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It takes the courage of champions to create the wave of change

This week we have been hot on the Tū Pono trail; attending hui in Invercargill and Hokitika; celebrating inspiration in the workforce; and having our monthly Board hui where the Board reviews our progress and checks out whether we are…

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To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die

Tangi kau ana te ngākau ki ngā mate o te wā, tērā ia te ruahine o Ngāi Te Ruahikihiki me te rangatira o Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Whānau Tahi kua riro i te tirohanga kanohi i tēnei wiki…

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Puaka/Matariki; the season of Hinepreneurs; TU Pono and new growth

7 stars – 7 schools – 7 concepts On Thursday 9th and Friday 10th June, the seven Eastside schools of Christchurch (St James, Aranui Primary, Avondale, Queenspark, Aranui High, Wainoni, Rawhiti) are coming together for a celebration of Matariki. Their…

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Tū Pono Christchurch Consultation

Tū Pono Christchurch Consultation Rehua Marae Thursday 9 June 2016 Helen Leahy “Matariki nana i ao ake” : Matariki has risen.   Today we greet you, through new eyes – eyes wide open through the starlight of Puaka; and the…

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Ka Mihi nui o te Tau Hou!

Puaka kai rau. Ka hua ai ka pua, koia ko Puaka Ngā kai i Matariki nāna i ao ake ki runga Tēnā ngā kanohi kua tikona e Matariki     The dawn rising of Puaka (Rigel), the principal star of…

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Taking the First Step

OMAKA MARAE MĀori women’s welfare league pink ribbon breakfast. 8am Monday 30 May 2016; Omaka Marae Helen Leahy, Pouarahi / Chief Executive,  Te Pūtahitanga o te Waipounamu   I want to firstly acknowledge the significance of being here today, as…

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The long term vision, super power babies and budget announcements!

When I was in Timaru a couple of weeks ago at the South Canterbury Primary Health Care Symposium, I came across the most beautiful book, the Super Power Baby Project.   The book features the most dazzling portraits of children with…

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Whānau Ora budget announcement welcomed in the South Island

Norman Dewes, the Board Chair of Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu, the Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency for the South Island, is delighted with the significant growth in investment for Whānau Ora announced today. “Today’s announcement is a vote of confidence…

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Māori females can do it

  Māori females can do it This Friday night, we are accompanying Whenua Kura to the BNZ Māori Excellence in Farming awards dinner for the Ahuwhenua Trophy, in Hamilton.      This year, two of the three finalists for the…

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Friendly New Faces

Ko Hine-tītama koe matawai ana te whatu i te tirohangaYou are like Hine-tītama, a vision at which the eyes glisten The Roman statesman and scholar, Marcus Tullius Cicero, had a good point.  He once said, “The face is a picture…

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