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The Launch of Waka Whenua

Launch of Waka WhenuaMotueka High School; Te Whare Taikura o Te Maatu Sunday 20th November 2016; 7-9pm Helen Leahy, Pouarahi  / Chief Executive of Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu   Over 100,000 distinct landslides have been registered across New Zealand….

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Aotearoa shaken up this week

The images coming over the newswires have been staggering.   The land literally ripped apart.   Pāua and koura stranded on a desolate seashore.   Piles of rubble all that are left of homes.    A group of cows perched perilously on a hilltop…

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Imagine a world better than this one

At dawn on Sunday the 6th of November 2016 the waka Tara-ki-uta and Tara-ki-tai were blessed by Matua Tom Mathews on the shores of Kaiteriteri Beach at the top of the South. The blessing was supported by Uncle Rore and…

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Another happening week in Whānau Ora

This week has been a hectic week of busy-ness on the business of Whānau Ora.   In moments of chaos, these photos from ‘Hikoi Waewae’, sharing the peace and tranquillity of Carews Fall in Te Tai Poutini are like a…

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The hungry caterpillar, the incubator and the Medal of Honour

Transformation through Innovation The late composer and musician, Hirini Melbourne, wrote a beautiful waiata Pūrerehua, which is frequently heard sung in our kōhanga and our home. Pürerehua rere runga hau, Papaki parirau, Rere runga hau; (Ka piki, ka piki Runga…

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Whiti te Marama i te pō

Photographer Warren Williams captured the unique ‘aurora australis’ over the Devil’s Staircase, a long winding road over Lake Wakatipu and Kingston.   This photograph has been selected as one of the finalists in the New Zealand Geographic Photographer of the Year…

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The Standing Place of my Heart – 14th October 2016

  “I love it better than any place on Earth.  It is my tūrangawaewae-ngakau, the standing place of my heart”.  (Keri Hulme)       This last weekend, we made our way along the East Coast, to the beautiful seaside…

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Mokopuna Ora Seminar Programme

Mokopuna Ora Seminar Programme Te Whatu Manawa Maoritanga o Rehua Marae, Christchurch Helen Leahy, Pouārahi, Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu Wednesday 12 October 2016   It is an honour to follow the korero of Lisa Tumahai, and to acknowledge the…

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Moments Anchor You.

So said Dan Flynn, 2014 Victorian Young Australian of the Year; social entrepreneur and keynote speaker at the Festival For the Future last weekend in Auckland.   At the age of 19 Dan and his mates had a crazy idea, “what…

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