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  The young curled shoots of rarauhe emerging from the ground are sometimes generically referred to as ‘pikopiko’; a term commonly used as a metaphor for the younger or next generation of people. I started the week off in incredible…

Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu is thrilled with Hon Eugenie Sage’s announcement this week that the Government is putting $360,000 of funding from the Waste Minimisation fund towards a project that will result in more computers in the homes of…

Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu – the Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency for the South Island – welcomes the announcement of $98 million to be invested in initiatives aimed to reduce Māori recidivism rates. A pre-budget event at Ngāwha Prison today…

After the earthquakes Dad shifted out from Shirley and the land of the Red Zone to Kaiapoi.  In many senses it was a coming home – home to where we’d had our childhood; days spent roaming down Raven Street and…

  I loved a conversation I watched on social media this week responding to the question ‘what do we do with a broken pounamu’?.    Ngāi Tahu wise woman (and Chief Values Officer for Ngāi Tahu Holdings) Charisma Rangipunga responded…

Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu celebrates the endorsement of the Whānau Ora approach in Whakamana Tangata The Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency for the South Island is pleased to see the focus on ‘kia piki ake te mana tangata’ in the…

  E kore rātou e koroheketia, penei i a tātou kua mahue nei E kore hoki rātou e ngoikore, Ahakoa pēhea i ngā āhuatanga o te wā I te hekenga atu o te rā, tae noa ki te aranga mai…

Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu acknowledges with great sadness the passing today of George (Hori) Turia; adored husband of Tariana, a beloved father, grandfather and koro; a mentor to many, a friend to the motu. ‘The Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency…

  As our international speaker, Jo Ann Kaufmann boarded the plane back to the Nez Perce Reservation, (Kamiah, Idaho) she posted a message to us all:  “Congratulations on the wonderful and groundbreaking work you all do at Te Putahitanga.  I…

The last three days have provided us with endless opportunities to reflect; to celebrate and to connect within the context of a Whanau Ora approach. We opened our wananga with the leadership of Ngāi Tūāhuriri, followed by the welcome of…