole France) This week I had a wonderful opportunity to visit the Orokonui Ecosanctuary : Te Korowai o Mihiwaka. The ecosanctuary is a community led conservation project…

E te piki amokura o Ngāi Tūhoe, Ngāti Ruapani, Ngāti Kahungunu, kua katohia nei koe e te ringa kaha o aitua.  E kore e mutu nga mihi ki a koe me ou whiwhinga i te ao turoa nei.  Haere ki to…

  “And the Grinch, with his Grinch-feet ice cold in the snow, stood puzzling and puzzling, how could it be so? It came without ribbons. It came without tags. It came without packages, boxes or bags. And he puzzled and…

   “Ngaruru”, a place where whānau can access support to be abundant, prolific, strong in growth and to thrive and flourish.  This week, we have expanding upon the meaning of Ngaruru in a multitude of ways. Our Navigators completed their…

    Pānui Te Pūtahitanga Media Releases Featured Aug 4, 2021 Media release: Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu congratulates Georgia Latu on Award for Young Achievers Aug 4, 2021 Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu is delighted to celebrate Georgia Latu of…

  “A logo derives meaning from the quality of the thing it symbolises not the other way around”.   (Paul Rand) They say that your design collateral – your branding, your banners, your logo – is the best ambassador for…

  “Joy collected over time, fuels resilience – ensuring we’ll have reservoirs of emotional strength when hard things do happen.”  (Brene Brown) This week the reservoirs of resilience have been well and truly replenished through the various events and experiences,…

Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu is delighted to join Bros for Change as they celebrate their fifth birthday and launch a new online toolkit, Timatanga Hou. Bros for Change is a community-based programme that creates transformational change for rangatahi, helping…

  The kutu alert has always been on our minds at sleepovers, on school camps, when the cousins/mates/family come to stay.    Whatever well-intended strategy we thought would work (“let’s top and tail tonight”; “here’s your special pillow – just…