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  The writer Louisa May Alcott once said “I’m not afraid of storms for I’m learning how to sail my ship”.   I thought of the wisdom of this saying when this week, Māui Studios founder and great friend to…

  Apply here for wave Ten What we fund What you need to know How decisions are made Other funding sources WAVE TEN – ORA FundOpening date: Monday 19 August 2019Closing date: Sunday 22 September 2019 (12 noon) Kia hiwa ra!We’re…

  In Tina Makareti’s novel, Where the Rēkohu Bone Sings, the character, Lula experiences a sense of belonging and reconciliation at the whare at Kopinga Marae, Rēkohu, where Moriori ancestors are carved into the building and names are recorded. “The…

Titiro Whakamuri, kia anga whakamua / Reflecting forward the use of voice Sexual and domestic violence specialist services reflecting forward, Te Wharewaka o Poneke; 12 September 2019Keynote speech: Helen Leahy; Pouārahi; Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu I acknowledge the conference…

  “A circle is the reflection of eternity.   It has no beginning and it has no end. And if you put several circles on top of each other then you get a spiral”.   Maynard James Keenan    …

It is right that our thoughts turn to Ōtākou, to the people of Ngāi Tahu and Ngāti Mamoe, as we mourn the passing of a remarkable statesman, a tribal legend, a leader among men. The world today remembers Tahu Pōtiki,…

Helen Leahy, Pouārahi, Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu When Great Trees Fall When great trees fall, rocks on distant hills shudder, lions hunker down in tall grasses, and even elephants lumber after safety. When great trees fall in forests, small…

Helen Leahy, Pouarahi, was a keynote speaker at the recent Symposium:  Since the 2010 Christchurch and 2016 Kaikōura Earthquakes Helen reflected on the role Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu played alongside Iwi in the Earthquake recovery programme and response to…

  When great trees fall,rocks on distant hills shudder,lions hunker downin tall grasses,and even elephantslumber after safety. And when great souls die,after a period peace blooms,slowly and alwaysirregularly. Spaces fillwith a kind ofsoothing electric vibration.Our senses, restored, neverto be the…

  In the 1980s in Aotearoa, there was an advertising campaign established by the tourism department which brandished the slogan, don’t leave home until you’ve seen the country.  This week I had to also remind myself of another slogan my…