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Helen Leahy’s address at the launch of the new book ‘Footsteps of Uenuku’  One of my favourite affirmations is a comment from African American writer Maya Angelou, “Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud”. It speaks to me of…

Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu is pleased to support a storytelling initiative developed by Nga Pakiaka Mōrehu o te Whenua who will be launching their first children’s book ‘The Footsteps of Uenuku’ at Ukaipo Cultural Centre in Blenheim on Wednesday…

Our second oldest daughter has whakapapa that takes her to The Rock: the beautiful island paradise that is Niue.   Ten years ago we made the trip to this tropical aquarium, to explore her tribal playground and bathe in the beautiful…

Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu has announced the recipients of their latest Whānau Ora funding round, Wave Eight. Twenty-seven entities will receive support for a wide range of whānau lead initiatives designed to make a positive difference in the wellbeing…

  E kore au e ngaro he kākano i ruia mai i Rangiātea I will never be lost, the seed which was sown from the ancient home of Rangiātea. Keynote speaker at the national Oranga Tamariki hui, Horiana Irwin-Easthope, made…

  In the last breath of the twentieth century, a speech was delivered in the East Room of the White House of America, to reflect on the calamities of the century as it fell: two world wars, countless civil wars,…

A selection of Whānau Ora digital stories will play on international Air New Zealand flights for the rest of the year, showcasing innovative initiatives making an impact across the South Island. Five digital stories being showcased are : Poutama Ahi…

“The danger in New Zealand currently is that our identity flies too freely, like a kite in the wind. It needs to be grounded by string or it floats away. This is what history can do for New Zealand, it…

The other day my nine year old son came home from school, eyes downcast and shuffling from foot to foot.   He told us he had some bad news, about something he had done at the after-school club he went to;…

In the last decade of the nineteenth century, wahine Māori were involved in two suffrage movements: seeking the right to vote in the New Zealand parliament; and the right to vote and stand in the Māori Parliament – Te Kotahitanga….