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Last Sunday night, I travelled up to Motuweka/Motueka to take part in the launch of Waka Whenua. On my Dad’s side I have ancestors lying in the family cemetery at Lower Moutere Valley, in Motuweka itself and Riuwaka/Riwaka. The…
Launch of Waka WhenuaMotueka High School; Te Whare Taikura o Te Maatu Sunday 20th November 2016; 7-9pm Helen Leahy, Pouarahi / Chief Executive of Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu Over 100,000 distinct landslides have been registered across New Zealand….
The images coming over the newswires have been staggering. The land literally ripped apart. Pāua and koura stranded on a desolate seashore. Piles of rubble all that are left of homes. A group of cows perched perilously on a hilltop…
At dawn on Sunday the 6th of November 2016 the waka Tara-ki-uta and Tara-ki-tai were blessed by Matua Tom Mathews on the shores of Kaiteriteri Beach at the top of the South. The blessing was supported by Uncle Rore and…
This week has been a hectic week of busy-ness on the business of Whānau Ora. In moments of chaos, these photos from ‘Hikoi Waewae’, sharing the peace and tranquillity of Carews Fall in Te Tai Poutini are like a…
Transformation through Innovation The late composer and musician, Hirini Melbourne, wrote a beautiful waiata Pūrerehua, which is frequently heard sung in our kōhanga and our home. Pürerehua rere runga hau, Papaki parirau, Rere runga hau; (Ka piki, ka piki Runga…
Photographer Warren Williams captured the unique ‘aurora australis’ over the Devil’s Staircase, a long winding road over Lake Wakatipu and Kingston. This photograph has been selected as one of the finalists in the New Zealand Geographic Photographer of the Year…
“I love it better than any place on Earth. It is my tūrangawaewae-ngakau, the standing place of my heart”. (Keri Hulme) This last weekend, we made our way along the East Coast, to the beautiful seaside…
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