Ā mātou kōrero

    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…

Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu marked its last Board meeting for 2015 by welcoming three new members to the General Partner Limited Board. As a result of the recent election, Lisa Tumahai, Donovan Clarke and Trevor Taylor now join Parekawhia…

This week’s blog comes from our Navigator Co-ordinator, Maire Kipa. It’s a week after Mum and Dad’s Hura Kohatu and I remember them as the plane flies over Maukatere.  Its peak is sprinkled with a light dusting of snow. That…

” The true measure of your courage is not whether you reach your goal – it’s whether you decide to get back on your feet no matter how many times you’ve failed’ (Oprah Winfrey, 2014) “ Photo : Doug Sherring…

In our work and in our living, we must recognise that difference is a reason for celebration and growth, rather than a reason for destruction (Audre Lorde). Wairau River Photography   Mawhera River, Greymouth The meaning of Te Pūtahitanga –…

The attitude of gratitude is something we can all foster. This week, at the opening of the Canterbury Children’s Team, Dr Te Maire Tau of Te Ngāi Tuahuriri, spoke about the theme of gratitude as he shared the experience of…

New Round of Whānau Ora Funding Opens Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu, the South Island Whānau Ora commissioning agency, is calling for applications to invest in whānau capability and wellbeing.  Local groups focusing on strengthening whānauwill benefit from a new…

“For me to get through the toughest periods in my life, I had to look within to find the energy to do it.  I don’t give up.  Never have.  Never will.”    – Jonah Lomu   We end this week…

In the stories of old, the ruru (morepork) watched over the world as a bird of the night.  Although its call has been widely interpreted as a sign of bad news, the Hui-ā-Iwi of Kāi Tahu sought to bring a…

I was thinking about the way that speakers sometimes draw on the strength of the kōrero, Tū Te Ihi, Tū Te Wehi, Tū Te Wana, to encourage us to focus on the power, the awesome potential and the thrill that…