Ā mātou kōrero

  The word whakapapa comes from the joining of two concepts: Papa –  Papatuanuku (Mother Earth) and whaka (to create, to cause to bring about action).   Under such an approach, whakapapa can mean – to be grounded, to provide…

  Oh, give me land, lots of land under starry skies above, Don’t fence me in. Let me ride through the wide open country that I love, Don’t fence me in. When I was growing up in Muller Road in…

Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu is proud to support the launch of Wayfinding for Business, a new programme that supports Māori businesses using a framework drawn from traditional celestial navigation and ocean voyaging. This innovative programme is the first of…

Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu and the Downie Stewart Foundation celebrate the opening of a refurbished facility for Moana House at 403 High Street in Dunedin. The much needed upgrade was made possible after the Downie Stewart Foundation received $1.036m…

  Reap the Maximum Benefit This morning at our HCC fitness class Kahu (Deziah Roberts), our trainer gave the instruction as we picked up the dreaded slam ball, “reap the maximum benefit out of what you do”. It was all…

  Protecting Mauriora Masks trigger a particular memory for me.   I was 18, and in isolation in Masterton Hospital.   I had been working on a farm and driving back into town my motorbike had burst into flames, leaving…

  Sunrise paints the sky with pinks and the sunset with peaches. The humble peach is rich with meaning.    The fruit symbolises a long and healthy life; perpetual vitality. The Chinese god of longevity, known as Sau, represents the easy life,…

Again we are being asked to be courageous, to be safe and to be kind. Last night Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Dr Ashley Bloomfield held an emergency press conference to inform the public that there are four cases of…

  Ka Maunga ki te Moana From the mountains to the sea, mai nga maunga ki te moana, is a well loved concept across many iwi boundaries.  In Whanganui for example, we say E rere kau mai te Awa nui…

Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu is relieved to see the announcement made today at the Iwi Leaders Forum that Cabinet has decided to repeal the subsequent children provisions of the Oranga Tamariki Act.   The subsequent children provisions came into effect…