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  – WHĀNAU ORA – CREATING SUSTAINABLE SOCIAL CHANGE We are the Whānau Ora commissioning agency for Te Waipounamu / the South Island of New Zealand. We work on behalf of the nine iwi of Te Waipounamu to respond to…

  I had a late flight home – which was then delayed another 90 minutes after not just one, but three seagulls flew into the engines. But when I dragged my feet through the front door at 11pm, our bright-eyed,…

  Last weekend a new race emerged on the Te Waka o Aoraki calendar. The ‘Ki Uta Ki Tai Waka Challenge – Te Anau 2020’ hosted by Oraka Aparima Waka Ama was planned for Labour Weekend on Lake Te Anau….

PĀNUI PĀPĀHO / MEDIA RELEASE Wednesday 28 October 2020 Report identifies that community leadership was at the heart of Māori response to COVID-19 in Te Waipounamu  A recent report conducted by Ihi Research has revealed that Māori communities throughout Te…

  They say that when life takes a turn, we should head to the sea – to dream higher than the sky and deeper than the ocean.  That’s exactly what our Navigator Tinana did this week – under the masterful…

  Mum’s pavlova was only ever made for the most special of occasions.    She’d line the tray with grease-proof paper, beat the egg whites and then create a mountain of meringue ready for the oven.   When it was…

  When we look with open eyes and see the beauty of the waterfall our soul sings in reply.   The cascading flow of water excites and enthrals us, rejuvenating a tired mind, energising us out of complacency.   The…

  When I was ten I was told I had to wear glasses.   I chose a pair of purple-rimmed spectacles that I thought looked really funky.   I was never a conformist as far as fashion went. Within hours…

  Love is a many splendoured thing.    That was the name of the song playing as Olivia Newton-John fell into the arms of John Travolta; in one of my all-time favourite movies from yesteryear.  It was a notion wrapped up…

  “Words are singularly the most powerful force available to humanity. We can choose to use this force constructively with words of encouragement, or destructively using words of despair. Words have energy and power with the ability to help, to…