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  The name, Te Matatini, was gifted from Professor Wharehuia Milroy and represents the many faces of kapa haka. “They include the thousands of kapa haka performers, tutors and composers, young and old, who bring kapa haka to life every…

Co-Chairs of Te Taumata (the iwi partnership of Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu), Amoroa (Molly) Luke and Dr Taku Parai, have today expressed their pleasure in receiving a copy of the report, Tipu Matoro ki te Ao, Final Report to…

The Whānau Ora Review Panel has today issued its report on the accountability, transparency and sustainability of the Whānau Ora commissioning approach. The report provides the Government and policy-makers with a strong basis for increasing investment in Whānau Ora, as…

     I have been thinking a lot about courage.   The ability to dare to dream; the strength required to bring unpleasant truths to the surface; the bold presence of mind to name injustices; to claim a position; to portray…

  The prospect of fire devouring all within its path is frightening.  Having lived through the Port Hills experience a couple of years back, I think many of us have felt the terror, understood the anxiety that our whānau in…

  An exciting milestone for Whānau Ora Initiative ‘Koha Kai’ has been realised, as their dream of opening their own purpose-built kai trailer came to fruition. The trailer is designed to enable Koha Kai trainees, who live with disabilities to…

  The families of Rangitāne o Wairau, the people of the 100 waters of Ruatere—ngā wai-rau o Ruatere, have endured warfare, colonisation, and the alienation of nearly every acre of their whenua.   So when, on a day in April 2009,…

  In 1928, prophet and healer, Tahupotiki Wiremu Ratana, travelled on a pilgrimage to Te Rerenga Wairua.   He was drawn to the far North, seeking enlightenment. During his visit he prophesised that a great light would one day shine out…

    After two hugely successful markets, Te Pātaka o Wairau Māori Night Market is back on Tuesday 5 February 2019 from 4-8pm at Seymour Square! What better way to recognise the signing of Te Tiriti ō Waitangi and celebrate…

  Title Photo: Chris Hillock (Ngāi Tahu) The beautiful azure waters of the Waimea Inlet – on which the village of Mapua resides – reflect a purity and a wonder that can leave you breathless.   And yet within those still…