Wānanga Puanga
23 June 2024
Huihui ai ngā tauira reo o Maungataniwha ki te Hautuku me te Haumihi o Puanga ki Mangamuka Marae, i ēnei marama o Ōturu, Rākaunui o Pipiri. Koianei te tuarua o ngā wānanga kua tautokona kia tū tēnei ritenga i tēnei kāinga. Read MoreRaki Paewhenua
30 May 2024
In Tāmaki Makaurau, Te Aho Tū Roa Poutautoko Pania Newton has been supporting Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Te Raki Paewhenua with the Taapapa to Rua initiative to explore Kūmara. Harvest time saw a return to Raki Paewhenua after our previous visit to plant the taapapa... Read MoreTe Hononga ki te Taiao – Awanui, Taitokerau
27 March 2024
In March, we hosted Te Hononga ki te Taiao - a wānanga at Waimanoni Marae. This wānanga brought together Taiao groups from Tairāwhiti and local Taitokerau teams, including Ngāitakoto, Ngāti Wai, Te Aupōuri, Manu Taupunga and haukāinga, to exchange and explore our environmental initiatives. Activities provided... Read MoreArahanga Taiao
12 February 2024
He ara tēnei hei tūhono ki te taiao. I tēnei tau kua rewa ake te rōpū Arahanga Taiao, he rōpū rangahau, he rōpū mātai i ngā āhuatanga o te taiao. He tīmatanga rangahau tēnei ki te kimi i ngā taputapu mātai, whakamatau wai rānei e... Read MoreKei hea tātou ināianei? Building reslience in Tokomaru
22 December 2023
Poutautoko have held a wide range of workshops and activities with the community in Tokomaru in the wake of the severe weather events, as they develop ways to understand the state of their taiao, and prepare themselves for what the future may bring. Read MoreHINONGA RIMURIMU
5 December 2023
The experiential learning about rimurimu (seaweed) in Te Upoko o te Ika has extended now into restoration work, as the plant-out of kelplings is being trialled. Rangatahi from Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ngā Mokopuna are not only actively involved in the mahi, they are... Read MoreLaunch of Tutū Pai Te Puehu o Whangapē Interactive Indigenous Map
30 November 2023
After three years of dedicated effort, we were thrilled to finally launch the Tutū Pai Te Puehu o Whangapē Interactive Indigenous Map on Saturday, 23rd Nov 2023. Read MoreHe Ira Moana Nā Tangaroa – Te Kura ā-Iwi o Pawarenga Education Day
12 November 2023
Tau ana ki te pūtake o Ongaro, ki te awa o Rotokākahi i runga i te reo karanga o Te Kura-ā-Iwi o Pawarenga ki te whakarewa i o rātou rauemi reo Māori e pā ana ki ngā ika wai Māori. He kaupapa i mahitahingia e... Read MoreRECOVERY: TAIAO, KĀINGA, TĀNGATA
30 October 2023
Since 2018 Te Tairāwhiti has experienced a number of unprecedented weather events. Most recently in 2023 back-to-back cyclones Hale and then Gabrielle. Leaving in their wake, devastating ecological and biological disasters. Rawinia Kingi, one of our Poutautoko in Tairāwhiti, shares her story of the road... Read More