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Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu has completed a successful two-day wānanga on getting whānau active, by releasing a video profiling one of their commissioning initiatives, Hale Compound Conditioning.   Hale Compound Conditioning is the vision of an inspirational young couple, Koren (Manu)…

From the passion and wonder of Whakarewarewa to the crisp still air of an Invercargill night, this week Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu has been doing the miles, in our mission to share the news about the three new investment…

1000 Days Trust Mata Cherrington, Prue Halstead, Helen Leahy, Hon Te Ururoa Flavell, Norman Dewes, Donovan Clarke, Aimee Kaio, Amoroa (Molly) Luke, Marama Fox MP. The 1000 Days Trust, a Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu initiative, has been launched in…

This week, Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu, has been mobilizing the power of the gardener, to focus on the living works of art being created around Te Waipounamu.   In our two day wānanga based at Kākano Café in Christchurch there…

The ‘koukou’ brand : blight free; virus free and delicious taewa. This week Te Waipounamu has had the privilege of hosting the Minister for Whānau Ora, Hon Te Ururoa Flavell.   And what a week it has been.   From the still…

I love hearing new words.   This week, at a hui of Māori entrepreneurs the phrase ‘Genetic Maorification’ was dropped into the conversation.   It draws from the concept of whakapapa;  genealogy being passed from one generation to the next and…

Hosted by Poutini Waiora at Arahura Marae, Hokitika Helen Leahy, Pouarahi/Chief Executive, Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu Friday 8 April 2016; 12.30pm Just over a year ago, a young woman of Ngāti Waewae descent, stood in front of Tūhuru, the…

OK, I have to admit it, I do love the shimmering harbour of Whanganui-a-Tara.    This was our view on Tuesday this week, when I attended the meeting of the national council of Family Works; the child and family services…