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  A Love for the People ‘I have one thing that counts and that is my heart.  It burns in my soul. It aches in my flesh and it ignites my nerve.  That is my love for the people.’ –…

   The glassy landscape which forms the home of Ngai Tarewa and Ngati Irakehu was this week our place to gather and reflect on the year behind us.   When Māori first came to Paka Ariki – the bay on…

  Every town has its distinctive markers.   Ohakune has the super-carrot; Paeroa the giant L & P drink bottle; Waioura the gumboot; Carterton a bunch of daffodils. For Ōtautahi, the beauty of mana whenua manaaki is demonstrated through Ngā Whāriki…

Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu is buzzing that Whānau Ora legend, Jaye Pukepuke, was last night awarded a medal as part of the Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year regional Local Hero Award. The Kiwibank New Zealand Local Hero of…

Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu, the Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency for the South Island, has welcomed the recommendations from He Ara Oranga, the report of the inquiry into mental health and addiction. ‘”The 219-page report provides consistent and compelling evidence…

  When I first returned to Christchurch in 2015 I can remember feeling stunned at the army of orange cones that were standing like sentinels, separating rubble from roads; alerting us to submerged potholes, a beacon of warning at the…

  Before our babies can swim, they hear the call of the awa.   Ko au te awa, ko te awa ko au. Their whakapapa aligns them to te awa tupua; the heart beat that pulses from Taumarunui to Putiki; the…

Tū Pono ki Te Tau Ihu community project team has called a hui at Waikawa Marae on Wednesday 28 November at 3.30pm to support local whānau in their efforts to eliminate violence. Commencing in 2016 at Te Hora Marae in…

A whānau driven business designed to make an impact on the use of te reo in the South Island has been announced as a finalist in the 15th Ngā Tohu Reo Māori, the National Māori Language Awards. ‘Fush’ is a…

Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu congratulate Rangitāne o Wairau on being announced as finalists in the 15th Ngā Tohu Reo Māori, the National Māori Language Awards for their Whānau Ora initiative Rauemi Tautoko mō Rangitane o Wairau . Thirty six…