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Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu congratulates Omaka Marae on the significant success of their whānau enterprise initiative, Manaaki food condiments, which has just been awarded a gold medal at the Outstanding NZ Food Producer Awards (ONZFOA). Manaaki’s Kamokamo Pickle is…

Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu Taumata (iwi stakeholder board) has appointed two new board directors to the governance board, the General Partner Limited Board (GPL). Today the Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency for the South Island, Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu,…

  Ko Tātou, Tātou.    We are one. One in our universal grief; one in the lament that flows from tears of sorrow at the loss of fifty loved ones – family members, workers, citizens, Muslim. One in our new knowledge…

Whānau Development Summit Helen Leahy, Pouārahi Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu   One minute from our home in Linwood there is a garage.  We go through frequently – to get petrol, milk, bread and the occasional boysenberry trumpet.  Ten days…

  There was one word that the Imam repeated at the end of the call for prayer than rung through New Zealand on Friday at 1.32pm. Aroha.   Aroha. Aroha.   Kaiwhakakotahitanga tātou. The love that was demonstrated by people opening…

Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu Pouārahi, Helen Leahy, has spoken of the gracious expression of manaakitanga being demonstrated so strongly in the response of Muslim communities to the horrific attack on two Christchurch mosques last Friday. “The moment that the…

  As you wake this morning, to the aftermath of this heinous experience, you will be stunned, disbelieving, sad, devastated.   Love is our answer. Darkness is broken by the light. Please hold strong to hope; to wrap loving arms…

  “There are two basic motivating forces: fear and love. When we are afraid, we pull back from life. When we are in love, we open to all that life has to offer with passion, excitement, and acceptance. We need…

  There is a Vietnamese proverb, “when biting into an apple, think about the person who planted it”.  For me, a simple apple has the ability to transport me back in time to the turn of the twentieth century, when…

The recent national review of Whānau Ora, Tipu Matoro ki te Ao, reported that Whānau Ora Navigators are seen as crucial, in helping whānau to heal the past, deal with the now and plan for sustainable change.   The report reflected…