According to the tribal narratives of Ngāti Rārua and Te Āti Awa, the first human to travel to the Antarctic was the Polynesian explorer Hui Te Rangiora. Te Rangiora sits aloft the meeting house Tūrangapeke, at Te Awhina marae in Motueka. He gazes out in his continual search for new
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Kia ora e te whānau o Te Tauihu, It has been a time like no other than we’ve experienced in our lifetime. The Covid-19 pandemic has changed our world. Our Iwi are ready to ensure whānau across hauora, employment, mātauranga, culture, and business are well equipped to thrive. We
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Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Rarua were delighted to support Te Pītau Whakarei on their journey to Mana Kuratahi 2019 .
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Ka karanga mai a Whakatū Marae ki a koutou ngā whanau hei whakatau ngā whaakaro maumahara ki a rātou.
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Our Glasgow Island kaitiaki, Kowhai Pacey sent us this video of his recent trip to the island with Te Atiawa.
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Hemi Toia, pictured in 2014 outside the then new Rūnanga offices at Kinross Street, Wairau. Photo by Derek Flynn.
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By Aneika Young Kaitiakitanga in Practice Project: Sustainable Seas National Science Challenge Kia ora rawa atū koutou e te whānau whānui o Ngāti Rārua, He Pou Tokomanawa is an iwi-led project led by Tiakina te Taiao, which aims to understand the manawhenua iwi kaitiakitanga priorities for Te Tai o Aorere
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Makaawhio, aka Bruce Bay is located in South Westland, on Te Tai o Poutini (the West Coast) of the South Island, not too far from Aoraki, Mount Cook in the bottom half of the Island. Kāti Mahaki ki Makaawhio are resident there and are a hapu of the wider Ngāi
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It’s a fabulous treat catching up with Ngāti Rārua whānau hearing about their lives and sharing in their memories. Recently, we sat down with Auckland-based whānau member, wahine toa and business woman extraordinaire, Zella Morrison.
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By Rima Piggott Te Kapa Haka o Te Āwhina Marae was created to support our Māori Community under the mana of our marae. When the karanga came from our wider whānau to support Te Tau Ihu Senior Kapa Haka Regional competition we decided to challenge ourselves by standing as a
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We held a series of workshops for our tamariki with Nikora Ngaropo of Young Animators. Here is Nikora's report: "Last year in December we were fortunate enough to work with the Ngāti Rārua rangatahi and take them through our Young Animators programme. Olivia Hall pulled together the
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Te Waikoropupū Springs is a wāhi tapu for Ngāti Rārua located in Mōhua (Golden Bay), This is an area we share with the other manawhenua iwi Ngāti Tama and Te Ātiawa. Our shared role is one of kaitiaki and ensuring the proper care of the mauri and wairua of the