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It is right that our thoughts turn to Ōtākou, to the people of Ngāi Tahu and Ngāti Mamoe, as we mourn the passing of a remarkable statesman, a tribal legend, a leader among men. The world today remembers Tahu Pōtiki,…

Helen Leahy, Pouārahi, Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu When Great Trees Fall When great trees fall, rocks on distant hills shudder, lions hunker down in tall grasses, and even elephants lumber after safety. When great trees fall in forests, small…

Helen Leahy, Pouarahi, was a keynote speaker at the recent Symposium:  Since the 2010 Christchurch and 2016 Kaikōura Earthquakes Helen reflected on the role Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu played alongside Iwi in the Earthquake recovery programme and response to…

  When great trees fall,rocks on distant hills shudder,lions hunker downin tall grasses,and even elephantslumber after safety. And when great souls die,after a period peace blooms,slowly and alwaysirregularly. Spaces fillwith a kind ofsoothing electric vibration.Our senses, restored, neverto be the…

  In the 1980s in Aotearoa, there was an advertising campaign established by the tourism department which brandished the slogan, don’t leave home until you’ve seen the country.  This week I had to also remind myself of another slogan my…

  Our awa teach us many things, but our most important learning is this: Whatever is happening around you, keep flowing to our own destination; going forwards and upwards.   Whether it be the turbulence of a river raging in its…

  Navigator (Photo credit: Loud noise Media, Keelan Walker / Ngati Apa ki te Rā Tō Charitable Trust ) A navigator is the person whose job it is to steer the ship. The navigator plans and charts the course and…

The landscape looking out from Ōnuku has always been exquisitely beautiful.   Ōnuku connects ancestrally to the waka Takitimu, the moana Akaroa and the maunga Ōteauheke.  As you look out at that expansive vista the world seems complete. A quick pivot around…

Te Ara Whakatipu The exquisiteness of Whakatipu Waitai/ The Hollyford Valley is one of those mystical, magical places that is described as the perfect setting for transformation.   Transformation of one’s life direction; transformation of attitudes, of behaviours of practice….

Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu were celebrated highly commended status for their Wave Nine – ‘Invest in Your Whānau’ campaign at the PRINZ Awards Gala Dinner in Wellington at the Beehive last night. The awards are designed to recognise outstanding…