LOGIN:
Ā mātou kōrero
Toku toa, he toa rangatira There is a well-known thought that our bravery is inherited from those who walked before us. Such was the context for a visit I made to Karitane this week in attending the 110th birthday of…
On the shores of Whakaraupō Seven years ago, on 5 August 2011, the Rt Hon Sir Anand Satyanand, GNZM, QSO; Governor General of New Zealand addressed the marae at Te Rapaki o Te Rakiwhakaputa with the following words: Kaua e…
‘It Takes a Village’ is a Whānau Ora based concept focused on increasing Māori engagement in learning in an authentic Maori environment. Te Pā o Rakaihautu have developed the project which involves the establishment of a Pā Wānanga (A…
The warmth of the balmy sun on the Kaikoura Coast road enticed me out of the car as I drove the slow road home on Thursday night. We were stalled for over an hour in a long queue that wound…
In 1936, the prophet and leader, Tahupotiki Wiremu Ratana met then Prime Minister Michael Joseph Savage at Parliament. He laid on the table four items. a potato, a gold watch, a pounamu heitiki and a huia feather. Ratana explained the…
The premiere of documentary “Tell Me I Can’t” airs in Christchurch tonight and details the journey of rangatahi taking part in the unique initiative ‘Bros For Change’. Bros for Change is built on the philosophy of Whānau Ora…
Nga mihi o te tau hou The announcement from the Prime Minister and her partner, Clarke Gayford, that their team was expanding from two to three was a delightful moment not just for them of course but for the entire…
When I was in Form Two I entered the talent quest at Masterton Intermediate, singing ‘The Last Farewell’ by Roger Whittaker. The song started….There’s a ship that lies rigged and ready in the harbour’……and rose to a rousing chorus: For…
Watch these previously funded kaupapa