Culture

Puanga nui o te rangi

Puanga-nui-o-te-rangi brought whānau from Kauhanga, Parapara and

Haititai Marangai together at Taipā Point to remember, celebrate and

share mātauranga beneath the winter stars.

Read the full project story and learn how this kaupapa strengthened

relationships among our marae, whānau and wider community.



Utāina

Utāina brought whānau together through te reo Māori, tikanga and kaupapa

waka—supporting the return of our waka taua, Te Rangimārie, to the water

and preparing a new generation of kaihoe to carry the kaupapa forward.

Read the full story of Utāina and the whānau who helped relaunch Te Rangimārie.

Te Kotahitanga o Ngāti Kahu

After more than 20 years, Te Kotahitanga o Ngāti Kahu stood together again.

Whānau returned to Kauhanga to learn the waiata of home, strengthen connections

across generations and revive a kaupapa first established for our rangatahi.

Read the full story of Te Kotahitanga o Ngāti Kahu and how the

kapa continues to carry our waiata forward.

Matariki Huihui Tangata

Matariki Huihui Tangata called our whānau home to Kauhanga—to

remember those who had passed, share mātauranga, celebrate

how far we had come and look together towards the future.

Read the full project story and learn how this first gathering helped shape

 a Matariki celebration grounded in our whānau, hapū and marae.

Te Waharoa

Te Waharoa created a pathway for whānau to reconnect with te reo Māori,

whakapapa and the hau kāinga.Through kura reo and wānanga at

Kauhanga, whānau learned together, strengthened their confidence to

kōrero and took another step towards returning te reo o te kāinga to everyday life.

Read the full story of Te Waharoa.