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Saturday 27 February 2016 Helen Leahy, Chief Executive for Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu         I pay my first respects to Ngāi Tahu, the first peoples of this land.   I acknowledge your unique relationship to this…

E te rangatira kua ngaro, e te reo o te iwi kua wahangu, e Ranginui, haere, haere, haere atu ra. E te uri o Te Whakatohea, ka tangi te ngakau ki a koe kua kapohia atu e te ringa kaha…

We have been so proud this week, to celebrate with Jade and Wiki Temepara, and their five tamariki, the opening of the Kākano Café and Cookery School. “Jade Temepara grew up in Murihiku/Southland until the age of 18. Here she…

Speech notes for Monday 22 February 2016; 4pm Helen Leahy, Chief Executive Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu The split second of time, immortalised at 12.51pm this day, will be forever etched in our collective memory, as whānau, as a city,…

Kei ngā uri tōpūranga ariki o te motu whānau, nāia te kupu whakamihi ki a koutou katoa i a mātou e whakamōhio ake nei ko wai tō mātou Tāhūhū Rangapū hou o Te Pūtahitanga. On behalf of the Board of…

  This week, I was privileged to attend the Toi Tangata Hui a Tau at Te Wānanga o Raukawa in Otaki.   My focus was on the connection between Whānau Ora and Toi Tangata  – The logo of Toi Tangata represents…

  This week the Minister for Education came to town, and spoke with whānau, hapu and iwi at Nga Hau e Wha marae in Christchurch.  Hon Hekia Parata – in responding to the claim that the single most important factor…

  I had my head in the clouds, literally, this week.   A quick visit to Nelson, for Te Waka a Maui hui at Whakatu Marae, gave me a stunning view of a sea of fluffy puffs of cloud for as…

How often have you heard the phrase – ‘thank god it’s Friday?’ meaning thank goodness Friday is here, and the weekend is nigh.  In the world of Whānau Ora, it is a joy to behold so many people who describe…

    It’s that time of year when the swift slice of the hoe cuts through the water, the six paddlers move as one, and all eyes are on their own waka as teams throughout Aotearoa and beyond, compete for…