Māori and Me: What's the Deal?
Coming soon!
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An illuminating journey into the relationship between tangata whenua and migrant communities in Taranaki. What does Treaty partnership look like when you’re not Pākehā or Māori? What does it mean to be a Kiwi? What will it mean to our kids?
Come and explore the potential that partnership with tangata whenua holds for ethnic communities. Bring your questions, fears and uncertainties to the table. Listen to local leaders from a range of ethnicities share personal experience of connection with Māori culture, language and people, and the beautiful possibilities this journey holds.
Promo video for retreats
A lifelong dream of making mōkihi (traditional Māori rafts) was made possible by the late Rangimārie Te Maihāroa, who taught Makaira their construction.
After paddling the Waitaki river in 2001, Makaira built the double mōkihi that carried him and his Ngāi Tahu companion down Te Awa Tupua, the Whanganui river, in 2018.
After voyaging from Taumarunui to Pipiriki over 5 days and enjoying the manaakitanga of mana whenua at Tīeke kāinga, the storm that had been following the paddlers caught up with them during an unexpected blessing by local kaumātua for the end of their journey. This video captured the moment.